Among the IPs included are The Elder Scrolls, World of Warcraft, and another shot for Halo.OpenCritic
Когда приходит время прощаться с любимым питомцем, важно, чтобы этот процесс был максимально гуманным и спокойным — и для животного, и для семьи.
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Linux distros are defining the line in the sand.Simon Batt (XDA)
In the other corner, Proposal B seems to lay out something similar to how AI-generated code is handled on the Linux kernel. The proposal allows AI-generated code only if the submitter takes full accountability for it, ensures it's free of copyright issues, and declares any LLM usage.
Assuming full technical responsibility would probably make most AI-generated code pointless, as the whole point of using AI this way is that generating code saves work. Which is not any more the case if the result is really fully reviewed.
This is different from using AI for vulnerability scanning (as it is practised in the Linux kernel).
The other thing is there is no way one can declare AI generated code safely free of copyright isses. You'd need to prove that the result code was not contained in the training data - which is not possible.
Disagree on your first point. AI will generate code that is mostly correct, the human time cost of (properly) reviewig this code and correcting it is generally less than also writing it. People that do more serious work than vibe-coding oneshot skateboard simulators in html do actually get noticeable productivity boosts even when every generated line of code is reviewed by multiple people.
That is why the kernel allows it, because they mostly care that a human is around that will take responsability for it, that the patches are of the same quality than always and that everything is manageable by humans. This is in contrast to the techbro github repo with commits that span 20 files and 2k edits where there is no hope in hell to understand what is going on.
AI will generate code that is mostly correct, the human time cost of (properly) reviewig this code and correcting it is generally less than also writing it.
I do not see it play out like this in practice, for example at my workplace. The work of debugging, reviewing, verification, and maintenance is simply offloaded to other people. Which, as a result, have more work, not less.
It is a very well known truism that it is harder to debug code than it is to write it. This is, in my experience, doubly true of the convoluted code generated by current frontier LLMs.
Allowing LLM coding at our org basically stole most of this year's progress from us as every PR made this way still has yet to be merged because the code quality just never reaches anywhere near our minimum requirement.
We are investigating ways to improve this (a style guide for agents etc) but the best step we've taken so far is just to ask people to stop using it and see what happens. (Code quality jumped up and PRs started getting merged, though the LLM ones are still languishing and probably will need rewriting from scratch before we can merge them)
That doesn't change the fact that it's harder to properly review code than to write code, especially when that code is ten times longer than it needs to be, makes no sensible decisions about how to separate concerns, and might, if you're lucky, pay lip service to naming things well.
I don't necessarily think this will always be the case with generated code, but I expect we'll need a proper breakthrough in the technology before it can write good code (it needs a number of things: actual world models, the ability to go back and edit its output when it realises a mistake -- which is crucially different from saying a new thing that contradicts the mistake -- and continual learning, to name the three that spring to mind).
Even if it started writing perfect code, I'd be dubious of signing your org's ability to write code away to a service that you don't own and has a notable history of intellectual property infringement and an insane disregard for both the law and morality. At the very least we should all be using open weights models.
Assuming full technical responsibility would probably make most AI-generated code pointless, as the whole point of using AI this way is that generating code saves work. Which is not any more the case if the result is really fully reviewed.
When you submit code that you write you take responsibility for it, irregardless of the tools you use. AI generated code should not be different in this aspect.
You can use AI to generate code but you should review it anyway, at least at the basic level to make sure that it does not contain obvious bugs and do what it is supposed to do.
The other thing is there is no way one can declare AI generated code safely free of copyright isses. You’d need to prove that the result code was not contained in the training data - which is not possible.
Which itself should make people to avoid to use AI generated code for anything else than playing around.
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the distro is a misnomer
Ubuntu is an ancient african word, meaning "I can't configure Debian"
- urbandictionary.com/define.php…
Also, my favorite:
Manjaro is an ancient African word, meaning "I can't install Arch Linux"
- urbandictionary.com/define.php…
Manjaro: Manjaro is an ancient African word, meaning "I can't install Arch Linux"Urban Dictionary
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The 'old' article seems to have deliberately missed a lot, and the headline is perhaps misleading?
It is perhaps likely that debian expanded on A vs B since the article was written
I was unable to find anything more recent than what has already been posted on lemmy, based around the vote linked below, that contains a lot of long-winded potential outcomes, mainly of which seem deliberately verbose?
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The bigger question is that if Debian and Ubuntu have conflicting policies, what does that mean for upstreaming changes from Ubuntu to Debian?
It would eventually result in Ubuntu drifting even farther from ~~God~~ Debian.
Also, downstream distributions from Ubuntu might themselves choose a conflicting policy with similar problems.
Construction sites in the UAE are increasingly shaped by one practical constraint: available space. Urban development, high-density commercial districts, residential communities, infrastructure upgrades, and industrial projects often operate within tightly bounded sites surrounded by existing buildings, roads, utilities, and active traffic. In these conditions, installing a large concrete production facility can consume valuable working space and complicate site logistics. A compact batching plant offers a more measured alternative, providing concrete production capacity while maintaining a smaller operational footprint. The appeal of compact equipment is not limited to physical dimensions. For UAE contractors, the real advantage lies in how a smaller plant can integrate with restricted site layouts, simplify material movement, and adapt to temporary or phased construction. Instead of designing the entire project around a large concrete plant, the production system can be selected around the actual constraints of the project.
Major UAE construction activities frequently take place in developed areas where land is already occupied by buildings, roads, parking facilities, utilities, and other infrastructure. A construction site may therefore have a substantial concrete requirement but very little room for supporting equipment. A conventional stationary batching plant typically requires dedicated areas for aggregate storage, cement systems, batching equipment, internal traffic, and maintenance access. On a constrained site, allocating this amount of space can interfere with cranes, excavators, material storage, worker access, and other essential activities. A compact concrete batching plant approaches the problem differently. Its reduced footprint allows concrete production to occupy a smaller portion of the site while preserving more space for the primary construction workflow.
A crowded construction site can quickly become inefficient if equipment and material flows overlap. Concrete trucks, aggregate loaders, construction vehicles, and workers may all compete for limited access routes. Compact batching equipment can help simplify this arrangement by reducing the physical area dedicated to concrete production.
A smaller installation can create a more orderly material flow. This matters in urban UAE projects where site access may already be affected by surrounding roads and traffic restrictions. The objective is not merely to fit a plant into a small space. It is to preserve enough circulation area for the rest of the construction operation.
Many construction projects in the UAE are completed in phases. Concrete demand may be intense during one stage and considerably lower during another. A large permanent batching facility can become disproportionate when production requirements change throughout the project lifecycle. A compact batching plant offers a more flexible production model. Contractors can select a configuration that corresponds more closely to actual demand and available space. For temporary construction facilities, infrastructure works, building projects, and developments with restricted access, this flexibility can simplify both installation and subsequent relocation.
Some compact batching plants are designed for easier transportation and relocation. This characteristic is particularly useful when the active construction area changes. Rather than maintaining concrete production at one fixed point throughout the project, contractors can potentially reposition mobile equipment closer to the next work phase.
Producing concrete closer to the point of placement can reduce unnecessary movement across a crowded site. Shorter internal transport routes can simplify traffic management and reduce conflicts between concrete delivery vehicles and other construction equipment. For a space-restricted project, this can be just as important as the plant's nominal production capacity.
The term "compact" should not be confused with low-performance equipment. A properly selected plant can provide sufficient output for many small- and medium-scale construction applications while occupying less space than a large conventional installation. The correct capacity depends on concrete demand, pouring frequency, project duration, and the required production rhythm. Contractors evaluating a batching plant UAE solution should therefore assess the complete operating environment rather than focusing solely on production figures.
Oversizing a batching plant can create unnecessary requirements for space, material storage, power, and site logistics. Undersizing it can lead to insufficient production and disrupt concrete placement. The ideal configuration should be based on expected hourly demand, peak pouring requirements, total project duration, and the consistency of concrete consumption. A project requiring moderate quantities of concrete at regular intervals may benefit more from a compact, well-matched plant than from a high-capacity installation designed for substantially larger projects.
Site preparation can become a significant consideration when available space is limited. Contractors should examine the plant's installation method, foundation requirements, aggregate storage arrangement, and accessibility for maintenance. Equipment that simplifies installation can reduce the amount of permanent site infrastructure required.
A compact plant should not be positioned so tightly that routine inspection and maintenance become difficult. Sufficient clearance must remain around critical components, conveyors, mixers, electrical systems, and material-loading areas. Space efficiency should improve the site layout, not create a maintenance bottleneck.
A concrete batching plant in UAE must operate reliably in a demanding construction environment. High temperatures, dust, continuous operation, and intensive project schedules can place considerable stress on equipment. Contractors should therefore consider component quality, maintenance requirements, spare-parts availability, technical support, and operator training alongside the initial equipment cost. Reliability becomes particularly important on space-restricted sites because equipment failure can obstruct an already congested work area and potentially affect several other construction activities.
The strongest argument for compact batching plants in the UAE is not simply that they occupy less ground. Their real value comes from how efficiently they fit into the broader construction system. On a restricted site, every square meter has a function. Space may be needed for cranes, reinforcement, formwork, aggregate storage, vehicle circulation, worker access, and safety zones. A compact concrete production system allows contractors to allocate more of that limited space to activities directly connected with project progress. For contractors searching for a concrete batching plant in UAE, the right solution should therefore be evaluated according to site geometry, concrete demand, mobility requirements, installation conditions, and long-term operational reliability. In the UAE's increasingly dense construction environment, mini batching plants provide a pragmatic answer to a deceptively difficult problem: how to produce enough concrete without allowing concrete production itself to consume the construction site. When equipment dimensions, production capacity, mobility, and logistics are considered as one integrated system, a compact plant can turn limited space from a constraint into a manageable engineering parameter.
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EDIT: Ended up going for Kubuntu anyway. Installed it with separate / and /home so in case they want to explore more there's the option.
I daily drove Linux for about 6 years and finally managed to convince some of my family members to try it!
However, I realized I don't have a lot of ideas about beginner distros. I have some requirements that led me to some decisions, but there doesn't seem to be a fit-all option:
- Minimal maintenance -> Debian-based (stable release)
- High compatibility -> Debian-based (.deb seems more convenient than say, AUR)
- Familiarity -> KDE Plasma (looks like Windows, very customizable)
It's for a Thinkpad X1. The main purpose is going to be academics.
All of that points to Kubuntu, but I worry about the Canonical Snap store stuff.
Everyone recommends Linux Mint for starters, but it doesn't come with a KDE Plasma flavour. I know I can install it myself, but the integration is gonna be bad and they're gonna bug me a lot.
I use Endeavour OS personally, so I'm somewhat familiar with Arch-based system. I guess .debs can be installed with debtap, but that feels like a whole another hacky solution. I have done university courses with my Endeavour OS laptop and I know quite a bit of software comes in .deb but not AUR.
What should I pick for them? And should I get more input from them? If so, what should I ask about?
Don't think too much about it. There's little reason not to try Kubuntu even with snaps. If it starts to bother you, backing up your files is simple then you can redeploy them on another distro. I've used Ubuntu for a couple years now with no issues other than some audio funkiness. But as I understand, that's just linux in general sometimes and I fixed it in like 20 minutes.
The sooner you stop being determined to get 100 concensus opinions from "experts" and instead just roll with what features suit you and form your own opinion, the happier you'll be. Snap has never once got in my way and the moment it does, I'll figure out a solution or jump ship if it's a big enough issue. The same way I did with Windows, Reddit, Twitter, toilets, disposable napkins, etc.
LFS + twm FTW.
You seem to have a good sense of what disros are out there. I think any beginner friendly distro with wherever user friendly DE it comes with will probably be fine.
I'd say maybe stick with a deb or rpm one which most are anyway, for the compatibility point you already made. If you/they need something that's otherwise not available in your distro's repos, there's probably already packages or third party repos available.
But the ask is a recommendation. I find myself generally recommending Fedora, despite not having used it myself for years. It's easy to install, you can choose your DE, it's stable, has a good release cadence, and is easy to upgrade and maintain.
Debian as a base, flatpaks/nix for anything new or shiny.
For the most part this confines anything that might break to your regular user account (so you're even less likely to break the system).
manjaro kde, it tells you when you need to update, and all you do is push a button. Most users should be able to get everything they need from official, or flatpak if need be. I don't use the AUR at all.
mint is such a weird common recommendation
debian is annoying for no good reason
ubuntu is for when you want linux to go down the windows path
News and feature lists of Linux and BSD distributions.distrowatch.com
A first draft rarely tells the whole story. That initial mockup is just the beginning of a conversation — one that shapes everything about your online presence.
Think back to when you first partnered with a web design company. You shared your vision, discussed timelines, and outlined what success would look like. Now the ball is in your court, and the notes you provide will determine what happens next.
Too often, business owners send feedback that is either too vague to act on or too harsh to process constructively. Neither extreme helps. Learning to communicate well with your creative team is one of the highest-leverage skills you can develop.
To make this concrete, imagine you own a family bakery looking to launch an online ordering system. Your website designer has delivered the first version of your site, and you need to guide them toward the final product. Here are several principles to follow.
Colors and fonts are magnetic — they pull your attention the moment you open a design file. But leading with aesthetics skips the most important question: does this design actually help the business?
A talented website designer builds for function first. They want feedback that connects visual choices to measurable goals. In the bakery scenario, the central objective is clear: let customers browse the menu, customize an order, and check out without confusion.
If your homepage burys the online ordering button beneath a scrolling photo gallery, the design is not supporting that goal. Instead of saying "the gallery is too big," try something like: "The ordering button needs to be visible without scrolling. People come here to place orders, not admire photos."
This approach tells your designer what matters and why. It removes guesswork and anchors the conversation in real business priorities rather than personal reactions to a shade of frosting.
"Something feels off" is among the least helpful notes a creative professional can receive. Your design team needs specifics — details they can locate in the file and act on immediately.
Consider what outcome you are after. Describe it in ordinary language without jargon. Back at the bakery, let's say your menu page needs to highlight seasonal items that have a limited sales window. Instead of telling your team to "make the seasonal stuff more visible," try a different approach entirely.
Say, "We need a featured section at the top of the menu page for seasonal items. Right now, they disappear into the full list. Our best sellers — the pumpkin loaf in fall, the citrus tarts in summer — should stand out on their own with pricing and a one-click add-to-cart option."
When you spell out exactly what you need, the task becomes a checklist rather than an interpretation exercise. Your designer gets clear parameters: a dedicated section, visual prominence, and a specific user action to facilitate. That is a world apart from a vague complaint.
Feedback scattered across emails, texts, voice messages, and sticky notes creates chaos. Nobody can track it. Important points get buried. Versions conflict with each other.
A web design company operates most efficiently when they receive a single, well-organized document. Structure it by page or feature. Keep each entry focused and brief.
A simple spreadsheet works well here. Use columns for the page name, the specific concern, and what you want changed. An entry might read: Menu Page — Cupcake photos are dark and inconsistent — Replace with well-lit photos on a white background so the colors pop.
After any phone call or video meeting about the project, send a written summary of the decisions made and the tasks assigned. A short follow-up message prevents misunderstandings and ensures that nothing gets lost between conversations.
Every business owner has opinions about how things look. That is natural and even healthy — up to a point. The key is recognizing when a comment addresses a genuine usability problem versus a matter of individual taste.
If a checkout button blends into the surrounding background so closely that a user might miss it, that is a legitimate accessibility concern. Your website designer should address it without hesitation. But if you simply dislike the typeface chosen for your headings, that is a different category of issue.
You can still raise aesthetic concerns. Just frame them honestly. "The script font used for our headings is charming, but it is difficult to read on smaller screens. Could we explore something that retains warmth but is more legible?" gives your designer a direction while acknowledging the tradeoff.
Always bring it back to the people using the site. In the bakery case, those people are busy parents ordering a birthday cake on their phone during a lunch break. They need speed and clarity. Flashy effects or decorative elements do not help them complete an order faster.
Hiring a professional means you gain access to expertise you do not have. Visual hierarchy, responsive layout principles, color theory, and usability heuristics — these are not guesswork. They are skills refined over years.
Your designer may occasionally push back on your suggestions. They might tell you that a particular layout will not scale to mobile, or that a color combination will fail accessibility standards. This is not defiance. It is the exact reason you brought them on board.
Treat those moments as learning opportunities rather than obstacles. A good web design company will not simply refuse a request — they will explain why, and they will often propose an alternative that achieves your goal while respecting technical constraints.
If you remain convinced a certain change is important, let your designer note their objection formally. Then compare results once the site is live. Data settles these debates more reliably than opinions do, and over time, mutual respect grows from evidence-based collaboration.
Creative work depends on momentum. When you delay feedback, the entire production timeline shifts. Worse, the designer may lose the mental context around your project and need time to reorient.
Do not rush your review, but do give it proper attention. Set aside a focused window — thirty uninterrupted minutes at your computer. Navigate every page. Click every button. Read every line of text. Look at it on different screen sizes if you can.
Aim to submit your notes within 48 hours of receiving a deliverable. If something prevents that, a quick message goes a long way: "I will have my full feedback ready by Thursday." That short update preserves trust and keeps the project moving forward without unnecessary friction.
Criticizing is effortless. Improving is harder but far more valuable. Whenever you identify something that does not work, try to suggest a better alternative — even if it is rough.
If your bakery's contact page feels cluttered, resist the urge to simply write "too much going on." Instead, propose a solution: "Can we trim this down to just the address, hours, and a simple inquiry form? The embedded map and social links can move to the footer."
This kind of note gives your team a starting point. A capable web design company will take that direction and elevate it — refining the layout, adjusting spacing, and ensuring it integrates smoothly with the rest of the site. Without a proposed direction, the designer must invent one from scratch, which adds time and cost to the process.
Feedback is not a confrontation. It is a conversation between two parties who share the same objective — building something that works. You hold the knowledge of your audience and your brand. Your designer holds the technical capability to translate that knowledge into a functional site.
Be organized. Be specific. Ground your examples in the reality of how your customers behave. The bakery's online ordering system and a large e-commerce platform follow the same feedback principles because they both serve real human needs.
