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(DIR) Post #AS19s1jr2KGzMKNAmm by anildash@me.dm
2023-01-25T23:57:16Z
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In roughly the past half-decade, Microsoft went from nowhere to overwhelming dominance of text editors with VSCode, ownership of majority of code hosting (and open source dev) with GitHub, ownership of the dependency stack used by most devs with npm, control over the most popular single language with TypeScript, and is trying to position copilot and ChatGPT as inevitable parts of the future dev process. Nothing negative for the ecosystem will come of this, as the last half century teaches us.
(DIR) Post #AS19s2AnQ9p8hsygmO by charliebrownau@pieville.net
2023-01-26T00:06:53Z
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@anildash MicrosoftGoogleAmazonIntelDRMCloudIts all a weapon against Whitey and goyim on this realm by designIv been using GhostWriter till I find a less bloated optionAlso it seems Linux/Foss scene is missing a markdown VIEWER to reaed files easy without an entire editor loadedBack in the day we used to have NFO readers
(DIR) Post #AS1ACWEbMZTnjSWf20 by charliebrownau@pieville.net
2023-01-26T00:10:31Z
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@anildash I recommend replacing ((( SIGNAL )) with XMPP IRCandDelta Chathttps://delta.chat/en/Delta Chat - Alt Tech Replacement for Signal/Telegram/whatsapp/line/etc - https://www.joshwhotv.com/video/.73TrMQ/delta-chat-is-awesomeness---05-march-2022
(DIR) Post #AS1MVXSoDSpsUq0UXA by colinsmatt11@gleasonator.com
2023-01-26T00:08:37.446646Z
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@anildash You forgot WSL as a development environment, which is used by a significant number of people.And Azure where code in deployed, being the most popular cloud (clown) option after AWS
(DIR) Post #AS1MVY1C9cLEDU5x8C by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2023-01-26T02:28:27.662174Z
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@colinsmatt11 >You forgot "WSL" as a development environmentThe thing is, "WSL1" didn't have Linux in it, it has GNU though, so the correct name for that is WSG I guess?>which is used by a significant number of people.It was ~200,000 last time I checked, which is a lot, but not a significant number compared to the number of used m$ has.There is "WSL2", which are VM's of either GNU/Linux or BusyBox/Linux, but that's only available on "windows 11".
(DIR) Post #AS1Mp45H9sZBAXJITw by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2023-01-26T02:31:59.073880Z
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@anildash Yes, microsoft has absolutely dominated "open source" developers, as the "open source" camp is mostly about pandering to corporations.No matter how hard they try, they will never dominate free software developers, as we are not interested in using any offered proprietary software, no matter how convenient it is.
(DIR) Post #AS1NKZgLjBf094fyue by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2023-01-26T00:19:43Z
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@michael @anildash true - especially for people in the US, it appears (the rest of us aren't quite as completely pwned). Have you see this? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/technology/techs-frightful-five-theyve-got-us.html It's why I tend to refer to the #FrightfulFive - that we've allowed ourselves to get to this point is pretty terrifying. Here in Aotearoa NZ, the FF have a stranglehold on our gov't IT systems. They could literally shut the country down if they thought we were misbehaving: https://davelane.nz/mshostage Escape is a matter of principle.
(DIR) Post #AS1NKaMtB1giH0ZxDc by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2023-01-26T00:25:45Z
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@michael @anildash for the record, I've managed to divorce myself from just about all of the #FrightfulFive. I've never owned an Apple product, and use zero Microsoft anything, even closing my LinkedIn acct. Shifted off Github to my own Gitlabs. Don't use AWS or use Amazon. I have a Facebook account, but mostly use it to encourage people to move to the #Fediverse... I use LineageOS for my mobile devices & interactions with Google. Still use Google Maps (alongside OpenStreetMap.org). That's it.
