Who should be software packaging is a tough problem, I can see the value in #linux distros pushing for better changes downstream, encouraging upstream to change (double click in #KDE) but then I see cases like KeepassXC where the Debian package is now by default broken, actively damaging the reputation of upstream but then I remember #XZ where upstream was left unchecked and hid bad code in plain sight and I go back around in a circle.
@BrodieOnLinux I strongly believe in distro packaged software.
But we have to move the culture so that users report their bugs to the software distributor, and not directly to the upstream github. Upstream "issues" should be reserved for the developers and their inner circle of people who test the latest versions, and maybe the distributors themselves.
Users of the distributors (i.e. #Linux distros) should encourage users reporting bugs to them, and they report up when needed.
Papa qui achète un mac dernier modèle pour remplacer son ancien mac qui marche plus.
"C'est plus la même connectique, je peux plus brancher mes anciens périphériques sur le nouveau modèle."
Papa qui bloque le démarrage après avoir saisi trop de fois le mauvais mot de passe.
"J'ai appelé la hotline ils devaient me rappeler, ils ont jamais rappelé. Du coup je suis allez chez un revendeur agréé, ça fait une semaine qu'ils ont la machine pour la débloquer."
Fiston récupère un PC à la cave (AMD Sempron) avec écran clavier souris. installation de Debian, openbox,VLC, gthumb, firefox.
Papa peut en quelques clics sauvegarder ses photos, voir ses films, allez sur le web, bref faire tout comme sur le mac sauf que là ça marche et ça lui a rien coûté.
"C'est génial !"
📣 Did you know that my Follow Friday posts I call "Discover The Fediverse" includes a thoughtful message and further details on each software highlight on the website? Why not check out one right now?
FOSS - ensuring even new hardware stays in use when vendor-support eventually ends!
Whether or not you install GNU/Linux on it today, your new #Mac will eventually lose #Apple support. Thanks to the impressive work of #Asahi#Linux project (@AsahiLinux), it will not need to end up in the landfill once it does.
Wishing everyone a great time at Drupal Iberia by Spanish Drupal Association and Portuguese Drupal Association on 10-11 May 2024 in #PACT - Parque do Alentejo de Ciência e Tecnologia in #Évora, #Portugal
Longish post that I've been meaning to post for a few weeks now. I tried to run only #FreeSoftware for work for a month and the result was amazing. Here's a few tips on how I did it in case you want to try it too.
Needless to say, I have zero intentions on going back. Long live Free Software: Liberate your Hardware today!
Don't let #Apple's new products distract you from their global antitrust claims battle to maintain its subjugation over users globally. Fight for the right to install #freesoftware and put Apple Inc. in its place! https://u.fsf.org/3gf
In non-web applications, #accessibility has long been confined to only a handful of the largest, most well-resourced UI toolkits, leaving a large proportion of #freesoftware inaccessible to disabled people. @accesskit aims to solve this problem by providing an accessibility abstraction and glue layer that can be reused by many toolkits across programming languages. Learn more at #LibrePlanet 2024: https://u.fsf.org/43y
> #a11y has long been confined to only a handful of the largest, most well-resourced UI toolkits, leaving a large proportion of #FreeSoftware inaccessible to disabled people. AccessKit [provides] an accessibility abstraction and glue layer that can be reused by many toolkits across programming languages.