From 24ba2134fae77c76af8ab5880e1b21b519ed5941 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2023 13:18:02 +0100 Subject: Add generated markdown files. Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli --- markdown/2014_01_replicant-4-2-kicks-out.md | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+) create mode 100644 markdown/2014_01_replicant-4-2-kicks-out.md (limited to 'markdown/2014_01_replicant-4-2-kicks-out.md') diff --git a/markdown/2014_01_replicant-4-2-kicks-out.md b/markdown/2014_01_replicant-4-2-kicks-out.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1771c1d --- /dev/null +++ b/markdown/2014_01_replicant-4-2-kicks-out.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +tags: Privacy/security, Replicant images release, Paul Kocialkowski +date: 2014-01-22 20:15 +title: Replicant 4.2 kicks out! +--- +We’ve been working very hard over the past few months to push Replicant to a +newer Android version: the work started when CyanogenMod released version +10.1.3, based on the latest Android 4.2 code, back in September 2013. Bringing +Replicant to a new Android version is a really big piece of work, especially +given that the project only counts one active developer (however, we have +hopes to see more people getting involved in the future)! The biggest +motivation for the new version is to allow us to port Replicant to newer +devices, that were not supported by Android 4.0, upon which Replicant 4.0 is +based. Aside of that, Replicant 4.2 also brings the various improvements that +come along with Android 4.2 and CyanogenMod 10.1. + +All the devices that were supported by Replicant 4.0 were successfully ported +to version 4.2, but some devices encounter serious slowness issues that are +yet to be resolved. On the bright side of things, support for a new device was +added, the Galaxy Note 2 N7100, which is mostly similar to the already +supported Galaxy S 3. That was only made possible thanks to the generous +donations that were made to the project, which enable us to buy devices for +the current developer to work on. We are looking forward to adding support for +even more devices in the future as well! Our [wiki][1] was updated to reflect +the [status of the supported devices][2] as of the Replicant 4.2 release and +features updated installation and usage guides. The Replicant SDK was also +updated and is available for download. + +The Replicant website and [wiki][1] were also cleaned up a bit during the +preparation of this release. Our blog shall now only be used for posting +updated on the project while our wiki holds the core informations about +Replicant. As a reminder, please do not use the comment section of this blog +to ask general-purpose questions, but use our [forums][3] or mailing-list +instead! + +This release also puts the emphasis on security: given the recent concerns +that raised up concerning wide-scale surveillance from governments and certain +companies, we though it would be good to make Replicant more bullet-proof. The +Replicant 4.2 images for devices are now built in the `userdebug` fashion, +which ensures a better level of security, the shipped system applications are +signed with our own private keys, for which we provide the certificates and +the releases are signed with our very own GPG release key. It is encouraged +that you check the authenticity of the Replicant images or binaries before +installing anything you downloaded! + +As usual, you can checkout the complete [changelog][4], download the images +from the [ReplicantImages][5] page and find [installation instructions][6] as +well as [build guides][7] on the [Replicant wiki][8]. + + [1]: + + [2]: + + + [3]: + + [4]: + + + [5]: + + + [6]: + + [7]: + + [8]: + + -- cgit v1.2.3