(DIR) Post #AS1NKauDB8LJwMAZ9s by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2023-01-26T02:37:31.324442Z
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@lightweight >I've never owned an Apple productThat's the same for all of "Apples" used - you don't own the product, it owns you.>Shifted off Github to my own Gitlabs.Gitlab is a proprietary trick - even the community edition contains proprietary JavaScript.Any free software git hosting software works fine, but I like cgit myself.>I have a Facebook accountI don't myself.Sadly, most used still on facebook seem to be too far gone.>Still use Google Maps (alongside OpenStreetMap.org)Why? Osmand+ and OpenStreetMap.org are adequate replacements to such proprietary software: https://fdroid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/
(DIR) Post #AS1NKeRzzy9Uw105js by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2023-01-26T00:26:25Z
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@michael @anildash so I can say with confidence that "it's possible". And it's not at all unpleasant, either.
(DIR) Post #AS1Pp9sntkGf14DFuy by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2023-01-26T02:57:04Z
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@Suiseiseki thanks for keeping me honest. 😉 I'm not overly happy with Gitlab and their open core model. Looking at moving to Forgejo, but haven't done it yet. I do like OSMAnd+, and use it a lot, but when it comes to finding businesses and coordinating public transport trips, Google Maps is quite crucial at the moment. I only use non-#FOSS if there's nothing viable in that space... and I'm willing to manage quite a bit of inconvenience to do so... 1/2
(DIR) Post #AS1PpBBz1vCh4qC5S4 by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2023-01-26T03:05:34.779135Z
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@lightweight >coordinating public transport trips, Google Maps is quite crucial at the momentThis software is excellent at handing public transport trips: https://fdroid.org/en/packages/de.schildbach.oeffi/It doesn't look like New Zealand public transport is supported - I guess that needs to be added.>I only use non-#FOSS if there's nothing viable in that spaceYou only used non-gratis, source-available software, if there's nothing viable in that space?I tend to just find other way to do things if there's only proprietary software that can do something, as I value my freedom above convenience.
(DIR) Post #AS1PpCCNHx6wCLNuhU by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2023-01-26T02:57:21Z
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@Suiseiseki and make an effort to make the emerging FOSS option ever better. 2/2
(DIR) Post #AS2R7wOIZzSBmmQMVs by ML2@akkoma.sandhill.social
2023-01-26T14:54:57.552796Z
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@anildash The only thing that surprises me so far is that Microsoft hasn’t been nearly as abusive of that power this time around as I expected. I do not have high hopes that that will remain the case.(Please note: this post was written in markdown. If you view it on my own server, the last use of “not” is bold italic.)
(DIR) Post #AS2TWiQLqRppcGKFKC by pborenstein@mastodon.social
2023-01-26T00:01:33Z
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@anildash Well, yeah, when you put it that way. At least it will be awful in a way we can't yet anticipate.
(DIR) Post #AS2megmNk3hFxe96Bc by OpenComputeDesign@linuxrocks.online
2023-01-26T18:56:09Z
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(DIR) Post #AS32aNcoc6zwfBddbM by leighelse@mastodon.nz
2023-01-26T19:50:01Z
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@lightweight @michael @anildash This is me too. I do have a Mac specifically for music-making, because collaborating with others requires licensed plugins that aren't available on Linux. To balance that I have a #SailfishOS phone and don't use Google maps.And my quality of life is in no way diminished by these choices.
(DIR) Post #AS32aOA8cDeYKXEFXc by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2023-01-26T21:54:37.957665Z
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@leighelse >collaborating with others requires licensed plugins that aren't available on LinuxI think "proprietary malware" goes there instead of "licensed".Why would a kernel have anything to do with music plugins?Ardour is available for GNU/Linux and makes music just fine, but that would require escaping lock-in and convincing others to do so.>To balance that I'm sorry, choosing not to use certain other proprietary malware doesn't balance out and negate the proprietaryness of the proprietary malware you're using.>my quality of life is in no way diminished by these choices.You're running malware and you don't have freedom, so yes your quality of life is diminished: https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.en.html
(DIR) Post #AS3KG4yI3XmAC39W2S by wrongthink@cdrom.tokyo
2023-01-27T01:12:36.891590Z
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@Suiseiseki @leighelse my quality of life is in no way diminished by these choices.The chain of realization needed to recognize how proprietary malware harms one’s quality of life is too nuanced and intricate for normoids to comprehend. Also, it is harmful to those around them as well. Like smoking.The herd’s retarded group consensus forces malware onto those of us who choose note to “smoke”.