When your website designer Singapore receives clear, thoughtful input, the quality of the work rises dramatically. The relationship strengthens, the timeline stays intact, and the finished site becomes something you are proud to share with your customers. Keep the dialogue honest and frequent, and trust that the process works.
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That actually makes a lot of sense, if you remove concepts such as "but Windows is already customary here" from your head. From scratch, you'd never want to do this.
If such a petition exists for the Netherlands or EU-wide, I'd sign and subscribe/support.
I disagree. While it would be correct in some way, it would be a different political movement.
With "let's introduce Linux", it's easy to stop mid-way and too early. For example, at 1 hour per week for 1 semester once during the whole school.
With "ban Windows [from school computers and as mandatory software]", the political agenda is clear and the technical goal is clear. And the benefit is clear, too.
American mindset, and probably more broadly speaking, "ban thing" when thing isn't widely understood (to be bad, or even in general) usually gets reactionary backlash because people don't like when decisions are made for them or options (even those they're unaware of) are either taken off the table or forced upon them. It's teeing up Microsoft to spend a few bucks on a country song and cowboy character ad campaign to brush the issue off.
"New thing better" doesn't always work well either because people need a reason to change when things seemingly already work as-is. Leading with outrage is unfortunately the better way to win over people who aren't going to make an effort for themselves to investigate the problem. Tell them why they should be angry, why Microsoft is a threat to their children, etc and then, if you can convince them, is when you add "...and that's why we should ban MS products." Even that is still insufficient without a clear course of action. If the solution isn't drop-in and painless, it's going to disrupt the education of the generation when the change is made. The argument needs to be compelling enough to worth unsettling the status quo.
Last up, our education system is headed by a carny. Our administration swung the doors wide open for Mecha Hitler. Our president loves the uneducated and the uneducated clap like a pack of trained seals when they hear it. Even if Microsoft failed to backroom deal or blackmail their way into maintaining their stranglehold, you'd have to be on Elon levels of ketamine to believe the current admin would adopt open standards or invest the US equivalent of Venezuela's Canaima Linux. We'd get gaudy gold TrumpTops preloaded Grok, nationalist propaganda and government spyware.
All that isn't to piss on the parade. I'm for open standards, open operating systems and improving technical literacy while stripping away the invasions of privacy and stopping the dumbing down of our youth. I just think "ban thing" is only ever going to appeal to bandwagon radicals and the folks that already agree with you. If you're not winning over the opposition (and more importantly the idiots who don't even know they're opposed until their indignant inner sleeper cell is activated by the word "ban") you're in for a losing fight.
As long as 90% of businesses use it on their desktop it makes sense to teach. Using windows and the common software (photoshop, excel etc.) on it is basically a life skill at this point in time.
I agree with your premise though.
I guess it could be argued the computer proficiency skill is transferable (from Linux at school to Windows at work) as long as there is a significant overlap in the available software, desktop presentation, workflow and control conventions.
One example where it for sure doesn't work is gimp to photoshop. If you wanna know why, go dig out instructions for how to draw a circle in each one. Or try recreating one of the many effects from PS in GEGL. - The workflow is so fundamentally different that if you know one software, it will actually hinder you learning the other, because your intuition will mislead you and you'll be constantly frustrated (which actively hinders learning. There are studies on that)
I went to school in germany, we had a generic computer class for a semester, where we started with basic controls left, right mouse click, middle click to close apps, tripple click to select a row of text, f2 for rename, f10 create new folder, deleting files, installing and uninstalling software etc.
And even here Linux diverges. Middle click pastes your clipboard and only rarely do apps like pdf viewers support tripple clicking.
Later we learned photoshop, word, excel, powerpoint, internet explorer and how to use the powerful features in google search, like quotes, +, -, site: etc. And I must say, it proved to be extrenely useful. I constantly see people around me struggle with those tasks and I'm thankful for my school teaching me.
I moved all my PCs to Linux ~5 years after graduating and it sure was a long grindy struggle of frustration and accepting bad compromises. I tried using gimp for university assignments and it was a huge PITA. Touched a mac for a week and it was equally full of friction to learn and work with.
What I want to say is - I'm sure the re-learning is a similar struggle in either direction. So if you want to prepare students for the real life, it makes sense to learn the software they will most likely encounter in their real worklife. I'm sure most polish design companies use photoshop and illustrator on windows or mac systems instead of gimp and those school students will have a harder time getting into it.
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You may already be aware but perhaps some of the rationale from these projects could help bolster your argument:
europarl.europa.eu/petitions/e…
numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/es…
Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a common free Operating System for the EU public sector 🇪🇺eu-os.eu
While I agree with the petition, it shouldn't be limited to Windows, it should be about software freedom...
I'm not commenting to pick on you but because I think it's really important that people understand the details of laws so that they can make informed choices. People often think they have more rights or protections than they do, and they might not make the same choices if they knew otherwise.
If you are referring to FERPA, the decision about whether an email is an education record depends on the content and the context for which it is used. I don't think it would hold that all emails from an educational account are educational records. ( aalrr.com/EdLawConnectBlog/a-r… )
From the above and specific to whether an email itself can be a record (when there was a paper copy on file)
The court held the electronic messages themselves were not “education records” for purposes of FERPA because, while they related to the student, they were not “maintained” by the educational institution.
(Please note: "the decision was unpublished and therefore cannot be cited.")
Getting a little more specific:
ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subt…
An educational agency or institution may disclose personally identifiable information from an education record of a student without the consent required by § 99.30 if the disclosure meets one or more of the following conditions:B) A contractor, consultant, volunteer, or other party to whom an agency or institution has outsourced institutional services or functions may be considered a school official under this paragraph provided that the outside party—
(1) Performs an institutional service or function for which the agency or institution would otherwise use employees;
(2) Is under the direct control of the agency or institution with respect to the use and maintenance of education records; and
(3) Is subject to the requirements of § 99.33(a) governing the use and redisclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
So having access to and using the information in the emails is not necessarily a violation so long as the personally identifiable information is not redisclosed.
Schools have a duty to ensure that the access is for "legitimate educational interests" which is subjective but I could see email tools or copilot being argued as meeting that.
I guess we won't know until someone challenges it 😉
I'm aware of all of that, but wasn't looking to write a novel about it.
I am of the opinion that feeding students' information to AI and to advertising algorithms is not a legitimate educational purpose. Particularly when hosting your own email that doesn't do that is so trivially simple.
ETA: btw, my nickname is potateo. You could say that's an arcane spelling of potato!
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The problems you're talking about are not problems of hosting email. Hosting email is trivially simple.
The anticompetitive practices of big tech have to be dealt with a different way. Requiring all schools to host their own email would go a very long way to ending one of those practices. You would see the opaque, unresponsive spam filterers disappear overnight.
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I don't know how much IT experience you have, but at the end of the day when an organization pays for license, they're paying for a fall-guy. They want to have someone to go to when there's a problem with the software, because that's cheaper than everyone needing to hire an expert at whatever issues pop up to be certain it's solved.
They don't want to have a bunch of PCs running whatever distro and domain software the last IT guy felt like going with. And when the next heartbleed/shell shock/spectre happens, they don't want to have to figure out how to get the fix for the flavors of software they went with. They want to be able to say "hey company, this is what we pay you for" and the company to say "all good, we got you".
Of course, it is possible to have both open software, and corporate support. This is why redhat exists. Just understand that your IT dept may have a preference based purely on how easy/hard it makes their job. When my PC has some bug or hw incompatibility, I'm willing to take the time to solve it. But someone who doesn't have that time is going to prefer to just tell the company that made it to solve it.
I'm also on-board with no computers in schools, as someone else brought up. Phones should not be allowed in classrooms. Before we had LLMs running on calculators, my idea was to have a series of optional classes where you build your own calculator starting from logic gates, and that's the only computer you're allowed to use.
The very pro-Microsoft government where I live was apparently the origin of social media age restriction legislation that then went national and now seems to be taken up various places internationally. Also very into banning phones in classrooms. And the leader was also promoting some sort of purity ring type pledge thing for phone use.
I am kind of anti-tech for kids when it detracts from the basics and adds nothing and I think a lot of tech is distracting and a waste and the only real beneficiaries are large companies. So with all this anti-phone, anti-social media stuff you might think they were looking after kids. But they were also pushing a rebranded copilot into schools and forcing AI into the curriculum. My take is Microsoft write all their scripts for them. Microsoft missed the boat on social media and mobile so attacking Meta, Apple and Google serves them while attacking AI and Windows does not. Shit like public servants and politicians getting corporate lobbying jobs isn't illegal. Nothing ever changes.
Go for it, but please consider the platform you use for that carefully and get as many partners as possible beforehand - gives much bigger chances it reaches more people.
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I agree with Stallman and others on this sort of thing, it should be illegal for any public institution to use proprietary, corporate software in any capacity.
Public institutions are supposed to serve and benefit the public good first and foremost. The idea that they can do that equally well or better by partnering with mega-corps who's only fundamental drive is to generate as much profit as possible for their shareholders, is idiotic.
Fuck it, rant time.
I was IT lead at an education trust (kinda like a school district but bigger) covering K-21 for a long time, managing a few thousand endpoints for a few thousand students. Laptops, desktops, tablets, smartphones, digital signage and embedded; devices belonging to schools, partner organisations, staff BYOD and student remote learning; structured IT suites in school campuses, stateless networks for anything portable, antique appliances that simply must work but also be accessible to particular people from anywhere; it goes on and it never ends.
No-one has time for that.
From a few central interfaces, I could deploy an application to every device. And, I could make sure that a particular website was accessible to every student from their fifteenth birthday, not a day before. And, I could make sure that any device a Ukrainian refugee logs into speaks Ukrainian. And, I could remove any bloatware. And, I could make sure that when a brand new laptop is drop-shipped to a teacher's home address directly from the distributor it will automatically configure itself with everything they need the second they connect it to their home Wifi without me even having to touch it. And, I could apply a photo-of-the-month to every device, even overlaying it with the appropriate school's logo. And I could disable (or force enable) any unwanted hardware or software features on any device. And I could make sure that every student's web traffic was appropriately filtered and, if nessecary, scrutinised.
And I could prove that all of it was working: I could prove it to staff, to parents, to governors and, when it came to it, I could prove it to the police and to lawyers. "When", not "if".
Forget schools for a second, look instead at big corporations. They are ruthlessly profit focused, but they all run Windows, Office, SharePoint, 365, etc because even though it costs money, it's cheaper overall and comes with a lot of protection, both technical and legal. Schools get that stuff basically for free, and it just works. Linux isn't there yet, not by a long shot, and no education authority worth their salt is going to take the risk of being the first to experiment with their student's wellbeing, let alone curriculum, for effectively - in their eyes - zero benefit.
To be blunt: when one of the children you are responsible for safeguarding is the victim of an attempted kidnapping that was only possible because of lax data security, no-one is going to have any tolerance for your personal philosophy about software licensing or your home-spun scripts. Ask me how I know.
Also, if your schools are letting advertisers/social media/whatever inspect student's data, that's nothing to do with the technology and everything to do with mismanagement: forcing them to manage yet another OS isn't going to fix that.
TLDR: If you want to make Linux replace Windows in schools, you first need to figure out how to make Linux replace Windows in hospitals, call centres and Fortune 500 corporations.
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Linux isn't there yet, not by a long shot, and no education authority worth their salt is going to take the risk of being the first to experiment with their student's wellbeing, let alone curriculum, for effectively - in their eyes - zero benefit.
This is the crux of your ramble and it's nonsense.
The reason orgs use these tools is productivity, not the well-being of the students. To conflate the two is to admit you're a lackey of capitalism.
If the orgs cared about student well-being, they wouldn't be training them on proprietary systems and letting corpos harvest their data. Period.
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I am looking for good options for an elderly relative which has some onset of slight dementia, but is still living alone (with assistance).
The main problem is that usual things are becoming just too complicated for that person. There are too many details that don't matter. For example, user interfaces have a lot of features that are not strictly needed, many hidden states, often no clearly visible affordances, and so on. Some mail clients make it difficult to recognize phishing.
As a good example how it is done better, I'd name GNOME simple-scan. A really good and simple UI!
This person is currently using Thunderbird + Firefox on Windows, and K9 Mail on Android. Learned to use Windows in their sixties and is now in mid-eighties age.
The main need is a simpler Email client.
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Y'all will get pissy. You should set them up with an AI assistant interface. You could do it with a powerful GPU + qwen, but there are obviously non foss options as well.
Set up something like Hermes + Nemoclaw. Set them up with productivity skills they'll need, eg let's go through my email. As well as skills, memories, and cron tasks to help them through the day. Set them up with agents to review for scams and other malicious payloads. Skills to contact you to intervene when situations with low confidence arise.
The medical models for this are currently being developed, but the public ones are good enough for now.
Yes, it'll hallucinate, but I promise you it'll still be better at identifying scams than your family member. For me the biggest concern with be them creating an attachment to the AI which is certainly problematic but I'd weigh the risks and where they come from as age increases and dementia gets worse but for me the rest of the risk mitigation would be worth it.
I'd recommend against having someone with cognitive health issues offload cognitive load to a machine that has demonstrated many times to be poor at it.
You've brought up the dangers of hallucinations and dependence, but I think the dangers are much riskier than you think they are.
Besides, doesn't learning and using critical thought help slow down the progress of dementia?
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I assure you the dangers of falling for a scam and sending your retirement to a scammer is more consequential. You can instruct models to drop the nice act via skills and memories with rbac to mitigate. It's a tool to handle certain things and risk mitigate.
Not every LLM is candyai trying to date you. It's putting your emails in front of you and running scam detection and maybe paying a bill or two.
Google, Microsoft, banks and everyone in between has been spending the last decade rolling out sophisticated scam detection systems and infrastructure. If a scam can get through all that, then it can get through your little kiddy model.
And even if you did have a model that worked well, why is the best interface for it an llm? Why not just have a big red "scam warning" banner? Loud, clear and to the point.
AI agents can make mistakes, that's something you're going to have to explain to the user. But you also have to explain to the user to always listen to the scam warning even if their gut thinks otherwise. How do you define whether or not you should trust the AI in such a way that someone with cognitive impairment can apply it?
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If a scam can get through all that, then it can get through your little kiddy model.
I use FastMail which has a reputation for decent spam filtering, and spam messages still fall through. I also have AI agents process my emails and it correctly detects those messages as spam.
why is the best interface for it an llm?
Because you can talk to it like a person and it's not bounded by a GUI's features. Compared to humans they're more readily available and you're not risking your relationship if you need to ask something you wouldn't want to ask a person
Why not just have a big red “scam warning” banner?
Because we already have those and they aren't reliable enough
How do you define whether or not you should trust the AI in such a way that someone with cognitive impairment can apply it?
When in doubt ask a human when one becomes available
I’d recommend against having someone with cognitive health issues offload cognitive load to a machine that has demonstrated many times to be poor at it.
AI has improved tremendously though and outperforms old people with cognitive health issues by a large margin at this point, and that's even with low-cost models
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A pleasure to read and fun to set up an own server. I run an agate server (written in Rust) on a Raspberry Pi B which is attached to my home router. Needs only about 1 Watt of power.
(Not related in any manner to the Google AI stuff.)
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Did he actually do anything illegal? It sounds like he spent some time tooling around in a FedEx parking lot, but not much more than that.
Beyond the question of legality, what threat does this actually pose? The Chinese will now have a picture of the aileron of a max 8? It's not like these planes are some deep secret, they carry the public around.
Operating a concrete plant in Chile can be challenging when a construction project is located in the Atacama Desert. Extreme dryness, intense solar radiation, strong winds, temperature fluctuations, and long distances from service centers can all affect concrete production and equipment reliability.
For mining, road, bridge, renewable energy, and infrastructure projects, choosing the right concrete plant in Chile(planta de hormigón Chile) is only the first step. Contractors must also adapt equipment configuration, material management, maintenance, and daily operating procedures to the desert environment.
The Atacama Desert creates several conditions that can influence the performance of a concrete plant in Chile. Understanding these factors before installation helps contractors reduce unexpected downtime and maintain consistent concrete output.
Although daytime temperatures can become high under intense sunlight, temperatures may fall considerably at night. These changes can affect electrical components, lubrication systems, hydraulic equipment, and concrete temperature.
When selecting a concrete plant in Chile, contractors should therefore consider the protection level of electrical cabinets, the reliability of sensors, the quality of mechanical components, and the plant's ability to operate continuously in demanding outdoor conditions.
Fine desert dust can enter motors, bearings, electrical cabinets, and other sensitive components. Strong winds may also affect aggregate storage and material feeding.
To improve equipment reliability, operators should:
Water management is particularly important for concrete production in the Atacama Desert. Because water resources can be limited and evaporation can be significant, the batching system should provide accurate water measurement and reliable storage.
A properly configured concrete plant in Chile should use accurate weighing and metering systems for water, cement, aggregates, and admixtures. Consistent dosing helps maintain concrete quality even when environmental conditions change throughout the day.
Aggregate moisture content can influence the actual water-to-cement ratio. Even in an extremely dry region, moisture levels can vary between different material sources and storage conditions.
Operators should regularly check aggregate moisture and adjust the batching parameters when necessary. This simple procedure can prevent variations in slump and concrete strength.
Equipment selection should be based on more than nominal production capacity. Contractors should evaluate the project's concrete demand, site accessibility, installation requirements, mobility needs, and expected operating period.
When comparing a concrete plant price(planta de concreto precio), it is important to examine the complete equipment configuration rather than focusing only on the initial quotation. Automation level, weighing accuracy, component quality, maintenance requirements, and energy consumption can significantly influence long-term operating costs.
Contractors researching a concrete plant in Bolivia may encounter similar considerations, particularly for projects located in remote or high-altitude areas. Although the environmental conditions are not identical to those in the Atacama Desert, lessons from Bolivian projects can provide useful references for equipment selection and maintenance planning.
However, a concrete plant in Bolivia(planta de concreto en Bolivia) should not be selected using exactly the same configuration as equipment for Chile. Local aggregate characteristics, altitude, transportation conditions, electricity supply, and project requirements must all be evaluated individually.
Maintenance becomes especially important when a concrete plant in Chile is installed far from major cities or industrial service centers. A minor component failure can cause significant delays if technicians or replacement parts require several days to reach the site.
