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diff --git a/posts/2014_12_replicant-4-2-0003-images-release.md b/posts/2014_12_replicant-4-2-0003-images-release.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cbd2d40 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2014_12_replicant-4-2-0003-images-release.md @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +date: 2014-12-07T12:49:54+00:00 +title: Replicant 4.2 0003 images release +authors: Paul Kocialkowski +tags: Replicant images release, Paul Kocialkowski +licenses: CC-BY-3.0 OR CC-BY-4.0 +--- +It has been about 6 months since we last released a batch of images. A few +things of interest were completed in the meantime, so we are rolling out new +images today. + +This release doesn't bring support for any new device: instead, it mostly +contains stability fixes for the devices we already support. The most +considerable change in this release is the inclusion of the Samsung-RIL +rewrite, that was developed this summer. [Samsung-RIL][1] is the component in +charge of dealing with the modem, the hardware chip that communicates with the +mobile telephony network. The code that was used since then didn't have a good +structure and didn't meet the code quality standards required to call it +stable or reliable. The rewrite should be more robust and fail-proof: it has +been tested daily on a couple of devices for the past few months, with no +major incident to report. The Samsung-RIL rewrite has about as many features +supported as the previous version, with the exception of a few ones that were +broken anyway (mainly, USSD and STK). +The new code establishes a sane basis for external contributions, so everyone +is welcome to dig in and add support for what's missing. + +Another big achievement in that release is the inclusion of about a dozen +security fixes, covering issues such as Shellshock, Master key, Fake ID and +much more, thanks to reports by community members. + +As usual, you can checkout the complete [changelog][2], download the images +from the [ReplicantImages][3] page and find [installation instructions][4] as +well as [build guides][5] on the [Replicant wiki][6]. + +Even though this release doesn't introduce support for any new device, I have +been at work regarding devices that make the best candidates for freedom and +privacy/security. As mentioned in [an earlier post][7], we are going to focus +the development effort on a few devices that allow running free bootloaders +and are either likely to have good modem isolation or don't have a modem at +all. + +Recently, I have been working on adding Replicant support for [Sunxi +devices][8]. There is a lot of work to do in that area and while nothing was +released yet, it looks promising. I also spent a considerable amount of time +working on the LG Optimus Black (P970)'s bootloader. I will be posting [a +series of articles][9] about what an incredible journey it has been so far on +[my personal blog][10] over the next few days. Eventually, the device will be +properly documented in our wiki and as soon as U-Boot reaches feature +completeness, it will be time to start porting Replicant to the device! + +**December 20th update:** The full series of articles about freeing the LG +Optimus Black (P970) is now available: + +* [A hacker's journey: freeing a phone from the ground up, first part][9] + +* [A hacker's journey: freeing a phone from the ground up, second part][11] + +* [A hacker's journey: freeing a phone from the ground up, third part][12] + +* [A hacker's journey: freeing a phone from the ground up, fourth part][13] + + [1]: <http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/Samsung-RIL> + + [2]: +<http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/replicant/images/replicant-4.2/0003/metadata/changelog.txt> + + [3]: +<http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantImages#Replicant-42-0003-images> + + [4]: <http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki#Installing-Replicant> + + [5]: <http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki#Building-Replicant> + + [6]: <http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/> + + [7]: </2014/09/replicant-homepage-and-roadmap-for-the-future/> + + [8]: <http://linux-sunxi.org/User:PaulK> + + [9]: <http://code.paulk.fr/article20/a-hacker-s-journey-freeing-a-phone-from-the-ground-up-first-part> + + [10]: <http://code.paulk.fr/> + + [11]: <http://code.paulk.fr/article21/a-hacker-s-journey-freeing-a-phone-from-the-ground-up-second-part> + + [12]: <http://code.paulk.fr/article22/a-hacker-s-journey-freeing-a-phone-from-the-ground-up-third-part> + + [13]: <http://code.paulk.fr/article23/a-hacker-s-journey-freeing-a-phone-from-the-ground-up-fourth-part> + + |