For those unfamiliar, GrapheneOS is a privacy and security enhanced custom ROM endorsed by Snowden. Despite these big names, plenty of people give it backlash
Even @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml gives it backlash despite being a moderator of Lemmy’s biggest privacy community. A quote here: “grapheneOS trolls are downvoting every single post and comment of mine, and committing vote manipulation on Lemmy. They are using 5-6 accounts.” That was in response to downvotes on a comment posted in the c/WorldNews community, which is entirely unrelated to technology.
One of the reasons is that GrapheneOS can only be installed on Google Pixels due to security compatibility, which makes complete sense considering Android should be most compatible with Google’s own devices. GrapheneOS even lists the exact reasons they chose Pixels, and encourage people to step up and manufacture a different supported device.
One year ago, Louis Rossmann posted this video outlining his reasons for deleting GrapheneOS. Mainly, he had multiple bad experiences with Daniel Micay (the founder and main developer of GrapheneOS) which put his distrust in the GrapheneOS project. Since then, he has stepped down and will no longer be actively contributing to the project.
So, I am here to learn why exactly people still do not like GrapheneOS.
Sorry for the pain. The internet is always harsh and being a moderator can be even more harsh. Please get help if you need it. I and many others would be happy to step in as a mod if you need R&R
Thanks a lot, I am good! I thank these people for doing this to me. It has made me more resilient, stronger and calmer as a person. It has also taught me to have more self control in heat of the moment situations.
Remember, life is a b*. It throws challenges at you. It can sometimes even make you a heretic ready to be burned. Learn from challenges and life. It teaches a lot of things for free. Have gratitude and love yourself. I still have a lot of work to do on myself, but I always try helping, teaching and warning people about many things (you probably see me talking about everything).
Sometimes I do feel burnt out and hate the fact that many just try to discount all these things have happened, even though I have spent years investigating privacy/FOSS community. Sometimes I have felt like quitting. It’s tough, but I am holding out, and trying to find someone who is like me who can handle privacy community, while being knowledgeable on atleast equal footing. Really trying to see to it that Lemmy is left in good hands.