Operators should inspect the following components before or during daily production:
Dust should be removed regularly, particularly around ventilation openings, sensors, motors, and moving components.
Remote projects should maintain an inventory of frequently replaced components such as sensors, belts, bearings, electrical elements, and other vulnerable parts. Preventive replacement is often more economical than waiting for a failure that stops the entire production line.
This is another reason why evaluating only the initial concrete plant price can be misleading. A plant with better component accessibility and stronger after-sales support may deliver a lower total cost over the project lifecycle.
Stable operation is not only about keeping the machinery running. A concrete plant in Chile must also consistently produce concrete that meets the project's technical specifications.
Operators should monitor fresh concrete temperature, slump, setting behavior, and curing conditions. During particularly hot periods, the production team may need to coordinate aggregate storage, water temperature, admixture dosage, transportation time, and concrete placement schedules.
These measures are especially important for large-volume pours, where even a small variation in mix consistency can affect construction efficiency and quality control.
A realistic equipment evaluation should include purchase price, transportation, installation, electricity consumption, maintenance, spare parts, labor, and potential downtime. Therefore, contractors should look beyond the quoted concrete plant price when comparing different suppliers.
For remote projects, equipment reliability can have a direct impact on construction schedules. Spending slightly more on a properly configured concrete plant in Chile may be economically justified if it reduces production interruptions and maintenance difficulties over several years.
Stable concrete production in the Atacama Desert requires coordination between equipment selection, environmental preparation, material management, maintenance, and quality control. Contractors should evaluate these factors before installation rather than waiting for environmental conditions to cause operational problems.
Whether comparing a concrete plant in Chile, researching a concrete plant in Bolivia, or evaluating different suppliers based on concrete plant price, the most reliable approach is to consider the complete project lifecycle. Properly selected equipment, disciplined maintenance, accurate batching, and adequate spare-parts preparation can help construction teams maintain stable concrete production even in one of the world's most demanding desert environments.
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Ok, yeah, I think your last sentence is probably where I was thinking...
Yep, repo packages are going to be fairly good except for watering hole attacks, but PDFs and other documents could be a potential source of malware that anti-malware software would - potentially - protect the user.
For the average home desktop/laptop user, you probably don't need it. It won't hurt, but unless you're really downloading and executing random files off the internet, it won't do much.
If you run a server that is publicly available on the internet that allows folks to upload files to it, then you will almost certainly want it.
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Backup your data so that you can restore what matters to you. There is no need for an antivirus on Linux if you stick to the distribution channels of your distribution because package are verified. Unlike in the close source world because the source of those packages are open, verifying, even though imperfect, is much simpler. Popular distributions, e.g. Debian or Redhat, have a very strong incentive not to let anything slip. Maintainer of packages also are able not just to track what changed but also by whom, that means if there is a problem it can be identified and attributed rather quickly and thus other maintainers can be warned. It is not impossible and supply chain attacks do happen, e.g. xz backdoor, but it is rare, specific and has been studied and thus partly alleviated even though it remains a challenge.
If you do download executables or binaries, not media e.g. videos or music, from random places though then all bets are off.
Eu admito que estou gostando de usar o Reddit ultimamente. É um modelo similar ao de um fórum de internet, mas há comunidades ativas e em crescimento. Há uns algoritmos irritantes na página inicial, mas é possível ir a qualquer comunidade e ordenar publicações por métodos mais transparentes do que um algoritmo de Instagram ou Bluesky. Também vejo menos gente tentando invalidar a posição alheia por motivos fúteis ou reclamando de "textões" ou "palestrinhas" por alguém publicar mais de dois parágrafos de uma vez só.
Neste texto, meu público-alvo são pessoas que, como eu, publicam textos, vídeos, imagens, eventos ou afins. Isso porque o Reddit tem uma cultura de ser "contra autopromoção" de forma que pode acabar afastando quem usa espaços sociais na Internet para compartilhar o próprio trabalho. Porém, eu acho que o Reddit tem valor para pessoas que estão cansadas de se dedicar somente a outras redes sociais e não ver muitas pessoas absorvendo as informações divulgadas. Enfim, acho que o texto pode ser útil para outras pessoas conhecerem um pouco sobre o Reddit também, só estou especificando meu foco.
Reddit tem uma estrutura de fórum online, só que de forma relativamente descentralizada. Cada pessoa tem a sua própria conta e a utiliza para acompanhar e postar em comunidades (subreddits), as quais giram em torno de temas específicos e possuem suas próprias equipes e regras. Isso significa que o Reddit possui termos de serviço mais gerais, mas que é importante conferir as regras de cada comunidade antes de publicar algo nela.
Cada publicação original ("postagem" na linguagem oficial, que é como um tópico num fórum) vai ter comentários (respostas), a não ser que os comentários tenham sido trancados pela moderação (automaticamente ou não; muitas comunidades optam por trancar comentários em publicações antigas automaticamente). Cada postagem e comentário pode receber upvotes (votos positivos valendo +1 cada) ou downvotes (votos negativos valendo -1 cada) com os resultados finais (infelizmente chamados de "karma" na linguagem oficial) sendo visíveis, e é possível ordenar comentários dentro de cada postagem e postagens dentro de cada comunidade peles mais controverses, mais noves ou mais bem votades, ou de formas que misturam tais conceitos. Postagens não podem ficar com pontuações menores do que 0 independentemente do número de downvotes, enquanto comentários com menos de 0 ficam escondidos por padrão por provavelmente serem ofensivos ou conterem informações erradas.
Comentários utilizam uma estrutura de árvore, facilitando aes leitóries visualizarem quem respondeu a quem. Cada resposta só notifica a conta que foi respondida, então, se eu escrever um comentário B a uma postagem A, a autoria da postagem A será notificada, mas comentários C respondendo o meu comentário B só enviarão notificações para mim, e comentários D respondendo a uma das respostas C não me notificarão. Isso permite a evolução de um assunto assim como ocorre em fóruns e redes sociais de forma mais organizada e menos invasiva em comparação a vários outros espaços.
Perfis são identificáveis por um nome de tela, o qual é imutável, e podem também ter ícones, biografias, links e nomes de exibição que podem ser mudades a qualquer momento. Usuáries do Reddit estão acostumades com a ideia de perfis quase anônimos - fazer contas diferentes para propósitos diferentes é comum e permitido desde que não hajam abusos, e ninguém recomenda ter nome ou foto reais a não ser que seja uma celebridade oferecendo para responder perguntas ou algo do tipo - e tendem a insistir que por isso o Reddit não é uma rede social, embora eu acredite que qualquer site ou aplicativo que ofereça a possibilidade de publicar no próprio perfil e se comunicar diretamente com outres conte como rede social.
É possível publicar no próprio perfil como se fosse uma comunidade, mas não há muita vantagem nisso na maioria dos casos. A interface do Reddit não é muito própria para um blog e poucas pessoas usam a função de seguir perfis.
Existem sistemas de pontuações totais (aquelas acumuladas via postagens/comentários) e conquistas (do tipo "seja a primeira pessoa a responder X postagens" ou "dê upvotes por Y dias seguidos") que incentivam pessoas a permanecer com as mesmas contas. Além disso, muitas das comunidades mais movimentadas não permitem que contas que não atingiram uma determinada pontuação postem lá (geralmente algo em torno de 50-150 pontos), justamente para evitar pessoas fazendo contas apenas para trollagem/evasão de banimento.
A maioria dos subreddits tende a ser voltada para dúvidas e discussões, mesmo que existam opções de compartilhar links, vídeos e outros tipos de mídia. Existem subs mais voltados para compartilhar imagens/vídeos/notícias, ou para pessoas se apresentarem e se conhecerem, mas, num geral, não existe uma expectativa de alguém vir se apresentar, e alguém só vindo repostar seu trabalho sem vir falar de outras coisas provavelmente será viste como spammer. A etiqueta oficial diz para só publicar o próprio conteúdo 1 vez a cada 10 postagens.
Pois é, ao contrário de alguém mantendo uma conta no fediverso apenas para mandar links para o próprio site/blog, a cultura que o Reddit impõe é de ser ume membre da comunidade para além de mandar links para o próprio site/blog/canal. Por um lado, é uma jogada psicológica para incentivar a manter pessoas dentro do Reddit e pintar pessoas com menos vontade de interagir de outras formas como spammers sem interesse na comunidade. Por outro, como alguém que esteve em vários espaços online faz mais de uma década, eu acho que isto faz sentido (até certo ponto): não é legal quando alguém faz uma conta num fórum para compartilhar algo e depois nunca volta para interagir com as respostas, pessoas que só usam contas de microblogging para enviar links descontextualizados dificilmente vão ser populares em tais redes e redes sociais com foco em "falar o que quiser na própria conta" criaram um problema cultural de pessoas não conseguindo se adaptar bem a espaços mais sociais como grupos de bate-papo ou fóruns (uma restrição contra só repostar o próprio conteúdo externo obriga a pessoa a refletir sobre o que mais tem a oferecer à comunidade, mesmo que sejam suas próprias dúvidas, ao invés de focar somente no que ela mesma quer divulgar).
Eu andei fazendo várias postagens no r/naobinarie para movimentar o sub (e divulgar trabalhos de uma variedade de pessoas não-binárias que deveriam ser mais populares). Também frequento alguns outros subs, como r/transbr. E percebi algumas coisas:
Dependendo do que alguém quiser divulgar, pode ser possível postar sem se preocupar tanto com a etiqueta acerca de autopromoção. r/betatests, por exemplo, é principalmente para publicar aplicativos prontos que precisam de pessoas para testá-los. Obviamente recomendo ter bom senso e não publicar 10 aplicativos diferentes de uma vez só, mas não há tantas restrições para as publicações em si.
Fora isso, a solução é ficar e achar o que falar entre divulgações. É possível divulgar notícias ou informações relevantes de outros lugares, mesmo que isso não resulte em muitas interações. É possível fazer perguntas relevantes à comunidade, como "com quantos anos vocês descobriram ser trans" num subreddit trans ou "qual tipo de saia vocês preferem" num subreddit de moda. Responder a outras postagens também demonstra interesse na comunidade em si, e não só no que ela pode oferecer como audiência, e pode incentivar mais pessoas a prestar atenção quando você divulgar algo próprio.
O Reddit reportou cerca de 20 milhões de usuáries brasileires no final de 2025, mais usuáries do que o X, sendo que ambas as plataformas são abertas a maiores de 13 anos. Não é algo que vai trocar a presença no Instagram ou WhatsApp, especialmente quando muitas vezes são pessoas diferentes que frequentam cada plataforma, mas também não acho que faz sentido agir como se fosse "um lugar vazio que ninguém conhece".
Eu sempre divulgo os eNBontros no Instagram e Oltiel faz o mesmo no Instagram déli, mas mesmo que eu tenha os divulgado no Reddit menos vezes, mais pessoas compareceram fisicamente por terem descoberto os eNBontros pelo Reddit em comparação com o Instagram. Ao meu ver, as interações no Reddit são mais raras, mas também são mais engajadas.
Não sei o quanto isso ainda se aplicaria a questões como produtos à venda ou assinaturas (que também seriam bem mais difíceis de divulgar do que publicações gratuitas), mas acho que o Reddit incentiva pessoas a realmente ler antes de interagir já que o objetivo é comentar/discutir, ao contrário do Instagram que é cheio de "likes por educação" que não se traduzem em aprendizado de novas práticas, novos termos ou comprometimento de ler a publicação divulgada. Também acho prática a existência de uma rede social que não tenta forçar pessoas a se expressarem com poucos caracteres, caso o objetivo seja algo como desabafar ou apresentar um termo novo.
Atualmente, acho que há uma tendência centrista no Reddit. A administração tentou "limpar" alguns subs mais reacionários, então muita gente que os frequentava foi para alternativas de direita como o Voat (que não existe mais, mas com certeza há outros lugares similares). A maioria dos subs maiores não permite ofensas diretas ou discursos de ódio mais pesados, mas não tem preocupação com instâncias mais normalizadas na sociedade em geral de racismo, misoginia, cissexismo, capacitismo e assim por diante.
Porém, o Reddit é um espaço de discussão voltado apenas para determinados temas de interesse. Comunidades como r/transbr não permitem apologia à extrema direita e transmedicalismo, mas um "público geral" trans ainda não vai ter uma maioria de pessoas aplicando neolinguagem quando usam linguagem genérica ou evitando termos como "nasci homem/mulher" ou "uso pronomes femininos/masculinos". Comentários transmísicos contra outras pessoas, como "não existe não-binaridade", "seu pronome é muito ridículo, ninguém vai usar" ou "mulher trans tem que se barbear todo dia sim" vão ser deletados e pessoas podem ser banidas (do r/transbr) por isso, mas há um fluxo grande de pessoas e nem sempre os comentários mais violentos são apagados dentro de poucas horas.
No final, sobra um "centrismo" que vai variar de comunidade para comunidade, o qual muitas vezes pode acabar por excluir pessoas fixadas em quaisquer extremos de forma explícita (via banimentos) ou implícita (por pessoas preferirem não lidar com uma comunidade que não modera de acordo com seus valores). Pessoas podem criar suas próprias comunidades alternativas, como o r/lesbiangang que é para lésbicas cissexistas e monossexistas porque o r/actuallesbians é inclusivo de quaisquer pessoas sáficas (ou mesmo quaisquer pessoas interessadas em participar num geral).
Mas, quanto mais genérico for o nome, mais gente vai conseguir achar o local: eu prefiro o r/NonbinaryTalk e o r/XenogendersAndMore do que o r/NonBinary ou o r/queer, mas é provável que mais pessoas não-binárias venham esbarrar nestes últimos dois primeiro. O r/arco_iris é provavelmente o subreddit NHINCQ+ mais variado, mas tende a ser bastante exclusicionista de pessoas que saem de L/G/B/T (e olhe lá) porque não há esforços para barrar comentários acemísicos, periorientistas, exorsexistas ou contra orientações fluidas; mas alguém criando uma alternativa vai ter bastante trabalho se quiser montar um espaço movimentado mais inclusivo sobre o mesmo tema.
Entendo que muita gente das nossas comunidades ou só se abre por completo ou só interage em espaços mais isolados: comunidades de Discord/WhatsApp mais específicas, contas privadas no Instagram/fediverso ou assim por diante. Entendo que há riscos de maldenominação e chacota muito presentes em espaços "vale tudo" em uma sociedade exorsexista, exorlinguista e antiNCL, e que há pessoas cuja saúde mental não é forte o suficiente para lidar com estes riscos.
Porém, não é incomum eu me deparar com pessoas que acham que a neolinguagem é algo do passado ou que só existe no contexto de chacota ou de empresas desinformadas. Com pessoas que nunca viram alguém usar o modelo artigo/pronome/final de palavra. Com pessoas que nunca viram alguém não-binárie se definindo para além de agênero, gênero-fluido, demi-homem, demimulher, transfem ou transmasc. E não é necessariamente uma questão de intolerância consciente, e sim da falta de normalização. Porque, por mais que já existam anos de livros, artigos, postagens de blogs, vídeos e podcasts que implementam alguma forma de neolinguagem ou falem de não-binaridade, estas publicações ainda são uma minoria que muitas pessoas podem ignorar e que muitas vezes nem chega em pessoas que poderiam estar interessadas. Ocupar espaços onde a conversa não só vai ser lida por muites mas também vai ser moderada contra ataques que saem do assunto pode ser ótimo para que outres saibam que nós e nossas pautas "ainda" existimos.
(Alterumanidade e pluralidade também estão estranhamente ausentes de praticamente quaisquer discussões na lusosfera, NHINCQ+ ou não, mas daí já não acho justo fazer o mesmo pedido.)
Eu não estou dizendo para enfiar a não-binaridade ou o uso de neolinguagem de forma forçada em toda e qualquer publicação ou resposta. Só estou pedindo para aproveitar a oportunidade de um perfil praticamente anônimo (no caso de quem não associa seu perfil com suas redes sociais/fotos/etc.) para refletir a forma ideal da expressão da não-binaridade e/ou evitar termos cissexistas ou concepções exorlinguistas, ao invés de se render ao derrotismo de que ninguém vai entender termos pesquisáveis e/ou finais de palavra incomuns e/ou todo mundo vai atacar caso algum conjunto para além de a/ela/a, o/ele/o e -/-/- seja utilizado. Caso alguém não entenda alguma coisa, será uma ótima justificativa para enviar um recurso que explique, ou mesmo explicar a questão com as próprias palavras.
A relevância do Reddit está crescendo bastante como um dos únicos lugares onde publicações e respostas enviadas automaticamente por IA generativa são raras mesmo que também haja lá uma grande movimentação de tutoriais, pessoas dispostas a responder perguntas e compartilhamentos de outros achados da internet. Acho que pessoas que buscam visibilizar pautas anticapitalistas e de justiça social têm muito a ganhar caso tragam seus conhecimentos para lá.
Só peço para que não entendam esta publicação de forma cínica: espaços online mais focados em comunidades requerem trocas. Meu incentivo aqui não é voltado a explorar um público despolitizado (o que não é o caso), e sim não descartar um site/aplicativo utilizado por milhões de pessoas como "ruim" por ele não ter sido projetado para ser um diário pessoal, ou como inerentemente hostil por conta de usuáries reacionáries que vão existir em praticamente qualquer plataforma aberta.
Administro r/neolinguagem e r/naobinarie, e no momento estou sozinhe na equipe de ambos. Sintam-se livres para interagir por lá mesmo sendo parte de comunidades NHINCQ+ relativamente incomuns; é só seguir o assunto das comunidades ou das respostas anteriores. Para quem quer conselhos/ajuda de forma mais geral, o próprio Reddit tem uma seção de ajuda bem completa para ajudar usuáries noves, e também existe o sub r/NovoNoReddit.
