Comment by andrewmcwatters

1 year ago

Just put GNU/Linux on a phone already.

Has already been done, many times over many years, by both companies and enthusiasts. If you want to look at the latest developments in the space, I'd recommend following the development of postmarketOS and Jolla / SailfishOS.

The device tree files are the data which configure the Linux kernel how to interface with the hardware...