hi #permacomputers, #hackers, #bricoleurs

Starting to tinker with old/disused smartphones to self-host. However, upon buying a couple second-hand phones, I'm often faced with Google's FRP protection: you can only use the phone by connecting to the previous owner's google account. Factory reset doesn't solve this.
Do you have any trustworthy resources on bypassing this? terminal tools? forums?
Seems essentials to increase phone's lifespan.

thankssss

#permacomputing #google #frp#postmarketOS

@lynn@a.bloodyno.se
open source libraries aren't just free code you can gobble up without investment.
well, to be fair, the term #OpenSource was invented exactly to turn #FreeSoftware into #FreeLabor for corporations:

https://web.archive.org/web/20220119124901/https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-meme-hustler

Open source was born to marginalize #hackers as a cultural and political movement while turing their values as #marketing tools.

So, to me, it's refreshing to see more open source developers that realize how they have been used and manipulated for years and starting to fight back.

@filippo@abyssdomain.expert