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we’re actually getting into foss and how it works. linux itself as well as most of it’s ecosystem is built like this. firefox, parts of chrome and most of android (which is based off of linux), blender, libreoffice, lemmy itself, bluesky, components in backend services. even parts of proprietary apps like facebook.

open source basically, well, opens the code for individuals and companies to adopt and edit, think like wikipedia. if one finds a bug on open source apps, one can go there and submit a patch. if someone needs a feature they can go there and submit it.

they can help develop it and as you said, fork it if it goes rogue and starts being anti-user.

glad you figured it out!

never heard of this. super weird.

can your VPN be used with a generic client (ie. wireguard instead of protonvpn app)? it looks like the app is getting overwhelmed somehow?

more like we’re building this program together and this is the platform that takes care of coordinating it. it’s honestly not that bad once you figure out where the download button is. not that dissimilar to windows.

pc and phone linux are unified and already have a solution, i think some of these issues may be “cultural”. if you are a regular not-advanced user, most of what you will need is either on the app store or downloadable through the developer’s official site anyway.

though thankfully, software availability is much less of an issue that it was.

most people seem to hate using electronics, so this checks out at least?

it’s a collaborative coding platform. ideally all programs should be in the app store or a dedicated user friendly download site.

yeah i mostly agree. it’s not that much more work to make it available directly in the software store through flatpak. this thing of developers making their software and not even bothering to even build it on linux must end right now.

that said windows users will still get their .exe files from github. sorry, no better alternatives for them.

foss auditing is done collectively. if there are many eyes on the code and it’s popular with users and contributors, it’s probably trustworthy.

if it’s a small but obscure utility i tend to once over the code just to make sure it’s not doing anything malicious.

if it’s a big but unknown project or something complex that goes over my head, i tend to distrust it.

when they package that code up in an exe, it’s usually on the small releases section on the right.

yeah it’s not terribly friendly, but it also isn’t supposed to be a download site.

i had a similar device. i drilled a hole right into it and put a tiny fan on it

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that’s a protest against using AI to devalue workers. technology isn’t inherently evil.

here’s hoping they truly have the sense for it.

it is. at least in the digital world. good chance it’s running the server you are receiving my message through

they could have expanded. we could have had a better life because of automation.

money god says fuck you though

sure, as long as they make it as hands-off easy as steam is for games.

shipping linux is a mandatory option in brazil and has been for many years. and while it did drive adoption, it’s not the one thing that will fix this.

i’d use if i still needed photoshop for work.

certainly beats using photoshop or windows/wine.

canonical takes ages to ship patches sometimes, not just with security vulns. it’s part of the reason i hopped away.

i’m not missing the solution. i’m just taking the small victories i can get.