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  • Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division

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  • Exactly.

  • GIMP 3.0 RC1 Released

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  • I don't have figures on how many people actually use GIMP, but I'm guessing a lot more than the number of people griping about its usability online.

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    GIMP 3.0.0 RC1 Released

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  • So close...! 😂

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    GIMP 3.0.0 RC1 Released

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  • Exciting! Hoping the RC process is short for this version 🤞🤞🤞

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    GIMP 3.0.0 RC1 Released

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  • No, it's only code and pixels 🙂

  • I Tried Running Ubuntu on My Phone, Here's How It Went

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  • Yeah, that makes sense. Thanks!

  • Petition on the implementation of an EU-Linux operating system in public administrations across all EU countries

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  • Focus instead on enforcing standards’ compliance

    For sure, but ¿por qué no los dos?

    Completely agree with your other prioritisations.

  • Manjaro distribution is introducing a system for sending telemetry about the system

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  • I don't think anybody would say otherwise. Both Manjaro and Endeavour mean to make Arch more appealing to users who aren't comfortable with command line configuration.

    Endeavour has arguably done better than Manjaro, but yeah. They're just some configs on top of a system that does very well on its own.

  • Petition on the implementation of an EU-Linux operating system in public administrations across all EU countries

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  • It would make so much more sense to fund existing Linux development than making a new distro, tbh.

    If the EU changed to Linux systems and donated the same amount back to open source development as they currently pay for Microsoft licenses, that would make a hell of a difference.

  • Petition on the implementation of an EU-Linux operating system in public administrations across all EU countries

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  • Exactly, for the pencil pushers it's going to be a transition from one desktop and office suite to another. Hardly "learning Linux".

    I see more of a challenge on sys admins and department IT support who may have gotten comfy giving mostly Microsoft product support.

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    Send: Share Files Safely with This Open-Source Successor Of Firefox Send(Firefox Send Fork)

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  • spin up your own instance

    Absolutely. If you're at all worried about sending files through third party sites, set up your own. Provided you trust your own security skills, of course.

    I would certainly be more interested in having an install under my own domain than using some rando's that I don't know.

  • "EU-Linux:" Petition calls for the implementation of an EU-Linux operating system in public administrations across all EU countries

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  • the most extreme POV possible

    Absolutely not. Somebody may still wade into the discussion and Godwin themselves.

  • "EU-Linux:" Petition calls for the implementation of an EU-Linux operating system in public administrations across all EU countries

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  • Um, yes. It is odd, and you get some things ass backward:

    But then the government is dependent on this private company again

    To my knowledge Linux is community driven. I can only assume that's Murena and /e/OS you're talking about, then? In which case, that was my point.

    I am shocked that most governments in the world don’t have their own distribution. It just makes sense.

    Yeah, makes sense to North Korea, too. I'm not sure they're an example to follow, though.

    To be clear, nation states controlling the tools that their employees and, potentially, wider population communicate and access information is a dystopian vision, and I cannot agree with that point at all.

  • I Tried Running Ubuntu on My Phone, Here's How It Went

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  • It really depends on what you're looking for. I'm happy with Lineage, but others go for stricter privacy setups like Graphene. As long as you can avoid G Apps, IMHO you're fine. But that's still Android in some form.

    The whole Linux phone experiment is a lovely idea that (if I understand correctly) is hampered by the tons of different mobile phone makes and models. Canonical dropped Ubuntu Touch like a hot potato, and it only survived as a community project.

  • Turned my shitty Intel Atom 32-bit laptop with just 1GB of RAM into a useful lightweight workstation

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  • For your last question, there's the Lemmy terminal viewer — I think it's unmaintained, but it's a start?

  • I Tried Running Ubuntu on My Phone, Here's How It Went

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  • Here's an idea: not buying "smart devices" that turn into fancy paperweights the second they aren't connected to a WiFi network.

    • A scale doesn't need to connect to a server.
    • The lights in your house don't need to be connected to a server.
    • Your fridge, etc.

    If they do, that's for something completely different than what you bought them to do. And if there's no FOSS app to control those extraneous features, it's a black box.

  • "EU-Linux:" Petition calls for the implementation of an EU-Linux operating system in public administrations across all EU countries

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  • Such odd choices here. Why should the EU make its own version of Linux when they could invest in existing project and kernel development? Given the recent sacking of Russian kernel developers, do we want further politicisation of Linux development?

    the adoption of the E/OS mobile operating system for government devices

    Just no. There are way better solutions than /e/, and suggesting device and OS lock-in like this doesn't exactly inspire trust. In my eyes, that idiosyncracy detracts from the generally positive suggestions of getting public administrations away from corporate platforms and OSes.

  • Best Way to Get Notified About New Movie Releases?

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  • This. Any open website with the notification service described in OP is a potential anti-piracy honeypot. And if setting up RSS feeds is too complex, how is it any more so to wait for a ping and then manually download the film?

  • K-9 Mail is now Thunderbird

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  • I think it's weird that they insisted all along that K-9 would remain its own branded version of the joint app. Yet according to f-droid, my newly updated K-9 (same app I've used for a decade and a half) is now one of two "Thunderbird for beta testers" listed...

    It's still K-9 in my local app menu, the icon is the same, but I guess the Thunderbird project are sort of working out how to manage two differently branded versions of the same app?