Finalmente, eu também entendo quem prefere não interagir com (mais) nenhuma rede social administrada por uma grande empresa. Existem equivalentes do Reddit no fediverso, como o Lemmy (exemplo: lemmy.eco.br) e o PieFed (exemplo: feddit.online), mas admito que não vi muitas discussões/dúvidas interessantes por lá. Raddle é pra ser tipo "um Reddit de esquerda" que não monetiza sues usuáries, mas ele é relativamente parado e a única comunidade que eu achei parcialmente em língua portuguesa é /f/Brasil, com publicações sendo compostas de compartilhamentos de notícias mais ou menos uma vez por mês (a maioria na língua inglesa). Eu acho que muito do que falei neste texto se aplica a outros espaços no estilo fórum, só acho que será necessária uma articulação mais ativa para chegar em mais pessoas por meios deles.
Almost a year after the Multikernel project shared its Linux kernel code and submitted its first patches for review, the team has now made its Multikernel Linux tree publicly available for the first time. This release is built on Linux 7.0 and is labeled v7.0-mk2 in the project’s kernel tree. Currently, only x86_64 is officially supported.If you haven’t heard of it, Multikernel is a new way of using Linux on big multi-core systems. Rather than one Linux kernel running everything, it lets several separate Linux kernels run side by side on the same hardware.
The main idea is simple. One Linux instance acts as the host and manages a pool of CPUs, memory, and PCI devices. It can split these resources into separate groups and start another Linux kernel in each group. Unlike virtual machines, these extra kernels don’t run on a hypervisor. Each one gets its own physical CPUs, memory, and devices, and runs right on the hardware.
Resources aren’t locked in place, either. The project says you can shut down instances, return their CPUs, memory, and devices to the host, and then start new instances with a different kernel if needed.
With this release, the project has also shared performance comparisons showing where its bare-metal approach can outperform traditional virtualization. In one set of lmbench tests, Multikernel was compared to a well-tuned KVM virtual machine. Both used the same kernel build, two CPU cores, and 1 GB of memory on a dual-socket Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y system.
The results showed almost the same memory latency and bandwidth, which makes sense given how efficient modern hardware virtualization is. The bigger differences showed up in tasks that need lots of transitions and CPU wakeups.
For example, the tests showed a two-process context switch took 1.37 microseconds with Multikernel, compared to 3.42 microseconds in the default KVM guest. Pipe latency was 3.24 microseconds versus 7.06, and Unix socket latency was 4.81 versus 7.48 microseconds.
However, the developers point out that these numbers don’t mean Multikernel is always several times faster than KVM. A lot of the difference comes from how idle virtual CPUs are managed. In the default KVM setup, waking an idle vCPU means leaving and re-entering the virtual machine. Multikernel, on the other hand, manages its physical CPU cores directly.
The downside is that these CPU cores look fully used to the host and use more power. The project measured about 19 extra watts in this setup. Giving the guest more control over CPU power management also helped latency, but still came with power and resource tradeoffs.
For this first public release, the developers say x86_64 has been tested the most. Support for other architectures may come later. The architecture-specific interfaces have already been separated with future ports in mind, but none are officially supported yet.
For additional details, see the announcement. You can find the Multikernel Linux source code on GitHub. The project also offers a getting-started guide for anyone who wants to try out the technology.
The first public Multikernel Linux release lets several independent kernels run side by side on one machine with dedicated CPUs, memory, and devices.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Le chercheur au CNRS Jean-Michel Hupé décortique le lien indissociable entre écologie et démocratie au micro du Greenletter Club.
Face au modèle capitaliste et colonial porté par l’élite, la préservation des limites planétaires impose de réduire radicalement notre consommation.
L’effondrement démocratique actuel instrumentalise les catastrophes environnementales pour protéger les privilèges d’une minorité ultra-riche, prête à sacrifier la majorité de la population mondiale.
Repenser nos modèles de société de manière équitable reste notre unique issue.
#Hupé #Démocratie #Écologie #Capitalisme #Climat
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Quel déclin accompagne le green backlash selon Hupé ?
➡ Déclin de la démocratie.
Quel modèle d'élevage est incompatible avec les limites planétaires ?
➡ L'élevage industriel.
Quelle est notre seule chance de résoudre l'ensemble de nos problèmes ?
➡ Une vraie démocratie.
Slop Linux got money to spend and the reactionary ----- is the first one to get it.
David Heinemeier Hansson, aka DHH, has put a number on how serious he is about desktop Linux. That number is eight million dollars, and it's going into a brand new nonprofit called the Omacom Foundation.DHH is incorporating the foundation now, set to cover the Omarchy trademark, its infrastructure and hosting, promotion for the project, and funding for the open source developers whose work it depends on.
He calls it a "moral obligation," not just to get Omarchy into more people's hands but to change how they use a computer in the first place.
The above is so Google-in-early-days-vibes coded that one has to think they should know by now that nobody is buying it. Except that the gen alpha has the attention span of a flea and doesn't really read anything nor it's interested in History. So those techy bozos will always find new prey.
Michael Dell of Dell Technologies, Patrick Collison of Stripe, Tobi Lütke of Shopify, Jack Dorsey of Block, Matthew Prince of Cloudflare, Jason Fried of 37signals, Brendan Iribe of Sesame, and DHH himself each put in a million dollars to make it happen.People already like using Omarchy, DHH says, and he wants this money to last as long as possible instead of getting spent all at once while also making the most out of it.
There are two major updates to this. Omacom funding has hit $10 million, and it has become a premier sponsor for Quickshell.
Hyprland first to gain
Hyprland is the first project outside Omarchy to see any of this money. Omacom is extending an exclusive sponsorship to support Vaxry, the developer behind the Wayland compositor Omarchy runs on.
Under this, he is locked into an agreement for three years, with the possibility of extending for two more years.
This way Vaxry gets to work on Hyprland full time without needing to think about the money. As part of this arrangement, the €5/month Hyprperks subscription service will be discontinued, and everything offered under it will be provided for free.
DHH also joked about finding Vaxry a pookie, noting that:
Many thanks to 37signals (hello self! 😂), Butterfly, and Framework for helping Hyprland get to this point. Thrilled that the Omacom Foundation can take over from October 10, and give one of the best developers in this new Linux moment the chance to go all-in.
(* This deal does not include any direct assistance in getting Vaxry a girlfriend, but I’ll personally be available as a reference for any inquiries on the matter.*)
I'll feel bad for any girl taking her chances.
Do you remember this?This isn't the first time we are talking about money and Hyprland. Back in 2025, Framework became a Gold tier sponsor of the project. But that didn't sit too well with many people, as soon after, a thread titled "Framework supporting far-right racists?" came up on the official forum.
The original poster called out Vaxry's old freedesktop.org ban and pushed Framework to explain why it was funding the project. Framework's own account made things worse that same day. It posted a tweet comparing Omarchy to the old Windows XP product key meme, and people read that as an endorsement of DHH.
While Framework did send hardware to people at Omarchy, the project itself never got any direct funding. Later, Framework had to start publishing a running list of its sponsorships after people kept asking exactly who the company was funding and why.
Where Omarchy's headed
Quattro, Omarchy's newest release, shipped recently, building AI agents into the desktop by default instead of treating them as an extra. While none of the eight patrons have said publicly that Omarchy's AI bet factored into their decision to back the foundation.
My read is that it's hard to ignore, especially with Michael Dell's company betting heavily on AI infrastructure elsewhere. A distro built around AI agents is exactly the kind of bet a company selling AI hardware would want to back.
And it all ties into what DHH said about truly democratizing Linux.
Whether that $8 million and a nonprofit structure are what bring about the "year of the Linux desktop" is a question for another time.
A new nonprofit is being setup that would house all that money, and Hyprland is the first external project to benefit.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
The Ruby community can no longer afford to stand silent in the face of DHH and his toxic ideas.tekin.co.uk
I'm completely checked out. Why are they a fascist? I thought it was just a shitty arch linux rice. Just to clarify, i'm not challenging that they are a fascist. I'm just curious about what happened.
Edit: Ewwwwww built-in AI features. it's all coming together now.
dude proeminently posted a big rant on his blog about how there are too many brown immigrants in london, and it's losing its purity or something.
plus more or his horrible commentary here and there.
Patrick Collison of Stripe
Is that Darby Crash's uncool younger brother?
First, a PSA: Do NOT use Omarchy if you care about security of your machine even a little bit. You can't polish a turd Omarchy 4.0 shipped with a collec...One Happy Fellow - blog
There are bangers like video title bash injection or all notifications being able to run arbitrary bash on your machine.
I checked the release notes of the new release out of curiosity and:
- Stop a video title from becoming the Download Video play command
- Stop an installed theme from running code
- Don't put the user in the docker group; make it opt-in
- Stop USB device names from being executed as Hyprland Lua
Lmao. Nope.
like this
rescla likes this.
I couldn’t implement that bug if I wanted to.
Skill issues. 😛 Just joking, I have no idea too.
Probably. The guy's a fascist.
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I have no interest in whatever he wants to do to Linux.
DHH's politics are not normal. Maybe they used to be, I don't know, but as of right now the dude is way outside of what most people would consider moral or acceptable.jakelazaroff.com
Sounds like a skill issue. But I agree sway is way more stable, I like it too. I personally use hyprland cause even on nvidia gaming worked better on it compared to sway. The breaking changes every few months is a pain in the ass but honestly worth it for all the features. You can do literally anything you want in hyprland. Sway still doesn't have a way to pin floating windows 😩.
I have hyprland, sway and niri configured. So if anything breaks(mostly hyprland xD) I can easily get my work done. The more options the merrier.
When I think of FOSS, and people who are seriously committed to a copyleft future, these names suddenly spring into my mind
IDK why. Generosity, Linux, FLOSS, sharing, GPL... these terms all come to mind when those people's names come up.
Oh wait, no it doesn't.
This is also my concern. I love Hyprland and heard some stuff about there being political contraversy but never knew what it was.
So does all this mean that the cool FOSS compositor I use will be chock full of shitty blobs soon?
Michael Dell of Dell Technologies, Patrick Collison of Stripe, Tobi Lütke of Shopify, Jack Dorsey of Block, Matthew Prince of Cloudflare, Jason Fried of 37signals, Brendan Iribe of Sesame, and DHH himself each put in a million dollars to make it happen.
What the dell
An exciting development for this Linux app sandboxing and distribution tech. This would also help improve Google Chrome/Chromium support outside the likes of RPM and Debian based distributions with a cleaner packaging experience.
That's what he said.
Google engineers responsible for the Chrome/Chromium web browser are experimenting with Flatpak packaging on Linuxwww.phoronix.com
The main Chrome flatpak currently just installs the official RPM file for Chrome. You're right that the Chromium and Ungoogled Chromium ones do seem to build from source a bit more. I imagine it will just mean a better build process with less patching.
But you can see exactly what it means right in the ticket:
- Create chrome/installer/linux/flatpak/ with packaging scripts and
templates for metadata, AppStream metainfo, and launcher entrypoint.- Add enable_flatpak GN build argument (default false).
- Add package_format to InstallerConfig and omit host desktop integration
artifacts (system desktop files, /usr/bin symlinks, AppStream appdata,
GNOME default apps, manpages, and AppArmor profiles) when packaging
for Flatpak.- Update common/installer.py with Flatpak configuration and App ID
mapping for Chromium (org.chromium.Chromium) and Google Chrome
(com.google.Chrome).- Generalize common/desktop.template to support both Flatpak and
system-wide desktop execution commands.- Disable setuid sandbox and zlib compression for non-official builds.
- Update BUILD.gn with flatpak packaging targets and aliases.
Most of the small shops I talk to have the same bottleneck with video: they have plenty of product photography and no time to edit. The shoot is done, the stills are fine, and the thirty-second clip the ad platform wants never gets made.
For the past few weeks I have been running those stills through an automated cut instead of opening an editor. The tool I settled on is Nereo - you upload the product images, it picks a shot order, adds captions and a voiceover track, and hands back a vertical clip.
The first draft arrives in a couple of minutes. That matters more than it sounds: the reason these clips never get made is not that editing is hard, it is that starting is expensive. Having something concrete on screen changes the task from "make a video" into "fix this video", which is a much easier thing to sit down to.
Caption timing is usually right. Shot order is usually reasonable - it groups detail shots after the hero shot, which is what you would do by hand anyway.
Pacing. The automatic cut holds every shot for roughly the same length, and real ads do not work that way; the hero shot wants to breathe and the detail shots want to move. That is one pass in any editor and it is worth doing.
Voiceover copy is generic unless you write it yourself. Treat the generated script as a placeholder, not a draft.
If you already have an editor and a working process, this replaces neither. If you have been putting off video for a year because the edit step never gets scheduled, it removes the excuse. That is a narrow claim, but I think it is the honest one.
Nereo helps brands create product ads, commercial visuals, try-on assets, and campaign-ready videos from photos, URLs, scripts, and avatars.Nereo
Last year a multi-kernel architecture was proposed for the Linux kernel to allow multiple independent kernel instances to co-exist on a single physical machinewww.phoronix.com
The PorteuX Linux distribution focused on being a high performance, modular, and minimalist distro took to forking Xfce's xfwm4 window manager into 'xfwm4-gl' for OpenGL compositing supportwww.phoronix.com
Earlier this month I provided a look at the KDE Plasma 6.7 Wayland vs.www.phoronix.com
I like Wayland just because it lets me easily use two monitors of different resolutions and refresh rates.
I used X11 for about 6 months when I first used Linux because I still had an Nvidia GTX 1080 at the time and Wayland wouldn't even load for me then.
I did manage to get my monitor setup somewhat working on X11 through a lot of manual editing and the trade off constant screen tearing on my low hz 2nd monitor.
When I finally got an AMD card I loaded KDEs Wayland session on the same Linux install and it automatically set the max res and hz for both monitors including the new 1440p 170hz main monitor I got along with the GPU.
Doesn't KDE kinda have that same refresh rate issue on Wayland? I remember seeing a bug that Qt has a limitation in this regard, In the video I saw the workspace transition ran at the lower refresh rate when multiple monitors were used.
Thankfully I stopped using multiple monitors so I can't personally confirm.
For dual monitors and partial scaling wayland have been a bless.
It's not that's more or less efficient or more of less fast. It's that's been able to do things thar X was unable to and had to be practically hacked to get a clunky solution.
YouTube Premium is getting more expensive for subscribers across Europe and Asia, with some plans increasing by nearly 17%.Michael Gwilliam (Dexerto)
Im using framework. my home networks isnt safe (it belongs to my family and google) and i would like to use the internet in public uncensored. someone also has a virus (they will not remove it dont ask why i do not know either) I know qubes is for security but Tails isnt for me. any reasonable ways to make Qubes private in my situation?
btw heres why i want security/privacy (i dont know my terminology)
I will be opening risky files and pirating
Don't like survillence policing/capitalism or censorship
Will be reading political things but dont want to be manipulated by my views
Love disposable identities that are hard to connect together
thanks for reading
Qubes requires a lot of configuring to be properly secure and you have to have a fair bit of understanding about virtualization.
I'd suggest starting with Whonix . It still uses some of the same virtualization technology, and like Tails routes everything over Tor, and provides excellent protection against threats on your local network (due to separating Gateway into its own VM)
Also Whonix is straightforward to set up. You first install VirtualBox, then literally just double-click the Whonix .OVA file to install. It fires up two virtual machines: Gateway and Workstation. You use the Workstation; the Gateway handles Internet traffic (and you generally don't login to it)
You can save files, customize your desktop, use it like a normal computer.
EDIT: just noticed this
opening risky files
For that, your best bet is a burner laptop that you re-image regularly. Qubes is also a pretty good way to do this; you'd set up an extremely locked-down execution environment for the "risky file".
But if the risky file attacks Linux-based OSes, you're hosed even under Whonix or Tails.
FREE Download Whonix. Privacy Protection. Anonymity Online. For Windows, macOS, Linux.Whonix
I feel there's a lot of bandwidth with "risky files" anyway. If that's just a select few pirated games, creating two seperate user accounts might do. I did that for a while. Had one regular account for all my files, browsing etc. And another one with Lutris and some pirated games from ye good ol times... If there's some Windows virus included, it can't access any of my files.
If someone does computer security research, or plans to deliberately execute the nastiest malware, ransomware... that's obviously not enough by any means.
But people are in different kinds of situations. So pick what's best for you. And my priorities changed over time. These days I -for example- don't pirate as much software anymore. In case I want some of my Portal2 memories back, I'll just wait for the next Steam sale and buy it for 5 bucks... and for the rest of my software needs I have Linux and the Free Software community. I still keep the separate user accounts for random games and work and personal stuff, though.
system accounts
or even better, fire up a disposable VM
Yes, operating system accounts. And a good follow-up step is to check whether that account is really unable to read the files from other accounts. Sometimes Linux distributions come with weird default settings, I think Debian allows read access to files per default. I'm not 100% sure.
Virtual machines are way better at isolating stuff. Downside might be some extra effort to set them up, and maybe some fiddling with the graphics card.
thanks but i dont have the money for a burner letalone one that is powerful enough for qubes
thanks for the commen it helps other people see this
Look op, you kind of want to drive around without wanting to put in the work to either lern how a car works or what the road rules are.
Security is not something you install and the you got it.
I highly suggest to learn what the common risks are and how they work, then how to counter them.
This whole security and privacy thing requires both effort and knowledge, that is why corpos fuck over people so much, because they ain't willing to put in the work to care.
P.s sorry I reread my answer and I come off a bit harsh, what I mean is that by prompting a community like this with your kind of questions like if we were an AI will not work towards getting you good answers. You need to learn first and one of the first lessons is that there is no security and a casual "I will be opening sketchy files". A better question is: how can I open sketchy files and still be safe?
nah its fine man 👍 thanks for the advice friend )
btw do you have any resources for learning that you recommend?
(ps i meant risky files as in i will pirate or just get curious im not a high profile guy)
You are pretty clearly just starting off on this journey. What I'll say is this:
1) Perfect is the enemy of good, as long as you understand your risk.
2) Know your risk profile as it relates to your level of proficiency. Which means that you should probably not install Qubes and then pirate a bunch of shit, because you don't even know what the pitfalls are.
If you don't know what a risk profile is, then start there. That will help you understand what you should and should not be doing at your level of knowledge. Then, just get started, but be open minded. Nothing is a silver bullet.
I've personally found Qubes to be the best privacy/anonymity solution for my risk profile, but explaining that would be hundreds of pages. You just have to try it. For example, here's one challenge: you know that VPN is recommended for torrenting. How do you use Qubes with a VPN? That is a great road to go down for understanding, and you can start by searching the Qubes forums and documentation.
