📰Linus T tells The Reg how Linux solo act became a global jam session
Ts'o, Hohndel and the man himself spill beans on how checks in the mail and GPL made it all possible If you know anything about Linux's history, you'll remember it all started with Linus Torvalds posting to the Minix Usenet group on August 25, 1991, that he was working on "a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/linus_torvalds_and_friends/
#linux#gnu
crDroid - Unofficial | Android 16 | Nothing Phone (2)
📝 Details:
- Version: v12.3
- Device: #Pong
- Released: 15/11/25
⬇️ Downloads: ROM and Recovery Image
⚙️ Flashing Instructions: Here
📖 Changelogs: Here
🏷 Tags: #LOS#ROM#crDroid#Unofficial
✍️Notes:
- GAPPS and Vanilla builds available
- Dolby and initial Nothing camera support available
- WFD broken
- SukiSU Ultra with SUSFS out of the box
- OTA updates are supported
- Signed with release-keys
- Use latest NOS 3 firmware
- If face any bugs report with logs
🏆Credits:
- Ghost and Chandu for DT
- Fabian & HELLBOY for Glyph
- HELLBOY for Meteoric Kernel
👤 Maintainer: @deadlylxrd
💬 Chat: @NothingPhone2
🔔 Updates: @NothingPhone2Updates
OrionOS Project - OFFICIAL | A14 | Nothing Phone (2)
Based on LineageOS & crDroidAndroid
📔 Details:
- Version: Cosmic
- Codename: #Pong
- Released: 04/08/2024
🔽 Download (Recovery) : Vanilla | Gapps
⚙️ Installation: Here
📸 Screenshots: Here
🆘 Support: Telegram
🔖 Tags : #ROM#LOS#Official#QPR3#U#NothingPhone2
✍️ Note:
- Kernel is prepatched with KSU (Download Manager)
- Clean flashing is mandatory
- Both Vanilla & Gapps Build Available
- Powershare (Wireless Reverse Charging)
- Auto brightness in Glyph
- X-Reality Engine in Colors
- MicroG should pass Integrity (Not tested)
- Game Space
- Battery Backup was pretty decent during testing.. Wait for a charging cycle to complete..
‼️ Known Bugs:
- Lock Screen Carrier Text is a bit right.. Would be fixed with next OTA of August SP
🏆 Credits
- Chandu for base device tree & Kernel
- OC'D, Miki, Unluck & Ghost for all help
- Fabian & Hellboy for PA Glyph
- Testers
😎 Maintainers: @AgBKartikey
🔔 Updates: @NothingPhone2Updates
💬 Chat: @NothingPhone2