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		jolmg on Sept 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All Librem 5 smartphones have shipped > I wonder if the lack of a physical keyboard discourages hacking. You can still use whatever bluetooth keyboard you have on hand. I don't think that's a serious issue.

OfSanguineFire on Sept 6, 2023 [–]

A lot of the hacking I did on the Nokia N900, I did while standing in queues at shops or riding on buses. The built-in keyboard made that easy. Sure, I could use a Bluetooth keyboard with the current Linux phones, but it is not as convenient.

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