Accept that this will take a good chunk of your time, especially if you only have one PC and will be daily driving Qubes. So, maybe don't start this journey during a busy time in your life when you have lots of other responsibilities. This stuff is best done as a "deep dive", where you just set aside time and work until you've accomplished your goal.
Finally: interact with the community. Hit a dead end? Post in the appropriate community (or post asking where that is). Join group chats, which are faster than forums and more personal. Don't just go it alone... you will burn out quick!
Das Fediverse in 4 Minuten erklärt: Schau rein und entdecke eine ganz neue Welt der sozialen Medien – mit Respekt für Privatsphäre, selbstbestimmten Nutzer.innen und ganz ohne Big Tech. Von Elena Rossini
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Somewhat of a PSA for Qt users:
On Linux, Firefox will now default to the XDG portal file picker if available, rather than the GTK3 one, which is usually better integrated with the user's desktop environment, and more powerful.
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Edit: I talk about a patched version below, but it was an about:config toggle in more recent times.
Always needed a patched version of Firefox before for that. Presumably most distros will transparently throw that patch out of their Firefox package, so likely don't have to do anything.
But well, you don't specifically need a patched version anymore for that, so if that's a separate package on your distro, you could consider using the normal package again. Although, I believe there's also still patches floating about for using the KDE mimetype system...
I'm a "developer edition" user (beta channel) running multiple profiles from multiple system users, and the only change I noticed weeks ago was the file picker not opening at all 😬
Fixed by running firefox with dbus-launch. So that was +1 for dbus over systemd in the race to make less shit work expectedly, while killing unix/posix in the process.
wow sucks if that's true. why wouldn't they just fallback to GTK+3 file picker when dbus isn't working well?
i also kinda have dbus killed on my system, gotta see if i get this issue after my distro gets ESR 153..
You can still move your folder from .config/librewolf/ to .librewolf/ and it will use it from there. At least, it works like that in Firefox (potentially to be removed in the future, but there's no real reason to remove it any time soon).
But yeah, I don't know how that works together with KeePassXC. I mean, if it worked on LibreWolf before, then presumably moving the folder back to .librewolf/ should fix it until KeePassXC is updated...
(And yes, the .config/ directory is specified by the XDG standard.)
(Also, good shout about the directory being relevant. I guess, that's also why the extension is currently broken for me, because I was a bit too eager to switch to the .config/ dir. 🙃)
I came across an Apple iMac Retina 5K 27-inch (2017) for a really good price, how well does linux work?
Specs:
Fair question, and yet oddly, I kinda don't mind doing that.
I was using Dell windows machines for work for a long time and let me tell you for a premium priced machines and systems, you still put in a lot of support time.
When it's nearly free I'm ok with tinkering.
I used fedora for a couple years on an Intel MacBook Air I found in the ewaste bin.
The camera was the only thing to give me any problems and they were easily fixed.
I spent a lot of time customizing it so that the Mac key combos would work but ultimately gave up, but I learned of a new distro that seems to do a better job at mimicing the Mac ui including the keyboard and I'd be curious to try in your shoes.
the one I use is kega fusion, downloaded from flatpak, last updated in 2009. Being that old not all controls work correctly anymore.
Is there anything being updated nowadays?
Usually I just use whatever core comes with RetroArch.
Nowadays the best option for Sega seems to be Genesis Plus GX.
The Genesis Plus GX dev themselves recommends Ares or jgenesis though.
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Trump has underestimated Canadians’ willingness to endure economic pain rather than give in to U.S. pressure, Ontario Premier saysRob Gillies (The Globe and Mail)
Trump's ego must be sated.
That's what there is to 'gain'.
He's just literally a raving demented lunatic, a sundowning narcissist. A real life cariacature of a mad king, a comic book supervillain.
I don't think that's true. Trump, his administration, and the MAGA movement are fascists, not idiots. Fascism is an ideology that sees the problems of capitalism through the lenses of idealism and nationalism. They believe society can only be fixed by a visionary leader unencumbered by traditional limits on power. They don't see class conflict. Instead they see national conflict as the source of societal issues.
When the Nazis were overheating their economy in order to aggressively re-arm, their economic minister proposed some sensible fiscal policy to cool things off. However, these policies would slow the re-armament, so he was fired because he didn't have the willpower to do what needed to be done. In the end, the only way to keep getting the resources needed to keep building the war machine was to invade Poland.
This is the ideology that leads you to devalue international cooperation and instead see other nations as rivals to be dominated. Fascism won't be defeated by calling them stupid. Instead it comes from showing people that the problems of society come from class conflict.
I know you weren't trying to give some big analysis of Trump's ideology. But I can't resist an opportunity to infodump.
Another one bytes the dust. Vex is a YouTube (gaming oriented) tech channel with over 200k subscribers. He just switched and started his journey to Linux. It's a 46 minutes video, so there is lot of coverage. I think its always interesting to see of someone switching to Linux and documenting it in public, especially someone with lots of followers (OK its not a PewDiePie... but still).
Video description:
I've had this Windows laptop, the Zephyrus G16. It is fast, has a beautiful display, lightweight, well-built... but it runs Windows 11. That has always been nagging me that it is holding it back, and I have only heard amazing things about Linux for the efficiency and customizability. So let's see what it can actually do.
0:00- Windows
2:27- why stay?
5:49- THE DISTRO
7:32- installing Linux
11:20- onboarding
16:29- attempting a game + Davinci Resolve
20:45- idle power consumption
21:53- window management is incredible
24:12- fixing the brightness
24:52- Davinci Resolve... STUDIO
27:13- choppy audio
27:52- webcam is ugly
28:31- adding 120Hz!
29:24- DLSS Upgrades
30:17- boot times have been BAD
30:37- GPU switching sucks
31:12- it keeps freezing
32:02- modding a game
32:25- playing a WINDOWS game, but not in Steam
32:57- My Pros
34:34- my downsides
36:30- GAMING vs WINDOWS
41:37- creative apps...
42:33- my experience
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he seems to talk about things he doesn’t really understand
Isn't this normal if you just get started?
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I would at least pretend to learn from my mistakes. So when I skip the shader compilation, then experience freezes while shaders get loaded and the whole f***ing chat mentions it, letting them compile first and then seeing if that fixes the issue would be in fact the first thing I would try...
So no, this is not honest "showing common mistakes other people will experience" or "struggling with basics". Because if it was honest there would be any mention of the underlying issue once he understood it. And he obviously did, judging by a later offhand comment about "yeah, shader issues..."
No, you said these videos show common mistakes on purpose because real users would make them. Which is okay...
But it doesn't matter if it was an honest mistake or one made on purpose because it's a common thing.
Ignoring the chat telling him the problem (and that he caused it himself) and also not mentioning the problem's origin anymore later was not an accident. Given the fact that he later made some offhand comment about "yeah, shader thing again" he understood the problem yet intentionally chose to not include the explanation in the video but leave it at "on Linux there are random freezes I don't understand".
No, you said these videos show common mistakes on purpose because real users would make them. Which is okay…
Ehm, no that is not what I said. I mean he made mistakes that many people make, which is a showcase of common mistakes. Not that he made them on purpose.
yes, it's not pleasan to watch people commit the same mistakes you've learned from for sure and:
I just don’t like if newcomers got shamed on and discredited not understanding what they are talking about.
it's definitely gotten better, but the old RTFM sentiment is still very strong in the linux community and there are too many that make it their entire identity.
There is also a new trend, where some newcomers from Windows don't want to rely on the community and ask Ai bots instead. I'm not a big fan of doing that if you are new to a subject, but on the other hand it can be helpful if the community gets toxic, and they (I mean some random people) say it helped them. So that is another thing we have to deal with, hallucinations and such.
BTW I think there are two types of RTFM, The Read the Fucking Manual and the other explaining and helping as much and then pointing to the documentation for more, let's call it Read The Fine Manual. 😀 So yes, I do not like people just dropping and leaving the asking person helpless with the advice they should read the manual. But I'm a fan of helping and giving them a specific link to a part where the documentation can help further than I can.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend Vanilla OS.
That's a lot of churn and issues for such as young project that advertises itself to new users.
it feels like what linux used to be -- with a sole or very few developers trying to maintain this and other projects at the same time.
their (understandable) inability to do everything at once invariably leads to strange results that i used to be thankful for because it forced me to learn how linux works when i had to fix things myself; but looking at it, at this stage in life feel exhausting.
If you read the first few lines of the blog post, you'll see that Vanilla OS 2 can be upgraded to Vanilla OS 3 seamlessly. The project has matured significantly over the past two years, and we're actively working to ensure existing users have a smooth experience, for example, with the new update mode in First Setup.
As for Mirko, his work on Sinty OS doesn't mean Vanilla OS is abandoned. If that were the case, we wouldn't be releasing Vanilla OS 3. I'd kindly ask that you base your criticism on facts, not on presumptions about what we may or may not be doing.
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I don't particularly like this application, but my whole family uses and they simply won't use any foss alternative I've proposed so far.
I'm even thinking about joining them.
I only need audio, no video calls, no file transfers.
ETA: what free droid apps can do simply that, not needing for me to provide a phone number or my current location / country?
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I mean mainstream messaging apps actually used by everyday users. Whatsapp, telegram, etc. While you can use SimpleX without creating an account. It still relies on SimpleX servers to relay to your message.
Briar can work without relays or central servers only using Tor for internet connections if enabled.
It still relies on SimpleX servers to relay to your message.
Wrong again, it's decentralized. You can run your own relay.
what free droid apps can do simply that, not needing for me to provide a phone number or my current location / country?
There's an endless list, but here's a few:
Unfortunately you have to create an account and provide phone number to WhatsApp for communication with your family.
You can disable cloud backups, set auto destruct message timers, not use metaAI and not put any extra info, but not much else to mitigate. At least message or voice content is end to end encrypted, but Meta sure collects a lot of metadata.
Also if you are on grapheneos, you can set up contact scopes, to only include people you communicate with on the service.
Open WhatsApp chats with any number, no contact needed.f-droid.org
One rather complicated method of accessing whatsapp:
Open WhatsApp chats with any number, no contact needed.f-droid.org
So I want to install Debian 12 on my machine, and the installer just -kind of- worked. I couldn't use the live USB with all the cool UI stuff, I had to use the normal installer without the whole DE. But that worked. I have Debian 12 now on my SSD. I can even access it through the "rescue mode" using the Debian USB as shown in the first picture. But actually booting from it is a whole other story. I can select it as a boot option, but it says that this drive doesn't have an operating system on it. It can be seen in the second picture.
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Has anyone an idea on what could be going on here?
UPDATE:
I got it working by messing around in the rescue mode. I selected some option which fiddles with the EFI boot and makes it accessible to the boot loader. So that's cool. Now everything works.
I used linux in the past, both privately and work-related, but the last time was over 10 years ago, so I'm a bit out of touch. I am in need of a new PC, but it'll be a good year before I have the funds, so for now I am making due with an i5 7500 and a gtx 1660. I do have 32 GB so there's that.
I finally feel confident enough to make the permanent switch to linux from windows as all of the programs I use are either available on linux or have a good/better equivalent. The only thing I fear will hold me back is games.
I know Steam has Proton now which will run most games, but how does it compare? The games I play most are Skyrim (heavily modded) , RDR2, Witcher 3, Transport fever, Civilization, Crusader kings 3 and Cities Skylines (uninstalled atm waiting for 2).
I'm on the fence to either wait until I can afford a new PC and dual boot or make the switch now and deal with a few gaming problems. Thing is, what kind of problems may I expect? Anyone able and knowledgeable to give me some advice?
EDIT: Wow, those are a lot of replies; thank you everyone! You really helped me. I will make the switch sooner rather than later.
This might be possible by booting to a live disk and using gparted etc.
Don't attempt to do anything while you're using the Linux partition. That's like trying to work on a car while it's running.
Odyssey Linux: a Void-based rolling-release distribution. No systemd, no telemetry, verifiable supply chain. Unix for human beings.odysseylinux.org
"my brother in christ"
You know, I'm more interested in Unix than in your superstitions.
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Youve gotta be pulling my leg here, no way people are offended by that 😂
also, based
I read the "Why Odyssey" section, and the dev talks about wanting anonymity, then goes on to say that they accept donations on Patreon. I assume they also have that domain registered under their name. And while you say it's a "team," that section sounds like it's a lone dev with patrons; that does not instill confidence in the long-term viability of the project.
On top of that, they sound like an edgelord (probably young). They talk about "no telemetry," but then that means no Steam, no internet browsing, and certainly no taking payments from strangers.
And if that wasn't enough, they hit us with this gem:
Artificial intelligence is an unavoidable tool, powerful and extremely useful, and it will shape the future of our species for the next thousand years. So yes, I use it, and I use it as an intelligent human being and, above all, a conscious one.
Unavoidable? Fuck right off. There isn't some employer holding your paycheck hostage in return for "seeing what you can do with it." The data consistently shows that it makes us dumber, and acting like it is inevitable (which I think is what they actually mean) is one of the most brain dead takes people say when pushing AI. They are choosing to use AI, and even if it's local, the core functionality was built upon the mass theft of people's work.
They do go on to say that they have an issue with who controls AI, which I agree with, but unless they built their own ML algorithm from the ground up or use one that wasn't built with venture capital, they're just reinforcing the same capitalist system that is ruining everyone's future for the benefit of a few.
Overall, I think this is a very young person with a desire to do something good but who is ultimately naive. Coupled with the fact that they use AI without restraint, I expect this project to eventually flounder.
idk seems weird but maybe good
comments on ai are concerning and the person seems like an edgelord
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Sounds like the distro is kinda of a clown show (see this comment: reddthat.com/comment/28643289), but it is really nice to see derivative distros coming off of Void. To me, it's a sign that Void is gaining more relevance in the community which is great because I really think it's the best distro out there these days.
I read the "Why Odyssey" section, and the dev talks about wanting anonymity, then goes on to say that they accept donations on Patreon. I assume they also have that domain registered under their name. And while you say it's a "team," that section sounds like it's a lone dev with patrons; that does not instill confidence in the long-term viability of the project.On top of that, they sound like an edgelord (probably young). They talk about "no telemetry," but then that means no Steam, no internet browsing, and certainly no taking payments from strangers.
And if that wasn't enough, they hit us with this gem:
Artificial intelligence is an unavoidable tool, powerful and extremely useful, and it will shape the future of our species for the next thousand years. So yes, I use it, and I use it as an intelligent human being and, above all, a conscious one.
Unavoidable? Fuck right off. There isn't some employer holding your paycheck hostage in return for "seeing what you can do with it." The data consistently shows that it makes us dumber, and acting like it is inevitable (which I think is what they actually mean) is one of the most brain dead takes people say when pushing AI. They are choosing to use AI, and even if it's local, the core functionality was built upon the mass theft of people's work.They do go on to say that they have an issue with who controls AI, which I agree with, but unless they built their own ML algorithm from the ground up or use one that wasn't built with venture capital, they're just reinforcing the same capitalist system that is ruining everyone's future for the benefit of a few.
Overall, I think this is a very young person with a desire to do something good but who is ultimately naive. Coupled with the fact that they use AI without restraint, I expect this project to eventually flounder.
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i tried tails but google still tracks me and its not for me since the police arent coming after me and the amensia and only being on usb is a bit annoying. i just thought there would be a lot more privacy
i tried qubes with whonix because it seemed interesting but still no privacy even on safest settings in tor (google still knows its me)
Well yes, kinda, not directly to Google, i read it somewhere else that the companies behind those cellular tower may or may not relate to Google
Sorry i cant give you the full detail, i read it once somewhere in the r/privacy subreddit and it make me kinda go back on decision to get a dumb phone
Degradation of privacy and security are not on or off switches, but rather a sliding scale dependent on your actions and choices.
What are you trying to protect and from whom?
What are the probable attack vectors?
What conveniences are you will to give up?
To prevent online services ( like google and facebook) from knowing who you are you have to completely disconnect from them and their networks.
Tails when used in combination with a VPN is secure, but only until the service you are trying to protect your privacy from put together that you are using them (usually by you logging into an account with them ).
When I was younger, privacy was something we were less concerned about. We were more concerned with preventing our systems from being hacked. Folks liked to say that the only secure computer was one that was locked in a solid concrete bunker on the dark side of the moon, with no data connection to the rest of the universe, and even then there would be some fool out there with a space suit and a jack hammer trying to get into it.
You might have a DNS leak. Go to dnsleaktest(.) com to check
If you do, head over to NextDNS.io and set it up. Once that is done, run the test again to make sure it is fixed
Privacy ≠ anonymity
Honestly, Tails isn't great for everyday use because it’s an amnesic, single use system. Plus, if you’re actually hiding from the cops, you shouldn't be reusing that device anyway
If you just want everyday privacy, any solid Linux distribution will do the trick. Just make sure to ditch Google and Microsoft services
Privacy is me knowing you are in the bathroom, but not knowing what you are doing. (For example, I know you are using Linux, but I don't know what you are doing on it)
Anonymity is like wearing a mask. I know you are robbing a store, but I don't know who you are (Tor works like this)
Then what you can do right now is simply change your search engine to DuckDuckGo and use any Linux distro of your liking
Privacy concerns stem from knowing where your data is going and distrusting the receiver. Do not push yourself too hard. It is a long road ahead to fully understand how data and people work
i already use duckduckgo and linux
thanks for the advice though friend )))
Look, just try something already. All those fancy tools mean nothing to you if you're not familiar with them.
For that, I'd recommend Linux Mint.
A complete list of the privacy tools, services, software, and hardware recommended by the Privacy Guides community.Privacy Guides
From an adtech perspective, switching to different distros is not going to make any difference. Google does fingerprint activity that is not tied to user accounts and can easily associate you. If not to specific user, then to household, if not to household, then to family group, etc. That doesn't make it less private though, just not anonymous (which isn't really a thing on the Internet anyhow).
