Post Akf7PMC2IGFrysv8bI by cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family
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 (DIR) Post #Akf7PLPpBVgrZMMdSC by cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family
       2024-08-05T16:10:36Z
       
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       I maintain that we need a "fall guy" group in the Linux desktop space to fund, develop, and openly release stuff that would get the Internet mad at existing players, so they typically avoid doing them. Keeping in mind the intent is to push things forward while not caring about peoples' gut reactions (because technology is more nuanced than a gut reaction!), this could include…#Linux #OpenSource #FreeDesktop #GNOME #FDo #KDE
       
 (DIR) Post #Akf7PMC2IGFrysv8bI by cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family
       2024-08-05T16:15:17Z
       
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       “AI” features, which actually means local, private ML features we’ve fallen behind on like autocorrect, grammar checking, camera quality, noise canceling… basically, ML features your phone has been able to do for 5+ years that we’ve fallen behind on.I hate “AI,” and the current generative-AI landscape is a speculative bubble—BUT there are real features and improvements that wouldn't have been called AI before; fundraise based on the hype, implement based on actual useful local improvements.
       
 (DIR) Post #Akf7PSfKEHFU3Sfc5Q by cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family
       2024-08-05T16:19:14Z
       
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       Metrics! By which I mean scientifically-privacy-guaranteed ways to help us understand how our platforms and tech are used, released as open data sets. Let's stop pretending we know how people use GNOME or KDE or this app or that feature—let's find out, ethically.The FOSS world used to be at the forefront of developing & adopting globally-distributed network tech (version control! realtime chat!). There's no reason we should tie our hands behind our back when it comes to making our stuff better
       
 (DIR) Post #Akf7PVg91ggdOs4oHQ by cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family
       2024-08-05T16:25:30Z
       
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       Interoperability with big tech! Any time there's an open tech that could make our platform better, more compelling, and an easier switch from big tech platforms, we should consider integrating with it—even if that means using an Apple technology, signing a Google terms of use doc, or rubbing elbows with Microsoft. I'm talking:Matter, HomeKit, AirPlay, Google Cast, Quick Share, Fast Pair…Work *with* big tech to fill in ecosystem features—and ultimately make the off-ramp from big tech easier.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkfDiFfPNilMy23IXo by ak@mastodon.social
       2024-08-05T17:05:08Z
       
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       @cassidy Ok the other ones are good but not this 😅. Even non-FOSS nerds hate the analytics embedded into commercial products these days.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkfDiGRcUTKNNYbngu by cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family
       2024-08-05T17:12:00Z
       
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       @ak Every product that exists outside the FOSS world is using metrics to make their products better.The science behind privacy-preserving metrics is not new, and it is well-proven. If we could say, “people don't actually use X feature all that much, but way more people than we expected use Y feature,” in a way that it's impossible to collect any private data or invade anyone's privacy, we'd be more informed to improve our platforms.But right now, we're nearly blind to how they're used.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkfDiHGfQgA1vsUZG4 by ak@mastodon.social
       2024-08-05T17:26:55Z
       
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       @cassidy I agree it's ubiquitous,but I have yet to meet a single person who doesn't opt out of analytics and "data sharing to make our products better" when given an easy way to do so. A lot of people choose FOSS precisely because the products feel like they do what they say on the tin and nothing else, not constantly phoning home behind the scenes or distracting you constantly to review something.