If I understand right, the argument is that to really want a Linux phone means to want to write your own code for your phone?
Does that mean that Linux in general is only for people who want to write their own code? I kind of thought some people thought Linux could be for anyone, not just for coders. Despite it not really taking off as a consumer desktop, I remember when people thought it could/should and it would be good if it did. Are those days gone? Now people think linux is just for coders, and if you don't want to write your own code you shouldn't use linux?
You can absolutely use linux without writing your own code. You might find the experience frustrating if you don't enjoy, or don't have time for, tinkering with your computer a lot though.
There are rough edges, there are dozens of distros, dynamic linking is popular even when it makes no sense which causes lots of programs to not work until you track down the right dependencies etc.
On the other hand Linux can be allright for people who don't do anything interesting, who just use firefox all day, that works fine in linux.
Does that mean that Linux in general is only for people who want to write their own code? I kind of thought some people thought Linux could be for anyone, not just for coders. Despite it not really taking off as a consumer desktop, I remember when people thought it could/should and it would be good if it did. Are those days gone? Now people think linux is just for coders, and if you don't want to write your own code you shouldn't use linux?