On 11/27/2017 02:37 AM, Roger Bell_West wrote:
> On 2017-11-27, A  Dumas wrote:
>> If this is for production/utility and not your tinker hobby then a cheap
>> smartphone is probably 10 times better than anything you can build yourself
>> for the same money.
>
> Unless there are any security or privacy implications.

Privacy is an important factor. In fact there is at least one commercial
apt available. However it is designed around storing personal data in
the cloud.

> But it's clear
> that to the vast majority of users security and privacy are trivially
> trumped by convenience.

Sir, nobody has ever deemed me typical ;/

>
> I have a Pi with touchscreen, for which I'm working on a 3d-printable
> case design, but power is the major problem.
>

A case is a definite problem. I have neither the hardware nor expertise
to design/fabricate a case.

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