You can install Firefox only as a snap on Ubuntu. There's no native package on the official repo.
Type this:
apt install firefox
Into your terminal on Ubuntu and you'll see what is anti-customer.
OnionShare is FOSS and transfers files over TOR network.
People have to learn to separate software from its developer.
For example, I don't care about Hyprland lead dev being an asshole sometimes, if the WM he's developing works good. I don't care about Cider devs political positions if it doesn't directly affect my experience with the software.
And people also have to learn, that if someone uses any particular software, they aren't necessarily using it the way developer pointed out they should.
I use GrapheneOS on my device, but that doesn't mean that I completely follow devs philosophy. I don't use Vanadium, 'cause I don't wanna support Chromium monopoly. I use F-Droid to install my apps, even if developers think, that I should get my apps directly from its devs.
Does GrapheneOS founder or developer philosophy that you don't agree with makes Graphene a bad OS? Of course it doesn't. GrapheneOS is still one of the best options on degoogling your device if not the best.
Yeah I don't agree with the osd being the only approach to being open source.
Well, it isn't the only one. FSF also has requirements for free-software licenses and FTL doesn't meet them.
It wasn't a response to my comment because you didn't respond to my comment. You said is proprietary. I point out that it's not a terrible license.
I was answering that statement: «does not appear to hide the code behind any proprietary shielding», 'cause it does.
Ah. Of course. Something being open source doesn't make it open source. It all makes sense now thank you for clarifying.
If the license doesn't meet the OSD, then it isn't open-source, but just source-available. You are welcome.
That also wasn't technically a response to my comment, it was an ideological defense mechanism to avoid addressing the content of the license.
It was. I pointed out, that FTL is a proprietary license. Because: «Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code» © OSI
=> Windows (for an awful long time)
=> Ubuntu (a few months or so)
=> Windows (over a year and a half)
=> Fedora + Windows dual-boot (half a year)
=> Windows (a few months or so)
=> openSUSE TW + Windows dualboot (a year)
=> openSUSE TW without dualboot (over a half a year already).
It was a long run on trying to escape Windows, but I managed to do it. As of today, I'm still using openSUSE. I like it very much and I have no plans on distrohopping or returning back to Windows.
or opt for WebCord.
There is also Vesktop by Vencord devs, which uses web version too and allows to install plugins and custom themes with ease.
Also, please note that using any 3rd-party client/tool/script is against Discord's TOS.
Note that any text send to discord currently stays there forever.
Yep, but there are Undiscord and discord-delete, that can bulk-delete your messages. Both are outdated, though and don't work perfectly well.
signal
I personally think that Session is better than Signal. At least it doesn't require a phone number to register.
Oh, I didn't know that! Gonna edit my comments, thanks.
Still, this «don't fork my project, plz» thing is kinda bad, tbh.
Exactly, it was open-source, but then they decided to move some code to the private repos.
EDIT: Check out my first comment.
Too bad Floorp is now proprietary.
EDIT: Looks like, not anymore: https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1bmbetf
I use KDE, because it runs perfectly on wayland and covers 100% of my needs.
Budgie looks very promising now and I want to explore it further. Also LXQT is perfect for older devices or if you want a KDE, but simplier.
https://grapheneos.org/usage#banking-apps
tl;dr:
GrapheneOS passes the basicIntegrity check but isn't certified by Google so it fails the ctsProfileMatch check.
Because they are not Ubuntu /s
fooyin is a music player built around customisation. It offers a growing list of widgets to manage and play your local music collection. It's extendable through the use of plugins and many widgets make use of FooScript to offer an even deeper level of control.
Audio playback is supported by FFmpeg alongside multiple options for output including ALSA and PipeWire, with more to come.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15691030
> As you can easily notice, today many open source projects are using some services, that are… sus. > > For example, Github is the most popular place to store your project code and we all know, who owns it. And not to forget that sketchy AI training on every line of your code. Don't we have alternatives? Oh, yes we have. Gitlab, Codeberg, Notabug, etc. You can even host your own Gitea or Forgejo instance if you want. > > Also, Crowdin is very popular in terms of software (and docs) translation. Even Privacy Guides and The New Oil use Crowdin, even though we have FLOSS Weblate, that you can easily self-host or use public instances. > > So, my question is: if you are building a FLOSS / privacy related project, why using proprietary and privacy invasive tools?
As you can easily notice, today many open source projects are using some services, that are… sus.
For example, Github is the most popular place to store your project code and we all know, who owns it. And not to forget that sketchy AI training on every line of your code. Don't we have alternatives? Oh, yes we have. Gitlab, Codeberg, Notabug, etc. You can even host your own Gitea or Forgejo instance if you want.
Also, Crowdin is very popular in terms of software (and docs) translation. Even Privacy Guides and The New Oil use Crowdin, even though we have FLOSS Weblate, that you can easily self-host or use public instances.
So, my question is: if you are building a FLOSS / privacy related project, why using proprietary and privacy invasive tools?
This post will be my personal experience about trying to gain back my privacy after years of being privacy unconscious. And foremost I want to apologize for my English, if it isn't perfect, 'cause English is not my first language.
I was already using Linux for the past year. I tried switching to it three times, and only the third time was successful. Also interested in open source I was for quite a long time, but the privacy topic has never really interested me. I was following this stupid statement: «I don't worry about privacy because I have nothing to hide», which I regret now. But last Christmas, I suddenly realized how much data I was giving away to Big Tech (and not only them). I can't perfectly remember what did lead me to that realization. Was it some YouTube video, privacy policy that I suddenly decided to check out or something else, but I immediately started to action.
For the past 6 months I deleted more than 100 accounts. Sometimes it was as easy as to press the button, sometimes I had to email support, and sometimes I literally had to fight for my right to remove the account. Even today there are still 7 accounts left, that I can not delete either because support is ignoring me, or because the process is too slow, or because the service simply does not give the right to remove user account. JustDeleteMe actually helped me very much with that process, and I've even contributed to the project a few times, so to the other users who'll follow my way the process would be at least a little easier.
Today is a special day, though, because I finally get rid of my Google and Microsoft accounts. I can finally breathe free. My situation is still not perfect, 'cause I still have some proprietary, privacy invasive accounts left, like Steam, Discord, or my banking apps. I can't just immediately drop them, but at least I've reduced the amount of information I left behind. What's the moral? Welp, it would be so much easier for today's me if yesterday's me had been concerned about privacy in the first place.
Hi, everyone! I'm kinda new at self-hosting, so I need a few tips to get started. Is there any guides that you can recommend for the begginer? My goal is to run a vps with self-hosting tools for daily usage, like Jellyfin, Navidrome, Baïkal, proxy-tool, maybe a Gitea instance etc. I have a domain purchased and basic nginx configured, but I'm not sure where I should go next or if I need to take any special steps. Thanks in advance.