Here’s the Deal
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When comparing postmarketOS vs KaiOS, the Slant community recommends postmarketOS for most people. In the question“What is the best mobile operating system?” postmarketOS is ranked 5th while KaiOS is ranked 7th.
Specs
Based OnAlpine Linux
Licensemainly GNU GPL
OS FamilyGNU+Linux
Compatible devicesNone fully(due missing drivers)
Developerpostmarket contributors
Package ManagerAlpine Linux package manager
Based OnFirefox OS
Licenseproprietary
OS FamilyLinux
Programming LanguageHTML5, CSS, JavaScript, C++
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Common Questions
Pros
Pro Suited for smartphone hardware
Pro Low hardware requirements
It allows to build feature rich but still cheap phones.
Pro Simple
It is very simple
Cons
Con Need to be ported to new hardware
Con Not ready for end-users
Con Based on the abandoned Firefox OS, Hence same bugs and problems as with firefox OS
Con Data-mining Possibility
It is Proprietary hence, the corporation can just add data mininers with anyone noticing.
Con Proprietary
Not open source hence the bug patching can take long time.