Hi, Le samedi 07 mai 2016 à 18:43 +0200, David Hedlund a écrit : > Thank you for your answer Paul. > > I'm completely new the research field of free smartphones. Can you > please rewrite and/or improve this check list for good candidates: > > * Baseband processor integrated in the same chip or into separate chips
The former is not a good idea at all! See https://www.replicant.us/freedom-priva cy-security-issues.php Also, note that this is about privacy/security, not software freedom. > * Baseband processor isolated from > ** GPS > ** RAM > ** user I/O > ** storage > ** camera > ** microphone It's best if it's isolated from any storage and I/O controller, really. Depending on the device, there may be more or less of them. > On 2016-05-06 21:35, Paul Kocialkowski wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Le vendredi 06 mai 2016 à 14:17 +0200, David Hedlund a écrit : > > > For now we know that even "single core" mostly comes with 2 processors: > > > * a baseband processor (BPP, aka modem processor) that is used for GSM > > > network > > > * a application processor (main processor) > > Keep in mind that these processors might be integrated in the same chip or > > into > > separate chips, with the modem having more or less control over the rest. > > For an > > in-depth description, see: https://www.replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security > > -iss > > ues.php > > > > > Question 1: Tiberiu-Cezar from Tehnoetic (tehnoetic.com) just informed me > > > that > > > Replicant developer PaulK is working on a free bootloader for LG Optimus > > > Black > > > (P970). Is this smartphone equipped without baseband processor? > > Smartphone have, by definition, a modem (baseband processor). What's > > interesting > > to look it is how isolated it is from the rest. Investigation regarding the > > Optimus Black shows promising results on that regard. > > > > > Question 2: Have anyone yet made a list of smartphones without baseband > > > processors that can be used as candidates Replicant? > > You probably mean Wi-Fi-only tablets. A few are supported and some are known > > to > > be good candidates (e.g. Allwinner tablets or the first generation Kindle > > Fire). > > > -- Paul Kocialkowski, Replicant developer Replicant is a fully free Android distribution running on several devices, a free software mobile operating system putting the emphasis on freedom and privacy/security. Website: https://www.replicant.us/ Blog: https://blog.replicant.us/ Wiki/tracker/forums: https://redmine.replicant.us/
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