Post 9ph1Z2qKCnUIKVGkWO by spacemanspiffy@social.librem.one
(DIR) More posts by spacemanspiffy@social.librem.one
(DIR) Post #9pd6ZkmJXpUFVGn2NE by lunduke@social.librem.one
2019-12-04T18:36:55Z
1 likes, 1 repeats
Linux Thursday cometh!Got questions? Are they good and Linux-y (or at least a little Open Source-y)?Ask 'em! Right here! Right now! Shazam!
(DIR) Post #9pdA7oSCgWQUbyJdI0 by ChrisTalleras@mastodon.art
2019-12-04T19:16:46Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke What is up with the prevalence and use of mascots in the opensource community?
(DIR) Post #9pdBTfTMrDVp57qTPE by vancha@fosstodon.org
2019-12-04T19:31:54Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke when Gnu/Linux based operating systems become more profitable for companies(i.e. bigger gaming market share), would companies consider open source driver development, or would the majority still stick to closed source drivers?
(DIR) Post #9pdCYIoSdJx8CoU9JI by joshua@liberdon.com
2019-12-04T19:44:01Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke Is there a resource listing apples-to-apples decentralized alternatives to popular social media and internet services?
(DIR) Post #9pdEEDm5r5NQhFvjdI by hannusiivonen@mastodon.social
2019-12-04T20:02:34Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lundukeDo you think Microsoft will give up on Windows, because web services is where thet get their money, and Windows is mostly a cost.I think they will and even more, release their own Linux distro for terminal laptops (like Chromebook) that are integrated with Azure, 365 etc.
(DIR) Post #9pdRU0iaUxa6T44QyG by Ehardy18@linuxrocks.online
2019-12-04T22:31:20Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke with how many different distributions, desktop environments, and methods of doing things we have here in the Linux community, how do you maintain focus when trying something new? How do you know which way is the right way?
(DIR) Post #9pdWKfB7iFy8pOmQKW by andrewmacleod@social.librem.one
2019-12-04T23:25:38Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke your os questionnaire got me thinking. Amigas were so good in the 90s that a whole scifi TV series could be made on them for next to nothing (insert Babylon 5 logo here) Nowadays with open source and zero cost software, are there any current TV shows made on the likes of blender and what not. Amiga fanboy - Andy Mac
(DIR) Post #9pdbTqLI4fNZpUjT4y by MacroDeSatire@mastodon.social
2019-12-05T00:23:18Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lundukeWhat would it take for game developers to open source there game engine and/or game like how the linux gamer gamer describes in his source engine 2 video?#LinuxThursday
(DIR) Post #9pddu9LAGLSuBjLSBU by bear454@social.librem.one
2019-12-05T00:50:29Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke I recently wiped my laptop and reinstalled my distro of choice. I explicitly removed all desktop apps and added my distro's flatpak backends instead... then installed my apps from flathub (via the GNOME software center). I've found a great balance - apps from the devs in a distro-agnostic way, and a smaller OS. Should this be a thing? How long until a major distro provider stops shipping apps, and just relies on a layer like flatpak to differentiate where the OS ends?
(DIR) Post #9pdxPntLRTJ03u8jnE by cyprian@mastodon.social
2019-12-05T04:29:05Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke Hi Lunduke and co. I've been wondering that as the neck-beards of yester year begin to disappear and be replaced by neck ties and as more commercial interests takeover the opensource landscape what do you think the future of pure community, tinkerers, freedom fighters and the GNU is? do you see a fork of Linux coming, not just the Kernel but a new OS that will try resist the pull of money. Not saying money is bad but it changes things. Where is linux heading?Can there be too many blobs?
(DIR) Post #9peXsHWqRTz8RDUiQ4 by RonnieNissan@mastodon.technology
2019-12-05T11:17:36Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke I live in Iraq, everyone here uses windows without even knowing what they are using, I try my best to "Convert" them to the "right path" but it is usually very scary for them, so I feel like talking doesn't do much. So my question is, how can I educate people about privacy and Linux in a country where they are not educated at all about technology, and without being annoying :-D
(DIR) Post #9ph1Z2qKCnUIKVGkWO by spacemanspiffy@social.librem.one
2019-12-06T15:59:31Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke In your (unfinished) best operating system ever series, you touched on yhe subject that older Linux distros run into the issue of their software repos going down.It's kind of a bummer that this is true.Are there any good solutions to this? Can i install an old Ubuntu version and point apt to get archived packages from somewhere else.I ask not because i want to, but because I care about longevity of a platform.
(DIR) Post #9ph1eEgXbUzKVPATya by spacemanspiffy@social.librem.one
2019-12-06T16:00:13Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@lunduke In your (unfinished) best operating system ever series, you touched on yhe subject that older Linux distros run into the issue of their software repos going down.It's kind of a bummer that this is true.Are there any good solutions to this? Can i install an old Ubuntu version and point apt to get archived packages from somewhere else.I ask not because i want to do this kind of thing, but because I care about longevity of a platform.