Your only real option is to just not use Google. There isn't any magic bullet to use their services without providing them details they can then ID you with.
invidious (youtube frontend) recommends me videos ive watched before (not popular channels) on the very first page (so its not behavior fingerprint) on every device i use even if im not logged in and no matter what os i use "privacy friendly" or not. i try these os like tails or qubes with whonix and i dont see any improvements. its pretty sad that it works for everyone else.
(invidious recommending things isnt the problem its that google can idenify me and connect everything ive done across all my sessions devices and ips it makes me sad (( i feel like i have no connivence or privacy)
(google still knows its me)
Seems extremely unlikely, what makes you say that?
im using invidious and no matter what i try i get recommended videos i watched before on there
peopl say its because invidious recoommends stuff people who watch on invidious like but im really skecptical
could you go there and tell me every channel you see recommended to you? (use nadeko)
In that order
When you log into google, no matter what privacy tech you use? Google knows who you are.
Why are you not blocking ads?
It sounds like what you want is a canvas-blocker addon for your webbrowser. Stop the fingerprinting.
With a VPN and anti-fingerprinting, you're so much more anonymous! Expect a LOT more captchas. Captchas that glitch and make you start over frequently.
In peaceful times, people cling to broken systems simply because "that's how it's always been done". Comfort is a prison.
This crisis is a great opportunity to screw Microsoft.
Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder.
Canadians should be agressively lobbying their politicians to embrace Linux and the open source ecosystem. Call your representatives. Write to your city council. Contact your town IT department. Do it now.
Ditching Microsoft is only a pure benefit.
Linux is free, better maintained, and way less troublesome for proper work.
Microsoft ecosystem is just an illusion of comfort that keeps breaking itself the moment it encounters a printer, a virtual machine having issues, or whatever else.
Better invest that money into real human employees rather than paying for all the licensing costs.
While at it, the cybersecurity mafia should also get sanctioned out of existence by making the SOC 2 charade an irrelevant thing. It’s just an overpriced, silly report, not even a proper certification anyway.
I have been laughed out every time I've mentioned it for years.
I got approval from my managers and IT to install a Linux based OS on my work desktop, then a half-wit Windows-fanboy dev chimed in claiming our insurance would not cover the operating system if there were ever a security breach, data loss, etc. to say I was infuriated was an understatement.
All we use is a Web-App to accomplish our tasks, no in-house proprietary executables or anything along those lines, hell they claimed their Web-App wouldn’t work on Firefox browsers, which of course was a lie.
This graph shows the market share of desktop operating systems in Canada based on over 3 billion monthly page views.StatCounter Global Stats
Every country ~~not the USA~~
FTFY
Just look at all the stuff the EU's been doing. It's definitely not a USA exclusive thing, they just happen to be leading at the moment.
The average office worker has a good chance of a complete meltdown if an icon on their desktop is moved. Government and business are not going to move to Linux on the desktop.
I fully recognize the absurdity of this, particularly in an era when a huge number of office jobs are basically just interacting with a web browser. I've just spent enough time writing software for "regular folks" to see why it's not going to happen.
Lookup "Gendarmierie Linux Switchover"
It's already happened.
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The Gendarmerie Nationale has run a Linux desktop environment continuously since 2008. By June 2024 it had reached 103,164 workstations, around 97 per cent of the force's computing estate.
They even have their own Ubuntu fork, GendBuntu
Fuck knows, I doubt 97% of all workstations run just the one app though
But I ain't french, or a cop (ACAB), so I don't know for certain
There is a changing of the guard with Linux 7.3 as the maintainer of the Common Internet File System (CIFS) / SMB3 code within the Linux kernelwww.phoronix.com
CIFS / Samba? You mean that thing I have never ever in decades of work seen consistently work properly?
a longtime IBM engineer while since 2018 is employed by Microsoft
Right, that tracks.
I mean in all seriousness I'm sure it was useful for some people so RIP. I shall selfishly hope this means we move onto something a bit more functional.
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I've been using Mint for a number of years and I encrypted the drive. An annoyance is I have two drives and the second one needs a different encryption and needs to be mounted seperately when I log in (besides if I tell it to automount with a saved password) I've been looking to change distros and finally chose one, this time though it uses BTRFS. I read over a number of differences but am not technical enough to know what it all means.
My question for now is with BTRFS, when installing the distro, can I tell it to use my second drive as an extension of the main drive so it all gets recognized as one, seamless?
Your best options when you are already doing a fresh new install:
But that's not related to BTRFS at all and can be done with any file system
If you can do this is mostly depending on the specific installer (I would assume only the first option works by default...). It's definitely possible in general but "I'm not technical enough" doesn't go well with all the details you have to figure out yourself when the installer doesn't do all the work.
I've seen the recommendations of software raid0. The answers are all technically correct.
Don't do this. Especially with real hardware. If you lose one drive, you will lose both the drives.
Could you give us more info on how your other encrypted drive is mounted and meant to be used?
It all depends how the encryption is being done, and where the mount points are.
Could you give us:
I can't seem to find anything like it, neither as a Fuse fs. Is there really no file system, that just evicts the oldest entries once it's full? I mean, it could be a simple queue.
This would have been the ideal tool for cache; no bothering with size limits and background daemons.
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RRDtool refers to Round Robin Database tool. Round robin is a technique that works with a fixed amount of data, and a pointer to the current element. Think of a circle with some dots plotted on the edge. These dots are the places where data can be stored. Draw an arrow from the center of the circle to one of the dots; this is the pointer. When the current data is read or written, the pointer moves to the next element. As we are on a circle there is neither a beginning nor an end, you can go on and on and on. After a while, all the available places will be used and the process automatically reuses old locations. This way, the dataset will not grow in size and therefore requires no maintenance. RRDtool works with Round Robin Databases (RRDs). It stores and retrieves data from them.
I guess I was thinking about it too abstractly.
Uncomplicated cache/trash management
But sadly, doesn't seem to exist. Maybe i will have to learn how to create a fs? It's only a stack, would also be fast...
Not 100% on what 'stack-based' means here, but if 'stacking' = 'tiering', you could use a normal filesystem like bcachefs that have tiered storage ?
You can declare different tier devices for speed, availability or what you prefer, and have different compression, managed cache, auto-move hot data from cold storage, cold data to cold storage, and what not..
However, I've never actually tried it, so I'm likely exaggerating the possibilities. I think ZFS have tiering too, but maybe a filesystem specialist can chime in with some advice.
Alternatively, if it doesn't bother you, it could be a great task for a sota ai, to help/create/setup a simple fuse fs for your needs.
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In addition to the IOmap improvements helping EXT4 performance in Linux 7.3, the main EXT4 feature pull request has now been submitted for this next kernel versionwww.phoronix.com
I exclusively use EXT4, so this is welcome improvements. It's really rock solid and performance is good too. Not sure how relevant these improvements other than measuring them in specific cases will be for my daily usage, but it can't hurt I guess. Article also talks about:
avoiding possible soft lockups or RCU stall conditions, and a variety of bug fixes
Which is impressive, because its pretty darn good already. I wonder if anyone ecountered a bug in the filesystem on a live system in recent years or if this is just some cleanups they found when inspecting the code, without affecting anyone in real world?
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This release also restores NSS-based user/group lookups by default and improves the keystore locking mechanism.RPM 6.1 has been released today as a major update to this package manager system for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Linux-based distributions.
Coming almost a year after RPM 6.0, the RPM 6.1 release introduces a new release model inspired by the Linux kernel, new %define options for expansion at definition and global context, a new macro modifier syntax to support literal and one-shot macros, and new man pages.
RPM 6.1 also restores the NSS-based user/group lookups by default, after being somewhat eagerly disabled in RPM 4.19, improves the usability of the rpm-plugin-syslog(8) command with systemd journal, and improves the keystore locking mechanism to use a separate lock instead of the transaction lock.
This release also allows for users and groups to be provided by the system runtime environment, and closes file descriptors more efficiently on Linux kernel 5.11 and later and GNU C Library 2.34 and later to reduce installation time by about 26 percent.
The rpmuncompress(1) utility now honors the rpm-common(8) options and received support for CAR files, while the rpmuncompress(1) and rpm-setup-autosign(1) tools have been moved to the standard $PATH to make them easier to use as standalone tools, and symlinks are now installed in /usr/lib/rpm for backwards compatibility.
On top of that, the rpmbuild(1) utility was updated to understand the k build stage argument for running the %check scriptlet, the rpm-plugin-syslog(8) utility has been fixed to no longer show misleading operation names or emit duplicate messages, and there are various API and Lua improvements.
Last but not least, RPM 6.1 improves and fixes build and verification error handling, fixes the rpm --undefine and Lua rpm.undefine() commands to no longer bypass sanity checks, updates rpmsign(1) to sign files with PKCS11 tokens, and fixes Clang compilation errors and warnings.
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Hi everyone! Just a quick reminder that due to the current DRAM/eMMC shortage, there isn't any plans to continue producing more Linux devices in the near future. Whether production continues or not depends on the pricing situation for those components after mid 2027.Devices like the PineNote and PineTab2 are currently estimated to run out of stock in three months time. Just pre-warning everyone in case people start asking when things are going to be in stock again.
Meanwhile, devices like the PineTime, PineVoice and Pinecil will continue production as usual!
As for the PineTime Pro, currently the demo firmware has basic drivers for the display, touch, motion, GPS, buttons, heat rate sensor (chip id only), battery charger, motor, microphone and the speaker. Though some issues do need to be ironed out first before a pilot batch begins production.
That's it for this post, all in all it's a bit bleak for the Linux devices, but in the meantime PineStore still have a great lineup of MCU powered devices which will continue to expand with more exciting devices.
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PINE64 isn't the only Linux-focused hardware provider caught in this price surge.The Orange Pi Neo, a Linux-first handheld built with Manjaro, has been sitting on ice since earlier this year for the same reason. The project has been in development for two years and still has no launch date, all because DDR5 and SSD prices refuse to come back down.
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Have a Pinecil, best fucking soldering iron I've ever had. Haven't had many, but it stands out. These people make quality stuff.
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As part of the collaboration between Canonical and the University of Bristol, the project will target AppArmor and snap-confine as industrial case studies. Both are critical to Ubuntu’s security posture, and provide a substantially harder test than isolated translation examples. They will help us evaluate whether the techniques can cope with the structure and constraints of mature production software.Note that this is not a commitment to replace AppArmor or snap-confine with what is generated, rather that we have a vested interest in the software and are keen to see the results.
The most optimistic outcome would be a system capable of translating substantial C repositories into Rust with strong evidence of behavioural equivalence and relatively little manual intervention. The research could also produce better methods for decomposing repositories, stronger validation techniques, reusable translation datasets, improved program-repair tools and a more precise understanding of where automated migration stops being reliable.
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IMO this rust shit is just an attempt to convert a GPL licensed ecosystem into the Corpo-CHUD preferred MIT license.
Just like with Clang, the Corpo is simply intolerably offended by being asked to contribute back to the community.
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Using Rust in no way requires the usage of pushover licenses. While it's true that many devs are using pushover licenses, there are plenty of GPL Rust projects. You are just focusing on the sensationalized ones that get mentioned in news cycles.
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Which speaks to my other comment: nothing about Rust necessitates using corpo licenses. The reason so many things are being rewritten in Rust is that it's a great language and it provides tangible benefits to users. The owning class doesn't need a special language as a pretext to de-GPL an ecosystem. They could do it with C, OCAML, or any other lang.
Using Rust in no way requires the usage of pushover licenses. While it's true that many devs are using pushover licenses, there are plenty of GPL Rust projects. You are just focusing on the sensationalized ones that get mentioned in news cycles.
- AGPL Rust projects on GitHub
- GPL Rust projects on GitHub
- Unfortunately, Codeberg doesn't support filtering by license, but there are Rust projects on Codeberg, some of which will use copyleft licenses here.
- GNOME's GitLab is also rife with GPL-licensed Rust projects.
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The language, as an inanimate object, doesn't have an ideology, sure. However, people running the show in partnership with the ruling class have.
IMO any speech about Rust rewritings must denounce how the language can be, and it is, being used to attack software freedom.
IMO it isn’t in bad faith any speech making that apparent.
I'm not sure I understand what you meant (there may be a typo in there).
The language, as an inanimate object, doesn’t have an ideology, sure. However, people running the show in partnership with the ruling class have.
This, I agree with. It is very concerning that Rust has so much corporate buy-in. And the structure of The Rust Foundation being operated more like a business than something like the Zig Software Foundation does worry me.
But I often feel the need to chime-in and correct the common misconception that Rust rewrite == corpo-relicense. It's false and I think the conspiratorial coupling of Rust to corporate embrace-extend-extinguish only serves to discourage people from writing better software.
I would love to see a community fork of Rust and its ecosystem one day, but I don't think we get there by discouraging people from writing or using Rust software.
This is a bit of a tangent, so I didn't include it in the above comment, but I don't think "open source" is sufficiently anti-capitalist, so the (A)GPL was never going to save us to begin with. "Open source", as defined by the OSI (a.k.a. a handful of megacorps in a trench coat) and the FSF, prevent "discrimination of use". So if you want your software to be "open source" or "free software", you have to accept that your software can be used by for-profit entities to exploit your labor, and potentially to perform heinous acts, such as military or surveillance usage. What we currently call "copyleft" is actually just copylib 😭
No open source license, not even the (A)GPL, allows you to forbid this. Unfortunately, I don't see an alternative framework being widely adopted anytime soon. It seems that the best you can do for now is use niche licenses like this and just accept that your software can't be considered "open source" :/
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gccrs is that it merely provides a way to compile Rust software with GCC instead of LLVM, which is great! But it's such a small piece of the Rust ecosystem (it's merely a frontend). Maybe it'd be a good starting point for a more copyleft ecosystem in the future though.
Wow! What an observant smart thought.Well, except for the fact that code conversion doesn't give you the permission to change licenses or remove copyright. And the small matter of fact that both projects mentioned are Canonical projects, where whatever code that is not directly copyrighted by Canonical, is contributed by someone who signed an agreement with this stipulation:
(b) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You grant to Us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable licence under the Copyright covering the Contribution, with the right to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce, modify, display, perform and distribute the Contribution as part of the Material; provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3."Us" being Canonical of course. So they could actually "re-license" the projects right now, without changing a single line of code.
It's always astonishing how condiment in their ignorance people are when it comes to these matters.
You geniuses are getting too predictable with your ignorance.
I literally wrote what's quoted above yesterday replying to someone else.
From what I get, Rust proposes to make low-level coding easier by forcing programmers into a certain workflow.
Yes and no. It forces programmers to a certain workflow like using a borrow checker to manage memory, but it actually makes programmer's lives easier, because it prevents bugs from runtime. The compiler will throw a fit, over your buggy code if you try to compile, unlike C.
The funny part is that rust is actually a high level language that can do low level stuff.
But functioning C code is as good as functioning Rust code right?
Yes. I prefer C because it is easier to learn than rust, and feel like rust is more comparable to C++. I also feel like llm plus rust is a good combo, these days.
But functioning C code is as good as functioning Rust code right?
Practically yes, but also no. The C pointer aliasing rules limit the optimizations the compiler can apply, since any int * might point to any int in scope. It’s even worse than that in the Linux kernel: since it has to be compiled with -fno-strict-aliasing, the compiler has to assume that any pointer can alias any variable in scope.
In contrast, Rust simply disallows aliases to mutable variables and the compiler prevents them in safe code (you can write them in unsafe code but it’s instantly undefined behavior, which is why unsafe Rust is harder to write than C). Every variable that can change has one and only one name. This can sometimes allow the Rust compiler to optimize in ways that wouldn’t be possible in C.
But in practice the impact of this is pretty close to nil as long as you write smallish functions.
The grub menu displayed as if the system knew which partition contains the bootloader. The root partition mounted by itself. Neither dmesg nor my init/process manager threw any errors. The boot partition was not mounted, neither was swap.
I did manually create an fstab from within the installed system and all is fine, so my question is purely academic. Do modern systems not need an fstab in order to know which devices and partitions to mount where?
The root partition ID is in the grub configuration, it's mounted when the system boots. Then fstab is read and the other partitions are mounted.
fstab is needed for root mount options and other partitions, but as you saw with your system if the only partitions other than root are not needed to boot your system will boot fine (I don't know which options grub uses when mounting root though)
defaults,noatime, but I wonder what GRUB defaulted to without the fstab. Thanks!
Grub typically stores the uuid of the root filesystem in the kernel command line arguments (I can't quite remember if that's the right name it not).
Have a look at the grub configuration when in the grub menu and you should see it there.
Thanks! That seems to be the case exactly!
Source: gnu.org/software/grub/manual/g…
To be clear, grub itself doesn’t mount your root partition. Grub provides the root partition device path or id to the kernel via kernel command line. Then kernel mounts the root partition early in its boot sequence with a limited set of options (typically read only).
Logically, the root partition should be mountable without fstab because otherwise it would be a chicken and egg problem 😀
Usually once the userspace starts, an init script will remount the root partition with its normal options from fstab.
(It’s a bit more complicated if initramfs is involved, but the principle is the same).
Thanks! I guess I need to read up on the boot process. 😅
Logically, the root partition should be mountable without fstab because otherwise it would be a chicken and egg problem 😀
Don't I have egg (or chicken???) on my face... 🤣
Me doesn't follow anything you suggested. 😁 Never had a second bootloader in almost 20 years and never didn't encounter an issue where it would solve the problem. Although I just distro hopped once, or twice if you count same family of distro.
Recently (years ago) switched from grub to systemd-boot (note, it is badly named, as it is not a systemd component and just a different project taken over and renamed from gummiboot, so technically it should be usable without systemd), as it is much simpler and less prone to issues than grub (and because it is the default recommendation by EndeavourOS too). I have only one operating system installed and from day to day work, I never noticed a difference in the operation.
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I can sell you a 15” dell with a quad core and 32gb of ram.
E: this is not a joke, I have a 3520 from a couple of years ago with an 11th gen i7, a 256gb nvme, the sata kit included and 32gb of ddr4. HMU.
Do NOT get a think pad. They were good when they were IBM, but Lenovo got caught putting a rootkit in their BIOS. So even if you flash to Linux, you run the risk of the Chinese government or any dedicated hacker having full access to your machine.
If you're on a budget, Acer is good bang for the buck, if you're not, HP has quality builds.
