Mike @ Pirata @lemm.ee Posts 4Comments 323Joined 2 mo. ago
Word. Unfortunately I cannot like Ubuntu for all of canonicals decisions, but there's no doubt they have designed the most iconic Linux DE there is.
So much so that if someone who doesn't use Linux thinks of Linux, they imagine Ubuntu.
Cool. Is anything gonna happen? No? Then who cares. Just smoke and mirrors.
It will take way longer for them to shut down all individual servers than it takes them to ask 1 company to shut down all posts.
Not to mention the dissent that arrises from one server being asked to shut down, how many others would suddenly start hosting anti-turkey regime stuff.
Its like piracy: you can't really shut it down. Even if Turkey would make accessing the fediverse illegal, people would still use VPNs.
Had me in the first half xD
It's opt-in in the same way the Co-pilot that one day just appeared installed on your computer was opt-in. /s
Its not like there isn't a backlash against Android either. There's a reason why projects like GrapheneOS exist.
No worries, I also started test driving Linux a month ago in preparation for when Windows 10 stops being officially supported.
Same on lemmy... Yet, here we are? I'd call that a win.
I'd rather have a bunch of smaller dudes hosting servers than yet another US multinational that will use their money to destroy democracies around the world.
You're right. The effort of writing 2 sentences to promote a platform some people may not have checked out in some time, if at all, was definitely wasted. I'll remember that next time.
Its good to know this will be optional in Europe. But at this point, do I even care?
2025 will be the year that Linux will see an influx of users, and it will all be due to Microsoft's anti-consumer practices.
Not sure if you were joking but Mastodon has substantially more users than Lemmy.
Averaging 1 million users/month versus Lemmy's 50k.
The Marxism/Privacy intersectional analysis is something I never expected to see. But I welcome it with open arms.
I'm glad this community isn't just right-wing libertarian tinfoil-wearing loonies.
Bolt still exists!!! And tends to be cheaper than Uber.
Don't replace X with Bluesky! Go to Mastodon and other Federalised platforms. That is the only way to escape corporate-sponsored fascism.
Excellent addition. I wish companies just deleted your data by default, but we know that's sadly not how it works. Thank you.
Expect it to get worse throughout this administration. Perhaps even beyond.
The market manipulation has been insane, and I barley see any backlash.
Wow, thanks man! Really inspiring stuff, I feel like you clarified a lot.
I don't need to change a lot of stuff on my system either, I mostly only mess with GUI stuff. So all of this sounds great. Awesome to know there's access to basically all packages too!
I don't really have any further questions. I'll probably just buy (yet another) live pen and boot Aurora from there to give it a proper go, haha. Thanks a lot. Comment saved for posterity.
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"I set fire to my house damn why did my house burn down its the builders fault."
How's aurora for a beginner?
I'm currently using Linux Mint and I'm happy, but the limitations are starting to show their bare teeth. I am planning to buy a tuxedo laptop soon and I fear with the new hardware Linux Mint will be a hindrance with their outdated packages, so I'm considering a fedora-based distro.
Any info you'd like to share? I'm not a developer, just a regular user looking to use Linux as a daily driver.
I sure hope so.I keep hearing good things about Sailfish OS and gave it a look on YouTube but tbh I'm quite disappointed with its current state.
Even worse is it requires using a Sony phone 😐 yeah Sony, that brand that everyone forgets produces phones because they are so garbage (and I say this as someone who's owned 3 of them).