Post Avm18L2BU0rY78yVBQ by dennyhenke@social.coop
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 (DIR) Post #Avm18GuEpc87JLE6F6 by dennyhenke@social.coop
       2025-07-03T22:36:43Z
       
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       Just had a tech support call with client, a long-time Apple fan/user. He asked why I'd jumped ship. I was happy to explain. But it left me wondering, how folk that think of themselves as progressive or remotely leftish justify to themselves staying with #Microsoft, #Google, #Apple, etc. Have you TRIED any #FreeSoftware or  made an effort to explore a phased transition out of the trap you're in? Do you even recognize it as a trap? When was the last time you took a real look at #GNU #Linux
       
 (DIR) Post #Avm18IQBCLH40hB7fU by peteriskrisjanis@toot.lv
       2025-07-03T23:04:33Z
       
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       @dennyhenke convenience and familiarity overrides those concerns.
       
 (DIR) Post #Avm18JJprPnGnJDZQ0 by dennyhenke@social.coop
       2025-07-03T23:10:24Z
       
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       @peteriskrisjanis I think that's likely true in the vast majority of cases.  Also, comfort. Rocking one's personal boat can feel risky and it does introduce a bit of friction, perhaps a lot of friction into a process that might otherwise be smooth thanks to years of learning. And yet, sometimes our ethics deserve our full attention and action. Standing up for our ethics sometimes requires that we do these things regardless of the difficulties they may bring.
       
 (DIR) Post #Avm18KB0fiKPSE62Ii by peteriskrisjanis@toot.lv
       2025-07-03T23:21:49Z
       
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       @dennyhenke as free desktop advocate for 20 years, I have been approaching this from balanced point of view.These days however corporations have chosen sides and their products are becoming quickly dysfunctional and visibly collapse.So question comes up how to help to overcome these mental blockers?
       
 (DIR) Post #Avm18L2BU0rY78yVBQ by dennyhenke@social.coop
       2025-07-03T23:36:54Z
       
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       @peteriskrisjanis My approach has been to write about my recent experiences with my own transition from Apple to GNU/Linux. I'm going to outline a new series of posts from the perspective of someone that wants to begin slowly with a more gradual approach that allows for testing the waters more slowly without an initial commitment. But in general, I think a more co-operative spirit of sharing from those of us that have made the switch could be helpful to those who are interested.
       
 (DIR) Post #AvmfAPs8SlyXreovAW by dgavin@mastodon.online
       2025-07-04T07:06:15Z
       
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       @dennyhenke @janeishly I have tried it over and over again. FOSS is just too bad UI/UX-wise and waaaaay too ugly for me. Bill Atkinson didn’t die to have his mid-eighties research being trampled on by engineers without a hint of aesthetic and functional know how. I want a computer that is a joy to use. I am Swiss, we have a long tradition of living in the midst of excellent design everywhere. No way I’m moving to the software equivalent of Russia.
       
 (DIR) Post #AvmfARBfZdC9wWy2Fs by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
       2025-07-04T08:19:53.405100Z
       
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       @dgavin @dennyhenke @janeishly >FOSS is just too bad UI/UX-wise and waaaaay too ugly for me.I agree (proprietary software == "FOSS").When it comes to user experience, a good user experience at least respect the users freedom and only then is it useful to consider how nice a GUI looks.You are already in the software equivalent of Russia - the developer exercises unjust power over you just as hard as what the government does in Russia (although the consequences of such show up in different ways - with some things being much less bad and some things being worse).