Lenovo got caught putting a rootkit in their BIOS
The model I mentioned supports coreboot though?
HP has quality builds
Lol I find that hard to believe
They haven't been IBM in almost 2 decades and they are still decent. Acer is absolute bottom of the barrel crap.
I'd go Lenovo or Dell over HP. But I'd not recommend to get just anything from any of those brands, but to stick to the business model lines if you are buying used.
does it still work for software development?
... Why wouldn't it? Like you could do other things but not write code?
5825u laptops are like $300 for the same amount of ram and storage as a T480. They are much faster and quite efficient.
T480s are around the $200-300 range. I will be honest, it's not worth it at that point.
Buy a different thinkpad (an older gen T/L/E 14) (but check the upgradability), there is too much demand for it for it to be normally priced.
I wanted one in ~2023 and couldn't find one under 300€, I then bought a Dell Latitude 5290 with the same CPU (i5-8350u) as the T480. The Latitude is working well enough, Dells (Latitudes and Precisions) are also a great thinkpad alternative - keep in mind they don't have a trackpoint (since 2018).
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As someone else mentioned the framework pro is a good pick and also the cool new kid on the block with the repair and upgradablity(however you spell that). However spec and build quality wise, any high end business laptop will have full linux support since their be used for IT/software dev and robust enough construction to not break in a few years
That Dell looks good, ive heard good things about the new Lenovo too, really just go with whichever option is cheaper
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خطاهای پراکندهٔ input/output، خراب شدن پروندههای چند گیگابایتی و حتی چند بار read-only شدن فایلسیستم حین کار... هیچکدومو جدی نگرفتم؛ تا اینکه بالاخره کار به جایی رسید که btrfs دیگه سوار نشد و رایانه بالا نیومد! اول به خود دیسک اساسدی و کابل ساتا شک کردم، ولی یههو یادم افتاد که حافظه این سیستم از همون قدیم مشکل داشت. دیگه گفتم بهتره بهجای حدس زدن، اینبار قشنگ بررسیش کنم.
با یه SystemRescue زنده اومدم بالا و memtest86+ رو اجرا کردم. نتیجه عملاً فاجعه بود: حدود ۷۰۰-۸۰۰ خطا فقط توی یک pass! با قیمتهای فعلی هم که اصلاً امکان تعویض RAM وجود نداره. پس دنبال این گشتم که ببینم میشه همینو یهجوری نگهش داشت و فقط قسمت آسیبدیدهشو کنار گذاشت؟
برای پیدا کردن دقیق ناحیه مخرب، گذاشتم چند دور دیگه هم روی حالت badram آزمایش کنه تا شانس اشتباه بیاد پایین. تستهای ۰، ۷ و ۱۰ رو هم خاموش کردم، چون برای این منظور بهشون نیازی نبود و فقط سرعت بررسی رو پایین میآوردن. بعد از حدود ۴–۵ دور، نزدیک به ۲۵۰۰ خطا ثبت شده بود؛ اما نکتهٔ جالبترش این بود که همهٔ این خطاها روی فقط ۸ بیت مشخص اتفاق افتاده بودن!
۸ بیت در برابر ۱۶ گیگابایت تقریباً هیچی نیست، ولی همین خرابی کوچک کافی بود تا دادههایی که رایانه موقتاً توی حافظه نگه میداره آسیب ببینن و بعداً راهشون رو به دیسک باز کنن، حتی با وجود btrfs checksum!
حالا باید کاری میکردم که لینوکس دیگه از اون قسمت استفاده نکنه. ازونجایی که کوچکترین واحدی که میشه در این سطح از حافظه کنار گذاشت یک صفحه چهار کیلوبایتیه، نشونی محدودهٔ آسیبدیده رو گذاشتم تو تنظیمات GRUB:
<br />badram 0x000000036b642d20,0xfffffffffffffff8<br />avid@avid:~$ sudo cat /proc/iomem | grep -i '36b64'
100000000-36b641fff : System RAM
36b642000-36b642fff : Unusable memory
36b643000-46effffff : System RAM
So, I'm finally getting around to buying a Linux first laptop. I'm familiar with Macbooks, and so far liked them. I've also live stick used Fedora w/ KDE (though Gnome might fit too) and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and liked them.
But I do want to have more freedom and privacy. My most important considerations are:
The four main laptops I'm considering are in no particular order:
If any of you know something better, please do tell!
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As someone running Debian on an old MacBook Pro from 2012, MacBooks are not Linux first. You can run it on all but the newest M-series, but be warned you're likely to encounter some broadcom driver issues with the wifi/bluetooth. They can be fixed, then they may break again with some random kernel update. It's not a fire and forget solution.
Have you looked at Framework yet? Linux friendly, designed to be upgradeable and user-repairable. Definitely plan to buy a Framework for my next laptop (ideally once ram/storage prices stabilize)
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Yup, I noticed wifi and bluetooth issues as well when running Linux on my Intel macbook.
RE Framework: I did check it. It looks nice, but it is American and I'm a bit wary of whether they have ties to rabidly right-wing tech bros, considering the Hyprland controversy.
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Not what you've asked, but I'll give you this as a perspective (which you can discard if you wish):
Gaming laptops combine too many compromises to be worthwhile. Big, hot, noisy, expensive, nerfed performamce. Portable gaming can't really be portable if you have to find a desk and a power socket and carry around a controller separately.
I would recommend:
Both of the above combined will probably still be cheaper than most decent performance options for gaming laptops.
If you're going to have a desk based workstation then the handheld console alone might be good enough with a USB C dock as your desktop PC too. This is how I got into Linux in the first place..... Sold my laptop to fund a new PC build and had to use the Steam Deck as a full time workstation for 2 months while I waited for good deals on PC parts. Works out surprisingly well.
I bought the Starbook Mk VII Ultra in 2025.
I... would definitely not recommend it. I already sold it. The build quality is mostly pretty nice, but everything else is not great.
ctrl-v not ctrl-vv.Next time I get a laptop I'll probably try a Tuxedo laptop.
(I ended up trading the Starlabs for a Lenovo T14 Gen 7, which works well with Linux, but doesn't meet your criteria.)
Looks - I like the Macbook touch and feel
I would just like to caution you about wanting to maintain the Apple taste, but runs Linux. You may have to adjust your taste preference if you want a laptop that runs Linux well.
Thanks for your explanation, I appreciate it 😁 - this was the kind of answer I'm looking for; someone who had experience with one of these models.
As for the Macbook touch and feel thing, it's moreso the general 'feel'. I don't mind if keys are a bit different, but I like the sleek feel. The models I gave all kind of satisfy that requirement, so Tuxedo should also work!
Here are my old notes: lemmy.world/post/35121451
Is there no way to adjust key sensitivity?
I never found away. I think I remember opening a support ticket, but it didn't go anywhere.
What do you mean with the wrong keycode?
Technically, the keyboard doesn't have a "Print Screen" key. It has a Sysrq key, which is used for the same purpose, but it's actually a different keycode. See github.com/StarLabsLtd/firmwar… Maybe Cheatsheet programme could help?
What do you mean with the LEDs from the laptop?
So above the function keys, but below where the screen actually starts, there are some LEDs. lol. I just checked and realized they conveniently edited out those LEDs from promotional material. Above the F2 and F3 keys there are BRIGHT LEDs that used for different statuses. There are also some LEDs on the side that turn on when the laptop is charging, which are also SUPER bright. I would normally toss a shirt on top of the laptop so I could charge it at night and not be bothered.
I noticed if I accidentally hit the SysRq key on elementary OS, my StarBook takes a screenshot of the current window. This is set to Alt+PrntScr by default, so it seems that's what is being interpr...cassidyjames (GitHub)
Tbh you should just get a mac.
You can have privacy on them with a little less effort than on windows and they’re already decently secure. They can play cyberpunk and you already have the linux (bsd) toolkit. They’re already the kind of computer you like with the good trackpad etc.
I would drop your “be European” requirement.
Framework 13 pro. Its US, but it looks like a solid laptop with excellent battery life, premium build quality, it has modular forward and backwards compatible upgrades between generations, and ships with Linux. Not a lot left to be desired with this one in my opinion.
System76 is Linux first. They're the ones developing the cosmic desktop environment, which is a gift to humanity, and may help ease your mind when buying from the US.
Bazzite uses the Steam rpm, not flatpak.
Though I think other launchers like Heroic may be flatpaks. But that's no different to SteamOS.
I don't believe the Steam flatpak is responsible for those issues
openSUSE recently added some more security policies. By default, Wine cannot run normally. There's a package you can install that sets SELinux security policies to allow it to work. If you install the openSUSE Steam rpm, that security policy automatically gets installed too.
This is a downside of flatpak's approach to sandboxing. It aims to work everywhere on every distro, using bubblewrap instead of something like SELinux or AppArmor. But it also does not interact with AppArmor or SELinux, so if they block something, flatpak can't override that.
Meanwhile, snap uses AppArmor for sandboxing. So even if there was a policy like openSUSE's that prevented Wine from working by default, since snap speaks AppArmor, it can give itself the necessary permissions to make Wine work.
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You absolutely can sandbox using SELinux. Red Hat even has a tool called "sandbox" for just that: docs.redhat.com/en/documentati…
Edit: and Android sandboxing is built heavily around SELinux: source.android.com/docs/securi…
I use both. SteamOS on my SD OLED, and Bazzite on a gaming PC. I don’t notice a difference because all I use the machines for is gaming.
I eventually moved to Kubuntu from Bazzite because it was easier to manage my media servers. I’m not a huge fan of Bazzite’s quadlet system.
But for 99% of my use case the two systems were identical.
I use bazzite on my gaming PC and few months ago I wanted to set up steam deck without using steam account using bazzite.
I can't quite remember what happened but I think it was too buggy, and I went back. Might have been the requirement for steam to run to register any input from the controller.
So I'll answer the other way, and explain Bazzite's advantages. Mainly it comes down to the fact that installing system packages is easier, and Bazzite comes with most of the useful ones pre-installed. For example:
Basically, Bazzite gives you the reliability of SteamOS, because it's also immutable, and well tested on the Deck. But Bazzite gives you the power and customizability of a full desktop PC, letting you mod it more heavily and use it for more than just gaming.
get_flat_ccs_offset() reads the base of the flat CCS storage from the hardware, scales it by the number of enabled L3 nodes, and rounds the result up to 128K. Everything below that offset is then ...GitHub
I don't have the time to write out the full response to this I want to right now, so I just want to say there is an almost immeasurable gulf between someone like Linus Torvalds using AI for debugging vs a coked out techbro junior engineer vibecoding the next Spotify but for access to water.
In my heart of hearts I still wish he wouldn't touch the stuff just for the message this is going to send to all the wrong kinds of people but here we are.
Ha! I recently went through a similar process, trying to get some hardware working for a different project that would close some 15+ year old bugs. AI helped me find it, getting sidetracked by several other small bugs in the same few files along the way.
I then wrote the actual fixes myself as a series of very small PRs. They’re all just a handful of lines each, enabling certain hardware flags, properly bounds checking loops, getting a timer initialization corrected, etc. They are all the sort of thing that once you see where they are, the fix is extremely obvious.
In the meantime, the project has adopted a very strict no AI assistance at all policy after some internal debate that almost tore the project apart.
So now I’m sitting on almost a dozen fixes for longstanding problems and have no idea if I should lie and say yes, I found these entirely by myself, or tell the truth, probably get kicked out of the project, and see how much of a shit storm they cause.
Not really... "Education" and real world are vastly different. Getting accustomed to a mailing list other maintainers etc is not something you learn with your education.
And leaving bugs for hardware no one has touched in ages is not too big of a deal. And a nice gateway for new comers who actually want to learn it instead of trow a LLM at it.
That's in the Linux staging tree, where they have banned ai contribution for exactly that reason.
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While Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman does use AI / LLMs himself to success in the Linux kernel, given the 'onslaught' of kernel patches produced by large language models and the intent on the Linux kernel's staging area being an area fo…www.phoronix.com
Both extremes are absolutely maddening here. I'm getting as sick of the anti-AI crowd as I am the vibe-code-tech-bros. At this point you could just put them all in a sack and start hitting them with sticks and wouldn't care who got the worst of it.
There's a definite middle-ground here. Linus is one of the ultimate pragmatists and it shows here. It was helpful - so he used it. It helped you so you used it. I've found it to be incredibly helpful so I use it.
Not all usages are equal just as all hand-written code is not equal. There are good ways to use these tools and bad ways. But the tools themselves are still just tools.
But while the AI was ready to give up several times, it did keep
adding debug code and analyzing it faithfully when I pushed.
Well, no shit, all they can do is follow instructions. We just really can't help avoid anthropomorphizing something that speaks language and think it was a good boy for stopping whining and trying again
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I remember when version 1 of cgroup went out to the world with 2.6(or was it 2.8)? I thought it looked interesting and had a couple ideas to try but I never found the free time. Next thing I know I am in the audience at PyCon listening about this Docker thingy. youtube.com/watch?v=wW9CAH9nSL…
Me and two of the other DevDave's were here. Pretty easy to spot me, I am the sexy & suave one.
At PyCon Solomon Hykes shows docker to the public for the first time.dotcloudtv (YouTube)
Yes. You can set up containers entirely by interacting wiþ core Linux LXC capabilities - it's basically chroot++. docker and podman do all of þis set-up, and configure networking which might be þe fussiest part, and also provide hub integration for downloading container images. Þey're convenience scripts, but don't do anyþing magic.
Videos like þis are educational if you want to see how þe sausage is made. @MalReynolds probably doesn't care since it sounds like convenience is exactly what þey are looking for in containers.
... convenience is exactly what þey are looking for in containers
isn't that the whole point of containers? to make shipping software easier.
Bazzite Deck 44 Launches Today Don’t worry desktop users, there’s major improvements in here for you too! Hello folks! It’s been a hard few months with over 700 commits just to the Bazzite repo.Universal Blue
Partial HDMI 2.1 FRL support is huge (even if it's from upstream)! I finally have 12bit color on my home theater PC! Content looks amazing now 😍
Unfortunately, it does flicker occasionally if VRR isn't enabled, but that's why it's behind a debug flag to begin with. I can't wait for Linux 7.3 to complete the implementation.
Eat shit, HDMI Forum.
Bazzite is one of the coolest Linux operating systems out there. It's what I chose for my DIY Steam Machine – which I'll be covering soon so make sure you get subscribed – and it's partially the reason I've become a Fedora convert recently.Gardiner Bryant (The Bryant Review)
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem on Wednesday accused the Peace Council of failing to pressure Israel to adhere to existing agreements following an Israeli airstrike on a police facility in Gaza City.
In a statement, Qassem described the strike as a “dangerous and brutal massacre” and said it demonstrated disregard for efforts to maintain the ceasefire.
Palestinian sources said Israeli aircraft struck a municipal police headquarters in Gaza City, killing nine people and injuring approximately 15 others, some of them critically.
Qassem argued that the Peace Council bears responsibility for failing to use its influence to ensure implementation of agreements reached between the parties. He said the latest developments represented a test of the Council’s ability to effectively oversee mediation efforts.
The Hamas spokesperson also criticized recent statements by Peace Council officials, claiming they were inconsistent with previously agreed arrangements and could encourage further Israeli military crimes in Gaza.
I’m aware of /proc but usually use lsof to find open fd’s for a process.
Is one better than the other?
/proc/self automagically points to the directory of the current process. So if you're writing a program, you can just look there for information about itself
/proc/net/ for routes and bonding config etc.
Got to love UNIX's everything is a file.
ProcFS is from Plan9.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_f…
Plan9 is worth a deep dive, but maybe not worth running. It is more UNIX than UNIX. (Also where UTF8 came from.)
That is super rad. I wonder how hard it would be to replicate today.
We could have a "RAMcore" subgenre. I wonder how running different processes affects the sound?
Imagine if the German underground scene discovered RAM noises. . .damn, RAMmstein is already taken. XD
All seriousness though...I now wanna know what my RAM sounds like. Lol
I have some of her paper zines on my desk, warmly recommended.
Might look esoteric at first but if you think we will be using Linux at least on desktop, servers, consoles and more for decades then totally worth learning about.
Washington (United States) (AFP) – The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.The uptick in borrowing comes as longer term US obligations linked to social security and health care have been growing, while interest payments have climbed as well.
Total public debt outstanding stood at $40.05 trillion at the close of business Tuesday, according to data released Wednesday by the Treasury Department.
This stands in contrast to an earlier forecast by the Congressional Budget Office that overall borrowing would hit $39.4 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2026.
Rising US debt comes as concerns over inflation, war in the Middle East and government spending have been driving investor worries, and the cost of borrowing has grown.
Yields on long-term Treasury bonds rose Tuesday to the highest level since 2007, reflecting growing price pressures due to war on Iran and anxiety over US deficit spending.
The increase forces the US government to refinance debt at the highest rates since before the 2008 global financial crisis.
But the US Treasury Department moved to steady the long-term bond market early Wednesday, sending yields lower.
The federal government operates at a deficit and borrows money to help cover its obligations, including its war spending and tax cuts.
"It's been well known for a while that the United States government was on a pretty unsustainable path with deficits," said Jessica Riedl, a budget and tax fellow at the Brookings Institution.
"Over the last few years, the United States has moved into roughly $2 trillion deficits, even during peace and prosperity," she added.
While deficits of three percent to four percent of GDP used to worry financial markets, she noted that levels are closer to six percent to seven percent of GDP now.
"That has made markets more nervous," she said.
As inflation pushed interest rates higher, interest costs on the debt have risen as well, and costs linked to an ageing population are pushing up deficits.
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Linux 7.2 has landed, dragging x86 timing clean out of the nineties by making the Time Stamp Counter mandatory.
I wrote up a quick article on why ditching those ancient legacy fallbacks is good housekeeping, plus a few other bits like cache-aware scheduling and memory tweaks worth noting.
Is anyone still using legacy hardware? If so, what do you use it for?
As Linux 7.2 makes the Time Stamp Counter mandatory, we look at why dropping legacy x86 fallback timing code is long overdue.TheIPW (The Unknown Universe)
major upgrade like from kernel 6 to 7
What do you mean? The Linux kernel doesn't follow SemVer.
