Post Ain7dBxm7WXWNqeazA by residuum@digitalcourage.social
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 (DIR) Post #AimV2TYHxwMpxhnXOa by scy@chaos.social
       2024-06-10T07:17:58Z
       
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       Did you know that #XScreenSaver (yes, the collection of screensavers for X11) is available on Android?And that #Google requires it to have a privacy policy in order to be available in the Play Store?And that the maintainer chose to crowd-source a privacy policy where every item starts with "Unlike Google"?It's become a great list of all the privacy violations Google did and still does. And I thought that it's gonna be long, but it's even longer than I imagined.https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/google.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AimV2UgpjenRUUnsLw by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
       2024-06-10T10:09:00.739817Z
       
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       @scy jwz seriously glows considering that the solution was just to link to the f-droid version rather than encouraging more usage of the played store; https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jwz.xscreensaver/
       
 (DIR) Post #AimWXLUq4AuVuQT5Qe by EdBoatConnoisseur@poa.st
       2024-06-10T10:25:56.966422Z
       
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       @Suiseiseki @scy eh never really liked the ui of xscreensaver, yes i know why it has the ui it has.but since xsecurelock has been a thing jwz could have copied the approach of xsecurelock to not just separate but also add some options for the users to configure how the thing looks.
       
 (DIR) Post #AimWjGn9NreunDie4O by realman543@annihilation.social
       2024-06-10T10:28:04.850295Z
       
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       @Suiseiseki @scy There's one and only one case where using garbage is acceptable: when your target audience has the combined IQ of a goldfish.We're talking about phone users.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ain7dB0veJT5RL7bGK by TimWardCam@c.im
       2024-06-10T07:36:24Z
       
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       @scy What's the use case for an Android screen saver?On my phone, I want the screen switched off when not in use, to save battery.I have a tablet which is in use in the kitchen as a #HomeAssistant dashboard - this is permanently plugged in so no worries about battery life. But it exists so that we can see things at a glance, so we don't want a screen saver there either.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ain7dBxm7WXWNqeazA by residuum@digitalcourage.social
       2024-06-10T08:26:18Z
       
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       @TimWardCam @scy To state the obvious:You do not have a use case for a screen saver? Then do not use it.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ain7dD4tyVpnqEznjU by TimWardCam@c.im
       2024-06-10T08:29:11Z
       
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       @residuum @scy Sure. But that doesn't stop me being curious as to the use cases that other people have.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ain7dDiFcDJHoHPE48 by csolisr@hub.azkware.net
       2024-06-10T13:13:57Z
       
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       XScreenSaver may be used in Android-powered TVs and screens that stay on for hours. A bit of a niche use case, but a case it is
       
 (DIR) Post #Ain7dEaqLEykXawp9s by m0xee@social.librem.one
       2024-06-10T17:21:30Z
       
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       @csolisr @scy @residuum @TimWardCam Besides, the linked page mentions live wallpapers — maybe that is a good use case for it on a phone 🤷