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One of my local volunteer projects is the library's website which I'm updating this morning as Cosmo waits for second breakfast.
Happily using #FreeSoftware: ghostwriter for markdown conversion to html. Then I'll use Kate to edit a couple html files then upload with Filezilla. #GNU #Linux
and the Cinnamon DE. All running on a 2018 #Thinkpad bought for $250 on Ebay.
No need for new/expensive hardware from #apple. No #malware from #Microsoft or #google #UpCycle #FOSS #Tech
That interface and the ads... 😂🤢🤮
I don't ever want to read/hear another Apple fan blather on about the supposed high quality of Apple's OS/app design.
There's never been a better time to switch to #GNU #Linux and #FreeSoftware.
with the Cinnamon desktop and default theme is a nice upgrade from Liquid Ass.
#Apple #enshittification
Aaron gets it. Great post. It's time to move past US-based tech. In fact, it's time to move past US dominance, period. Our world is out of balance and the US has led in the wrong direction.
In regards to tech, we can all do this. There are great solutions right now. But YOU do have to make an effort. Buck-up. Making the world better requires us to put forth effort. Do. The. Work.
1/20/2026, 1 engagement
2025 End of year personal computing check-in
I've written quite a bit over the past 11 months about flipping the table on my personal computing. All very unexpected but what a relief to have done it. And also very satisfying to know that my computing now fits my personal ethics in a way that it did not before.
#Permacomputing #GNU #Linux #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Apple #Computing #Tech #Technology #Privacy #Resist #Capitalism #Fascism
Apple's recent support of fascism in the US highlights that there's never been a better time to adopt and support #FreeSoftware. I truly believe better, more ethical computing is to be found in the #GNU #Linux operating system that fully respects the #privacy and #freedom of users.
You may not be able to switch your OS but you can begin adopting the software and better privacy practices.
Tomorrow I'll be celebrating (virtually) 40 years of software freedom with
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf40-twelve-reasons
Writing a blog post this morning about switching the fully free GNU/Linux distribution by #Trisquel and reading about the process they use to make it. Given how much of my lifetime is spent computing I've realized how important it is to fully take responsibility which means understanding and appreciating the process. And along with that the time, energy and commitment of those that make it happen. THANK YOU for doing the work.
#GNU #Linux #Libre
My first dive into GNU/Linux was with Mint in February 2025 which I installed on on old 2021 Mac Mini. It was a great first experience but I wanted to try an "entirely free" distribution. One of the recommendations is #trisquel and I gave that a go with the KDE desktop. Installed yesterday, loving it so far. No wifi as the card driver/firmware is nonfree, often an issue with "free" distros. I use ethernet so not a problem in my use case.
#GNU #Linux #FSF
Tired of being used by Microsoft, Google and Apple? Refuse to be their tool.
I should have joined
years ago, but better late than never.
"Dystopian worlds don't just pop into existence: they are built by the choices of those with substantial power, taking freedom from others. Free software has unlimited power for making our world actually better for people (not Big Tech), but we need to join together and ensure that free freedom can thrive."
#GNU #FSF #FOSS
https://www.fsf.org/appeal/2025-spring/free-software-can-defy-dystopia
I'm enjoying learning about the foundational ethics of the Free Software Movement. And I appreciate and understand the refusal to compromise on anything less than truly free software. Computers and software have become central to how we organize and administer human affairs in the modern world. We should not be so casual in the ethics of the technology we adopt and use daily.
#FSF and #GNU.
A brief Introduction to the Ideas of Free Software, Richard Stallman (2007)
I've been spending some time learning more about the history and foundation of GNU/Linux and FOSS, listening to this talk by Richard Stallman this quote popped out: "Society teaches us to be very attached to convenience and people attached to convenience are easily herded." 49:20 in video.
#FOSS #GNU #Linux
Oh my, for some reason I got it in my head to try Emacs. lol. WHAT AM I DOING?? I'm not using it in terminal, but, rather the Gui version. Gotta ease into it.
Why, why, why?? If I stick with it it will take me forever to remember these keybindings. It does seem very fast though. Also, splitting a frame into multiple windows seems useful.
Me: Just use a text editor. Also me: But learning Emacs will be fun. Me: ????
#Emacs #GNU