The 6.19 -> 7.0 version bump didn't have any more inherent meaning than 7.0 -> 7.1 or 7.1 -> 7.2.
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Is anyone even likely to be curious enough to look?
Well, can only speak for me, but first thing I do.
I mean, you can never know which administrative scandal you might uncover...
I stop the moment I find private stuff, though.
Had that three or four times already, the only case I was considering doing something about it was a completely unsecured and unerased phone still containing a bunch of business emails that clearly were sensitive or even confidential stuff.
I just told the seller how he screwed up here, instead of making a bigger fuss out of it.
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Not really great on SSDs, though. It'll likely make them slower because now the controller thinks 100% of the memory is allocated. And some small percentage of the data will still be around, because they do overprovisioning.
Shouldn't matter for OP, though. If they set up LUKS properly, there's no way to decrypt the data.
But I mean secure wipe isn't hard... It's copy-pasting 2 more commands from the Arch wiki, compared to the dd command.
some small percentage of the data will still be around, because they do overprovisioning.
That's why I wrote "directly accessible data". You are certainly right that safely erasing all data on SSDs is hard to impossible to achieve, but so is the read access to it.
That means if we disregard the drug distribution or similar scenarios, should be enough for the normal person.
But I mean secure wipe isn’t hard… It’s copy-pasting 2 more commands from the Arch wiki, compared to the dd command.
But it will take significantly longer (typically using /dev/random and multiple passes) without noticably increasing security for SSDs.
It will have also have the same possible write-speed-penalty issue as the zero-overwriting, but this won't be OPs problem any more because he is selling the SSD.
I don't think so. I did a secure erase on my Samsung SSD and I forgot how long it took, but I still remember being surprised how quick it was. I think it was quicker than overwriting the entire disk, even with zeros. I even double-checked whether it did it because it was done so fast. But yeah, it didn't return any data after that.
I mean I'm generally not a big fan of all the compromises. Sure maybe most of it is deleted. Maybe it's not that easy to recover the rest of it. Maybe there's an easy tool out there... I mean the issue with it is, we have all kinds of personal data on our laptops. One nude left, or the tax filings document and you might be in trouble anyway, if you do some half-assed compromise. Maybe you'll give it to a regular person and nothing will happen... But I think generally it's not good advise to hand out to people. They might not be aware of all of the consequences, we might not know the full picture... And the exact phrasing is doing way too much heavy-lifting.
Luckily there's a clever way. Use LUKS and encrypt your disk right from the start. (As OP did?!) That takes care of everything. And once you give it away, just discard all the blocks. Mainly as a service to the next person, because that's going to make the drive fast again. Should also be the fastest option, since SSDs do TRIMs all the time and are optimized for it. Quicker than a dd over the entire drive.
just use a hammer, a microwave and a blowtorch.Not really great on SSDs, though. It'll likely make them slower
Yup. I agree. XD
I'm assuming when you "reinstalled the OS" you just repartitioned the drive and installed normally without encryption for the person? If that's the case then all your old data is encrypted and will be unrecoverable without your password and the LUKS header.
If however you reinstalled the OS within the already made LUKS partition and are giving them the password (for some reason) then yeah, you wanna secure erase it.
If you were selling on eBay or something I would still recommend a secure erase (they're really quick on SSDs)
Yep, he'll probably sell it in a laptop I put it in. I'm kinda skeptical about an ONDA laptop with a 4-core Celeron selling. Might as well keep it, give it away or something.
Yes, I have to complain about this laptop. It's worth less than just the SSD.
You said that:
I am giving away a shitty 128GB SSD, which was used with LUKS 2 for most of it's lifetime.
This leads me to assume that it is not now? Is this the case? If it still has LUK2 on it, you can run cryptsetup-erase on the luks2 container.
This won't wipe any unencrypted data, though.
One needs to be careful and avoid block level wipes wherever possible for SSD as this will wear it out quicker. Obviously, if you have sensitive data unencrypted, you may have to. Shred is your friend, here. It works on entire devices as well as individual files. The individual files option is preferable if you the sensitive data is at known locations.
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Is it possible to disable or enable journaling on an ext4 filesystem?Sohail Qamar (WebConn)
Secure erase just drops the ssd controllers table of where logical blocks are in the physical memory and trims the disk. Which is good and you should do.
That means a person would have to address the memory directly with flying leads or a bed of nails or something. Or have special software that makes the controller tell them what’s on each physical block and then put that data together into a bunch of files.
If that worries you, do dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/ before you secure erase.
Then everything on the drive will be random static before the secure erase drops the block table and trims, so even if someone uses magic power to read the block contents directly they just get to see static.
That has the benefit of speeding up the drive by resetting read fatigue at the expense of one layer of writes which is always worth it.
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That’s only true for some environments.
E: this is the first time I’ve read that blog post since it was published (or at least a long time ago) and there’s now a comment specifically referencing the actual behavior I observed in the wild when I tried to sub other things in for “normal” uses of dd:
Nobody says:
2016-12-30 at 15:17
cat /dev/cdrom > myfile.iso
Works
cat myfile.iso > /dev/cdrom
Won’t – dd allows you do handle writes in various block sizes, so if a device can’t handle a one-byte write, cat could well end up writing your byte followed by zeros (and because of where the pointer now is, do it again for the next byte).Still, all your other points stand – nice piece.
While that comment was written seventy years ago, in this age of people with questionable intent, capability and integrity rewriting system tools in rust there’s no better time to linger thoughtfully over cp or cat or any number of other commands that begin with the letter “c” before grabbing the ol’ reliable footgun whose fifty years of script backwards compatibility ensure that no one can get their dd replacement accepted in normal use until it behaves as expected.
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Everything that was luks encrypted is unrecoverable once you overwrite the luks header. Trying to guess the master key takes longer than the lifetime of the universe.
Just make sure that is gone and you are good. If you deleted all partitions and installed another (unencrypted) OS on the drive there is a very good chance the luks headers are gone for good.
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cat /dev/urandom > /dev/your-disk should do it in your case. And in 99% of cases.
nope, i mean that's just useless. (it does kinda do the job, but wears it down, and not as effective since SSDs aren't really predictable because of wear leveling stuff and lie to the OS) there's an ATA Secure Erase feature that can be used instead.
some relevant link grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?arti…
GROK Knowledgebase is Louisiana State University's online support environment.grok.lsu.edu
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Do this: wiki.archlinux.org/title/Solid…
Takes like two minutes.
You don't have to reinstall the OS, just plug the drive into your motherboard.
Shredos Disk Eraser 64 bit for all Intel 64 bit processors as well as processors from AMD and other vendors which make compatible 64 bit chips. ShredOS - Secure disk erasure/wipe - PartialVolume/sh...GitHub
Do not dban an SSD.
SSDs do not physically store data the way platter drives do. It may reduce the lifespan of the drive.
There are other methods for securely erasing SSDs.
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Follow the steps here to perform a secure erase that resets the cells and wipes any on-device encryption keys:
wiki.archlinux.org/title/Solid…
You can do this from a live-boot environment if you wish. I would very strongly recommend disconnecting ALL other drives before performing this step as the best precaution against accidentally nuking the wrong drive. However if you choose to do this with other drives connected triple check you have the right drive selected before each step.
hi, in the past I’ve got a pretty weird issue while I was getting ready to make a switch: every USB that I tried failed to boot
turns out, the “safer” way to get it out from the PC (the eject function) messed up its file system
it was long ago, but the other day I made another bootable USB and it happened again, I thought it was just a bug that would be eventually fixed
it happens both for Linux Live ISOs and Windows Install Media
am I the only one?
Agricultural production generates substantial quantities of woody residues, including branches, pruning waste, sawdust, bark, and other lignocellulosic materials. When these residues are poorly managed, they may occupy valuable storage space, deteriorate rapidly, or be openly burned, resulting in avoidable resource loss and atmospheric emissions. A wood coal making machine provides a thermochemical route for converting such biomass into a more stable and commercially useful carbonaceous material.
Converting Agricultural Residues into Stable Carbon
The fundamental principle behind a wood coal making machine is carbonization. Under controlled thermal conditions and limited oxygen availability, organic components in wood-based agricultural waste undergo thermal decomposition. Volatile compounds are released, while a carbon-rich solid residue remains.
Unlike uncontrolled burning, carbonization can transform biomass into a concentrated solid product while retaining a significant proportion of its carbon content. The resulting charcoal can be easier to store, transport, and utilize than bulky raw residues.
This conversion also addresses a common agricultural challenge: seasonal biomass accumulation. Instead of allowing pruning residues or sawdust to remain in open piles, agricultural operators can process them into a standardized carbonaceous product.
Reducing Open Burning and Waste Accumulation
Open burning is still used in some agricultural areas to dispose of excess biomass. However, uncontrolled combustion offers little opportunity for resource recovery and can contribute to particulate emissions and other pollutants.
A wood coal making machine establishes a controlled thermal environment for biomass conversion. The process can therefore shift agricultural waste management from simple disposal toward resource utilization.
The reduction in waste volume is another practical advantage. Woody residues contain considerable moisture and volatile matter, whereas carbonized material is substantially more concentrated. This can simplify downstream handling and reduce the physical burden associated with transporting untreated biomass.
Producing a Useful Carbon-Based Product
The output of carbonization is not merely a waste residue. Depending on feedstock characteristics and processing conditions, the resulting wood charcoal can serve several downstream applications, including solid fuel, activated-carbon feedstock, metallurgical applications, and other carbon-based products.
For agricultural enterprises, this creates an additional value pathway. Residues that previously had little direct economic value can become an intermediate product with potential commercial applications.
Process parameters matter considerably. Feedstock moisture, particle size, carbonization temperature, heating rate, and residence time can all influence fixed-carbon content, volatile matter, ash content, and overall product characteristics. Consequently, appropriate feedstock preparation and process control are important for maintaining consistent output.
Supporting Circular Biomass Utilization
Sustainable waste management depends on keeping resources within productive cycles for as long as practical. A wood coal making machine contributes to this principle by converting agricultural residues into a reusable carbon-rich material rather than treating biomass solely as refuse.
The approach can also complement other biomass utilization strategies. For example, residues unsuitable for direct combustion may be processed through carbonization, while the resulting charcoal can enter downstream industrial or agricultural applications. In this sense, carbonization functions as a bridge between waste management and biomass valorization.
Improving Agricultural Resource Efficiency
The sustainability value of a wood coal making machine extends beyond waste reduction. It can help agricultural operations establish a more integrated biomass management system in which residues are collected, processed, and converted into products with defined applications.
Such a system can reduce dependence on disposal practices while creating opportunities for additional revenue from agricultural by-products. At larger scales, centralized biomass collection and continuous carbonization can further improve logistical efficiency.
Ultimately, the wood coal making machine represents a practical thermochemical solution for managing woody agricultural waste. By converting dispersed biomass residues into a stable carbon-rich product, it supports waste reduction, resource recovery, and more circular utilization of agricultural materials.
Wood charcoal machine provides wood into charcoal solution. It achieves a win-win situation of 💲profitability and ♻️sustainability.Beston Group
Agricultural production generates substantial quantities of woody residues, including branches, pruning waste, sawdust, bark, and other lignocellulosic materials. When these residues are poorly managed, they may occupy valuable storage space, deteriorate rapidly, or be openly burned, resulting in avoidable resource loss and atmospheric emissions. A wood coal making machine provides a thermochemical route for converting such biomass into a more stable and commercially useful carbonaceous material.
Converting Agricultural Residues into Stable Carbon
The fundamental principle behind a wood coal making machine is carbonization. Under controlled thermal conditions and limited oxygen availability, organic components in wood-based agricultural waste undergo thermal decomposition. Volatile compounds are released, while a carbon-rich solid residue remains.
Unlike uncontrolled burning, carbonization can transform biomass into a concentrated solid product while retaining a significant proportion of its carbon content. The resulting charcoal can be easier to store, transport, and utilize than bulky raw residues.
This conversion also addresses a common agricultural challenge: seasonal biomass accumulation. Instead of allowing pruning residues or sawdust to remain in open piles, agricultural operators can process them into a standardized carbonaceous product.
Reducing Open Burning and Waste Accumulation
Open burning is still used in some agricultural areas to dispose of excess biomass. However, uncontrolled combustion offers little opportunity for resource recovery and can contribute to particulate emissions and other pollutants.
A wood coal making machine establishes a controlled thermal environment for biomass conversion. The process can therefore shift agricultural waste management from simple disposal toward resource utilization.
The reduction in waste volume is another practical advantage. Woody residues contain considerable moisture and volatile matter, whereas carbonized material is substantially more concentrated. This can simplify downstream handling and reduce the physical burden associated with transporting untreated biomass.
Producing a Useful Carbon-Based Product
The output of carbonization is not merely a waste residue. Depending on feedstock characteristics and processing conditions, the resulting wood charcoal can serve several downstream applications, including solid fuel, activated-carbon feedstock, metallurgical applications, and other carbon-based products.
For agricultural enterprises, this creates an additional value pathway. Residues that previously had little direct economic value can become an intermediate product with potential commercial applications.
Process parameters matter considerably. Feedstock moisture, particle size, carbonization temperature, heating rate, and residence time can all influence fixed-carbon content, volatile matter, ash content, and overall product characteristics. Consequently, appropriate feedstock preparation and process control are important for maintaining consistent output.
Supporting Circular Biomass Utilization
Sustainable waste management depends on keeping resources within productive cycles for as long as practical. A wood coal making machine contributes to this principle by converting agricultural residues into a reusable carbon-rich material rather than treating biomass solely as refuse.
The approach can also complement other biomass utilization strategies. For example, residues unsuitable for direct combustion may be processed through carbonization, while the resulting charcoal can enter downstream industrial or agricultural applications. In this sense, carbonization functions as a bridge between waste management and biomass valorization.
Improving Agricultural Resource Efficiency
The sustainability value of a wood coal making machine extends beyond waste reduction. It can help agricultural operations establish a more integrated biomass management system in which residues are collected, processed, and converted into products with defined applications.
Such a system can reduce dependence on disposal practices while creating opportunities for additional revenue from agricultural by-products. At larger scales, centralized biomass collection and continuous carbonization can further improve logistical efficiency.
Ultimately, the wood coal making machine represents a practical thermochemical solution for managing woody agricultural waste. By converting dispersed biomass residues into a stable carbon-rich product, it supports waste reduction, resource recovery, and more circular utilization of agricultural materials.
Wood charcoal machine provides wood into charcoal solution. It achieves a win-win situation of 💲profitability and ♻️sustainability.Beston Group
The motivation of the development is using GCC code generation by rustc for architectures not supported by LLVM but are supported by GCC. There are a number of CPU architectures supported by the Linux kernel and GCC but not supported by LLVM like m68k, Alpha, and other embedded/micro-controller ISAs.. This also allows employing GCC's compiler optimizations. The latest rustc_codegen_gcc code can be found via rustc_codegen_gcc on GitHub. This isn't to be confused with gccrs as the GCC front-end for Rust.
gccrs is sorely missed.
In addition to the POWER/PowerPC code adding Rust kernel support, the main set of Rust programming language updates for the Linux 7.3 kernel have now been submittedwww.phoronix.com
gccrs is sorely missed.
github.com/Rust-GCC/Reporting/…
Status Reports. Contribute to Rust-GCC/Reporting development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
After the clickbait-y headline that's just Canonical sinking into mediocrity once again, there's this:
Ubuntu is preparing for the AI PC, not just Linux desktopsSeager also described a push toward proper GPU, NPU, and DPU support, hardware partnerships with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, and CPU architecture optimization that makes Ubuntu run faster on newer chips without dropping support for older ones.
Ubuntu is also betting on local-first AI, building “inference snaps” that pick the right model and quantization automatically, along with early exploration into agentic workflows at the OS level. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS already ships with native support for both NVIDIA CUDA and AMD ROCm.
Ubuntu's VP of Engineering says WSL usage on Windows 11 is growing faster than native Ubuntu installs, and could overtake them within months.Abhijith M B (Windows Latest)
When getting into linux it was easy to remove ubuntu from the list due to them being like this.
Fedora considering ai earlier this year, and now debian talking about maybe slopping it too, is starting to creep me out even more about the future.
I don't see any of those 3 as good, or even decent choices. I distrohopped initially, and did it again recently out of interest. Most people will just go off of searches, forum posts, and trashtubers though, which may lead them to believe that linux is crap due to ending up with crappy distros, and/or de's
The variety of options are a pro, and a con, as are of course the opinions
Do these numbers include "WSL" installs?
linuxvox.com/blog/windows-linu…
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a revolutionary feature introduced by Microsoft that allows users to run a Linux environment directly on Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems, without the need for a traditional virtual machine or dual-…linuxvox
“In a year, the growth in our WSL numbers is significantly higher than the growth in Desktop usage numbers.”“I expect to see more Ubuntu WSL users than ‘native’ Ubuntu users over the coming months.”
Of course, Canonical isn’t saying Windows now has more Linux users than Linux itself. Seager is comparing Ubuntu through WSL against Ubuntu installed natively on a Linux PC, and the WSL side is on track to win.
wsl --install installs Ubuntu by default. If I had to use WSL, I'd try this first too.
It doesn't surprise me. After all it's the default way to start using WSL.
But for people running full distros, it seems to me most are avoiding Ubuntu these days except if they are required to use it by their employer or something. In DistroWatch it seems Ubuntu's popularity is slowly sinking.
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DanceMomsSavedMe
in reply to stormcrash • • •You gotta hand it to MicroSoft, they really know how to drive IP'sstraight into the ground.
It is actually impressive.
JillyB
in reply to DanceMomsSavedMe • • •Years ago they bought Iron Galaxy, the studio behind the beloved Killer Instinct reboot. They also bought smash.gg, the site where most fighting game tournaments are hosted. At the time I was sure this was a sign. PS4 was the console for fighting games and M$ were trying to position the Xbox as the fighting game console. We were going to get a new Killer Instinct (or new IP), smash.gg would have it's terrible UI improved and probably some Xbox integration. It would get an app too.
Several years later, none of that happened. They renamed smash.gg to start.gg and you can login with your M$ account. That's all that's changed. It's amazing how they squandered such an opportunity.