Decidí hacer una pequeña publicación en esta plataforma de microblogging ya que el blog de TKZ no parece usar markdown (y a mi me encanta jaja)

Es un paso a paso de como instalar Microg en teléfonos que no cuenten con custom ROMs, espero que les guste

Y si por casualidad conocen alguna forma de no tener que usar Imgur para las imagenes (tipo usar hosting o algo asi) desde el teléfono, porfa haganmelo saber, thx

https://rentry.co/c4bc9bho

#Android #Foss #Privacy #Blog #Root

New post on AllThingsTech: Apps I Use to Customize macOS

“Check out some of the apps that I use to customize the macOS experience”

https://blog.allthingstech.social/apps-i-use-to-customize-macos/

#AllThingsTech #Apple #Apps #Blog #FOSS #Mac #MacOS #Technology

Somehow I doubt the people you're complaining about have sunk to the level of applying labels like "extremist" to you.

The appeal to be "constructive" in this context means what? It means "give me assistance and lively chitchat for mega-billionaire services that have left me cold." I say go ask the billionaire for help.

"BROWSER WARS ARE STUPID."

Shouting and insisting on "positivity" is toxic. Its what tyrants demand after they've seized control. Remember that the next time you read about Google "sharing" (ratting-out) tracking data about women's, LGBT and immigrant web use with the police.

#toxicpositivity #gowiththeflow #bigtech #counterculture #foss #surveillance #oligarchs

Lot of extremists here, unfortunately.

"How dare you use Twitter to spread your message. How dare you maintain a crypto product. I'm disappointed in you."

"You're using Google's services and therefore you don't care about privacy. AI? The horror! You don't belong here."

We gotta understand:

• Firstly, it's none of our business
• Second, who are we to judge.

We don't know the context of that person's life. We don't know under what circumstances are they having to use those services.

I have faced this a lot of times. I receive blatant evisceration and harsh criticism and questions because I was asking for help or making a remark about my use of a big tech service. Well, it may not have been that bad, but in a situation where you're asking for and expecting help, and you I stead receive this, it definitely sucks.

There were times when I had to literally tell people that their comments are useless for me, because they really were.

We gotta understand that not all people can switch to Firefox, or daily drive GrapheneOS, or search in DuckDuckGo, or migrate to Proton Mail, or from Twitter to Mastodon.

And that should be okay with us. We can't force stuff onto people. We might instead respect individual choices while equipping them with the required information and reasons to switch to better alternatives.

No open source software (or proprietary, for that matter) is perfect. Better to acknowledge the shortcomings and collectively improve instead of vigorously fighting on them. BROWSER WARS ARE STUPID.

It would do us and the community at large a huge service if we took the time to understand the entire context before jumping in with free advice.

We are SO divided over silly things sometimes. We can do better by our people. Let's work to make this a more constructive and helpful space.

Peace.

#Privacy
#Mastodon
#Fediverse
#Technology
#Community
#Positivity
#FOSS

On my agenda today:
- set up my #RaspberryPi5 / install #Linux (Ubuntu MATE most likely)
- permanently delete my inactive 3 bird app accounts
- draft a new post for #TheFutureIsFederated about data sovereignty and my plans for the next 4 years
- finish reading #NeilPostman’s superb “Building a Bridge to the 18th century”
- chin up, be defiant and resist

ICYMI: this is the latest #blog I wrote on my personal site: “The rebellion will be federated” https://elenarossini.com/2024/11/the-rebellion-will-be-federated/

#FOSS #rebelalliance

Discover The Fediverse: Emotional Support

A reminder on the importance of emotional support and how this can be achieved in our community of free and open source software projects.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/discover-fediverse-emotional-support/

- Canaima GNU/Linux @canaimagnulinux
A GNU/Linux distribution.
- seL4 @sel4
A high-assurance, high-performance OS micro kernel.
- Wagtail @wagtail
A content management system.
- LibreQoS @LibreQoS
A QoE and SQM system.

#blog #FollowFriday #fediverse #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #foss

I like to know whether linux can still be branded free software by banning participation from people of specific ethnicity/nationality/geography?

Free to drink beer but not free to brewing it if you are a "xxyyzz" person?

1st they came for the Jews, then they came for the commies, then they came for the gypsies, but I was still drinking FREE beer.

@fsf
#Foss #Russia #Linux #BSD #Gnu

#Google has disabled call recording on its phones so thank gawd for OBS, Open Broadcaster Software, which records just about anything. So I'll be doing interviews from windows, not android.

#journalism #FOSS

Why is Ubuntu used so much in the scientific field?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/19cb7nh/why_is_ubuntu_used_so_much_in_the_scientific_field/
Spoiler: Cause I have to say... there's zero reasons to use windows on science, industry, technology, production, military... or any other field that takes it serious.
#foss #linux #ubuntu #fedora #redhat #windows #science #compare

https://allourideas.org/ a 'wiki survey' platform.

users submit suggestions and make pairwise comparisons

some clever math is done to aid collective intelligence

the creators found the most preferred answers were almost always user-submitted (i.e. not those of the survey creators)

#decisionmaking #survey #foss #wiki

In the meantime, any folks involved in FOSS communities open to an interview? I want to explore more about the human side of FOSS communities, and intend on publishing interviews to a new blog project I'm starting (Fosset).

I come from a tech, compsci, FOSS, and journalism background, so no matter what your involvement in FOSS, you're in good hands :)

Audio/video preferred, email/text works as an alternative.

#JournoRequest #FOSS #OpenSource

As usual when I think "this is a rare case where I can't fail!" the reality hits me in the face and takes away this amazing place of "feeling right". I get reminded of my limitations. When will I learn true #humility?

This time my "charge" against paid #Blender add-ons has quickly revealed that I was operating on a false premise.

It turns out #GPL allows giving your source code to paying customers ONLY. It's looked down upon, but it's allowed by the license.

#FOSS #FreeSoftware #Libre

I am looking for an #ebook #eink reader device.

Requirements:
- #foss operating system and apps
- supported (ideally, mainline) #linux kernel
- receiving updates

Any suggestion?

#askFedi

Looking for a speech-to-text program that is #FOSS, runs on linux and entirely locally.

Recommendations?

Made this to show my impression of the new #Thunderbird #logo. Suffice to say, it's not great.

#foss #opensource #software #marketing #branding #design #linux #freesoftware #libre

Free and Open Source Content Circle is hosting an event next week and I'd like to invite you!

Exploring Self Governance in the Fediverse: A discussion about decision making among a federated ensemble
--> May 29th 15:00 - 16:30 UTC

We're a circle within @SociocracyForAll , so I'll be interested to find out how sociocracy can support you. There will also be time to chat about common governance models and tensions that arise.

https://www.sociocracyforall.org/event/self-governance-in-the-fediverse/

#sociocracy #foss #governance #fediverse

I've got a refurbed Kobo, which works well with #Calibre (a #FOSS #eBook manager) and supports epubs

FOSS Backstage 23 looks like an interesting #foss conference in #Berlin, March 13-14 2023. It looks relevant for me - has anyone got experience with it or is planning to go to this edition? #fossback https://23.foss-backstage.de/