New page: State of postmarketOS

content/page/state.md

+title: "State of postmarketOS"
+---
+postmarketOS is for Linux enthusiasts. For hackers, tinkerers, technical people
+who are interested in pushing their mobile devices beyond what can be done with
+the stock operating system: more free software, mainline kernel, getting
+software updates until the hardware breaks, better privacy, less distracting
+features, etc.
+
+The goal is to make postmarketOS usable for non-technical people too, but we
+are not there yet. Usability and most importantly stability issues need to be
+worked out first. If you are looking for an OS that is as usable as iOS or
+Android, this project is currently not for you. You will have the best
+experience with postmarketOS after taking time to familiarize yourself with how
+it works, making it your own and contributing to development and/or testing.
+
+What can be done with postmarketOS also depends on the
+[device](https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices) you are running it on. If
+you are just getting into Linux on Mobile, consider getting a second-hand
+[SDM845](https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Snapdragon_845_(SDM845))
+or [MSM8916](https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916))
+device.
+
+### Support requests
+
+When compared to Android or iOS, postmarketOS is run by a tiny community of
+developers who work on the project in their free time - typically next to a
+dayjob, school or university. Keep that in mind when asking for help in the
+issues or chat. This is not a product you paid for and you don't have a support
+contract with us. People may help you if they have time, but sometimes nobody
+can help you and you need to figure out problems on your own. Be nice to
+everybody, follow the
+[Code of Conduct](https://www.alpinelinux.org/community/code-of-conduct.html).
+
+
+### Testing
+
+Long term we plan to improve stability by doing a lot more automated testing
+(i.e. having phones in a test farm and continuously testing new software on
+them). In the meantime, users like you can contribute to improving stability by
+**[joining the testing team](https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Testing_Team).**
+
+You will then get notifications when there is a brand new kernel or other
+improvements to test out, and can tell us whether everything worked fine or if
+you found a regression on your particular device.