@0xabad1dea
Proprietary dev.
Is evil in many ways.
Get #FreeSoftware and advertize doing so.
with Linux, there is a strong community out here to help you make the first steps.
Distros have made huge progress since I started to use Linux and your install is flawless.
I use Linux Mint which is great from all perspectives.
https://distrowatch.com/ can help you find what you really need. I keeps track of distros. Are they still being maintained ? Communit ? Features? You can find it here
#FreeSW

Visual comparison of three #FreeSW clients for #Lemmy on #FDroid

My #introduction life story in one toot:

#Texas native
Grew up on #RanchLife and #VideoGames
Play #percussion #keyboard
Struggle with #depression #DoubleDepression #MentalHealth
Obsessed with #cars for a while
Particularly my #Subaru 2.5RS
Got into #racing #KartRacing
Degree in #ElectricalEngineering #cs
Worked for the govt #telecom #fpga #sdr #space
Advocate for #OpenSource #freesw #oshw
Moved to the #PNW
Full-time #rvlife #rvliving
Trying to make the world a tiny bit better

#AMA unclassified

#freesw

Response to #Gemini Misconceptions and Mythology (It’s Not Ugly or Just for Geeks) • Techrights ⚓ techrights.org/2022/02/09/gemi… ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/09/gemini-not-ugly/

@fsf One of my favorite things I saw about #freesw in a long time.

Want to check spellings and grammatical errors but don't have a word processor at hand? Try this...

➡️Online Grammar, Style & Spell Checker
https://languagetool.org

- Checks spelling errors
- Checks grammar mistakes
- Context sensitive menus for fixing errors
- Supports 25+ Languages
- LGPL licensed
- Self hostable
- Has addons/extensions for your browser and your favorite word processor too. Including @libreoffice and OpenOffice.

#writing #tools #freesw #writers

@UnitooWebRadio Enjoying your radio. And thanks for setting everything up with #freesw.

I noticed you have a Matomo setup, probably to understand which songs visitors like. I think you should have a Like button which I can press if I like a song. Or maybe a 5 star rating system. Matomo has such a event tracking feature, so this should be easy to implement. This way you get direct feedback, without relying on just visit time.

@blenderdumbass Yeah. I guess #freesw is usually developed for good reasons. I didn't see a #freesw malware around. Maybe because so many eyes are watching it? Transparency?

So I guess I agree. It should keep it safer because bad code would be difficult to hide.

Very interesting article, good for discussion: https://puri.sm/posts/how-purism-funds-free-software/
#purism #librem #floss #freesoftware #hardware #labour #workingclass #jobs #devs #sourcecode #code #gnu #fsf #gnome #phosh #linux #freesw #debate #smartphone #mobile #pc #freehardware #freeculture

Apple joins Blender development fund.

➡️ https://odysee.com/@asknk:9/apple-joins-blender!:9

I think I saw Adobe and Microsoft on the list too. Some of the biggest makers of #proprietary software are now gradually reaching their hands to help #freesw projects. That must mean something is changing. I wish the change continues (but without destroying the communities behind it).

It's Ada Lovelace Day! Learn the #Ada #programming language in 2021 | ⚓ opensource.com/article/21/10/l… ䷉ #FreeSW #RedHat #IBM

@suguru Yeah. #freesw may have some features less and may require a bit of learning (sometimes it is the opposite and better than nonfree software) but at the end it gives back the user one thing: freedom.

When I first heard about Linux it was around 2003-05. KDE/GNOME and everything had no standards/inconsistent and many things CLI based. Wasn't sure why people used it. But now I get it. For them it is better to learn something hard and be free than enjoy ease of use in a walled garden.

@suguru Totally agree. The value of #freesw is understood only when someone uses it. It doesn't spy, it doesn't do anything that the user doesn't want, computer listens to the users again. Just the perfect kind of software. Even some years ago people didn't know such kind of software exists.

But now, with some prominent Linux channels and internet communities, Free Software is slowly getting popular. I've seen many famous content creators use/mention GIMP, Blender, Krita, KVM in their videos.

RT @tuxmachines@twitter.com

#FSF #copyright handling: A basis for distribution, licensing and enforcement • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/155107 #GNU #freesw TuxMachines

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/tuxmachines/status/1432681248900722693

Bookmark this page right now! 👍

An interesting page that shows how Free Software and #FSF evolved over the years 🚀

➡️ https://www.fsf.org/history/

#freesw #timeline

@kzimmermann "For a consumer company it makes sense not to allow bug reports ( I don't think Microsoft ever offered that either in their history.)"
It made me realize how stupid big corps are. In #freesw at least we can yell at the devs if something doesn't work. 😆

Mobian : Debian for mobile

#linux #debian #libre #freesw #freesoftware

mobian-project.org/

Links 9/7/2021: T2 21.7, LLVM 12.0.1, and XWayland 21.1.2 Released • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ techrights.org/2021/07/09/xway… ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/09/xwayland-21-1-2-released/

@ademalsasa Thanks for the article.

For search engines I can also recommend trying out Metager.org. They're a meta search engine, so it's kind of similar to searx but provides a consistent search experience. They're nonprofit, so no tracking no ads. Also has an onion site for privacy: https://metager.org/tor

The source is available as #freesw and can be #selfhost-ed: https://gitlab.metager.de/open-source/MetaGer