Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Spacefalcon the Outlaw
Bob Ham r...@settrans.net wrote: Why is your wellness dependant on a phone? Because I use one to stay in touch with the people who matter in my life, and I need this essential communication device to be free from closed black-box firmware. It is also a well-known fact that most free software

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
On 04/18/2015 08:30 AM, m...@dmatthews.org wrote: I'm impressed by‎ your dedication and detail, and I partly enjoy reading your updates +1 but s/partly/entirely [although I also didn't enjoy reading threats :-)] Lets not forget - just one man working doggedly on the only project that

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Bob Ham
On Sat, 2015-04-18 at 21:32 +, Spacefalcon the Outlaw wrote: I am not asking you to publicly apologize for the 2 years of mental TORTURE you put me through They didn't put you through torture, you put yourself through it. You continue to do that now, in different ways. The person who you

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Spacefalcon the Outlaw
Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: OsmocomBB? Unfortunately they seem to have absolutely no interest in producing a phone (or firmware for a phone) which an end user could carry in her purse. Their software absolutely requires the phone to be tethered to a PC at all times (instead

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Spacefalcon the Outlaw
Bob Ham r...@settrans.net wrote: Because I use one to stay in touch with the people who matter in my life What would be the consequences if you didn't have a mobile phone to do that? I do have a mobile phone for communicating with my family and friends etc, and have had one continuously

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Bob Ham
On Tue, 2015-04-21 at 17:11 +, Spacefalcon the Outlaw wrote: Bob Ham r...@settrans.net wrote: Why is your wellness dependant on a phone? Because I use one to stay in touch with the people who matter in my life What would be the consequences if you didn't have a mobile phone to do

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Paul Wise
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:28 AM, Spacefalcon the Outlaw wrote: I do have a mobile phone for communicating with my family and friends In 2017, ATT will be shutting down their GSM network in the USA in favour of 3G/4G. Macau is planning to shut down their GSM services in June 2015. I would hazard

Please keep the discussions on this list on a positive note

2015-04-21 Thread Brian
Hi All, It's been a very long time since I've used my Freerunner as phone. I still have it and it still works of course. It would be nice if when I did get new emails in my inbox from this list they didn't rehash old arguments that detract from what OM originally stood for. I had a lot of fun

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Spacefalcon the Outlaw
Paul Wise pa...@bonedaddy.net wrote: In 2017, ATT will be shutting down their GSM network in the USA in favour of 3G/4G. If ATT likes losing customers, it's their choice. I use T-Mobile (satisfied customer since 2003 with just one short break before I entered the libre phone scene in 2011),

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread mail
Lets not forget - just one man working doggedly on the only project that offers any possibility of a cell phone running firmware that offers the four freedoms. OsmocomBB? No A fine project I have no doubt, but it's not aimed at producing firmware for an end-user phone. I believe it's

Re: State of FreeCalypso

2015-04-21 Thread Bob Ham
On Tue, 2015-04-21 at 15:38 +, Spacefalcon the Outlaw wrote: I wish you healing and wellness. Those will happen automatically as soon as I have a phone in my purse that runs my own firmware. Why is your wellness dependant on a phone? ___