The drama and accusations the GrapheneOS developers are spewing and engaging in are giving me a bad taste in the mouth and make me doubt the OS’s reliability am I the only one?

  • bad_news@lemmy.billiam.net
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    10 hours ago

    He is literally claiming that the French police and state are behind this campaign against Graphene, and I believe him knowing how the French are, but believe what you want…

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      10 hours ago

      Again, those videos aren’t about this French stuff, but about him claiming every other Android project is after him and that everyone who asks too much about his project is after him. The first video is from 2021 and the other from 2023. No relation to him claiming the French government is after him now.

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        10 hours ago

        Then why present this as recent concern about the project if it’s a personality trait going back years and unrelated to the French smear campaign I suspect you are financed by?

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          9 hours ago

          What’s the “French smear campaign”? Where do I get paid to participate?
          So far all I’ve seen is a single newspaper making an article about how criminals like GrapheneOS, a clickbait even Linus used on his channel - you know what, I suspect Linus is being financed by the French as well!

          As for why: Those videos show how the “drama and accusations” work. The Boy Who Called Wolf.
          If France is becoming hostile to privacy though, great that he is moving out, GrapheneOS is still by far the best mobile project for privacy. It would probably benefit greatly if its main dev didn’t spend so much time on social media.

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            8 hours ago

            Sure, it would also benefit it if the French state weren’t going after a civilian project… I will grant it’s a lot, but how would YOU react to a G7 member state going after you with a smear campaign?

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      8 hours ago

      Sure sure first it was the CalyxOS guys, then youtubers and now the French Government. Lets say it is true I don’t believe him cause he’s a crazy asshole.