Hi everyone! Exciting news! 7 new versions of #Linux-libre are now available: 6.2.13-gnu, 6.1.26-gnu, 5.4.242-gnu1, 5.15.109-gnu, 5.10.179-gnu1, 4.19.282-gnu1, and 4.14.314-gnu1. Binaries for .deb and .rpm are currently baking in the oven. Happy hacking! #FreeSoftware#FSF@fsf
As long as the code behind "smart" home devices is proprietary, these companies are free to spy on us as much as they like. Help us fight back: tell your friends about free software and urge then to join the FSF! Support #FreeSoftware. https://fsf.org
The #fsfe is a partner of the 🇪🇺 @EC_NGI consortium, which aims to build a more resilient, trustworthy and open Internet that empowers end users to control technology 💪🏽
Need to know whether a piece of hardware is supported by free software? #hNode has you covered! Its search engine will help you verify #freesoftware compatibility. https://u.fsf.org/3ui
@nixCraft For the top image: Not if you migrated to #gnulinux for philosophical reasons, e.g. to run #freesoftware only and to avoid #privacy invasive apps and ecosystems.
My core value is personal #freedom. I’m strongly for #FreeSoftware and dream of a world in which free software is the default basically everywhere. I’m for a free and open #Internet, against #censorship and intellectual monopolies. #Decentralization is better than centralization. I hate #hierarchies of #power. ✊
I have a low tolerance for #bullshit and zero tolerance for anti-intellectualism. Critical thinking is important to get things done. If you find bullshit in my posts, tell me. 💩
My most awaited project of the year, the TROM II documentary, is now finally close to its release! 😃 So I just want to share a few thoughts as to why its so interesting for me:
👉 The entire #documentary, around 5 hours long and divided into 4 parts, is made by a single person (@tio), using only #FOSS software like @kdenlive for editing, and on a #linux distro (tromjaro.com) as the main OS. This in itself is a very impressive feat! And also a shout-out to the awesome #FreeSoftware / #OpenSource community for how much it has grown. I heard this documentary is the biggest project ever made on #kdenlive so far, and making such a big documentary by a single person is no joke - took years of hard work to complete.
👉 Following a #FediFirst approach, it will be released on #fediverse platforms like @peertube first! Free for all to watch without any ads or data collection. I don't know if this will be uploaded to proprietary platforms like #YouTube, tho I'm sure #Peertube will always have top priority 😉
👉 Unlike the first TROM documentary which was released a decade ago, this one features interviews with people like @bigworldsmallsasha, @aaron, @sober_pirate, @georgi and Tio himself. They talk about their personal lives, how they grew up in this world and such, their stories are supposed to give us a larger perspective on how our current society works. I can't tell you much more until I get to watch the documentary and see how all of this falls into place 🙂
👉 No stock footage has been used in the documentary! If making a 5 hour documentary doesn't sound hard enough for you then this will do it, lol 😄 So for example if it shows some scientists looking at data in one scene, then its actual scientists looking at actual data that they work on, not some stock footage of actors pointing at screens and faking stuff. Finding real world footage like this is a time consuming task as it'd require going thorugh a lot of documentaries, videos, etc looking for the right clip you need.
👉 If you've ever read any of the TROM e-books or seen their videos before then you'll know how it goes - looking at the world from a scientific perspective, encouraging people to be curious about the world we live in and the universe that surrounds us, and perhaps most important of all, to cut through all of the social constructs we've been accustomed to and see the world for what it really is, because only if we truly understand our world can we solve the many problems that are plaguing our planet right now. To get a little taste of what TROM is about you can try watching these short videos they've released in the past:
Thanks to the hard work of @lxo I'm feeling feeling squeaky clean and ready to go with the release of Linux-libre 6.3! New artwork featuring me is coming shortly to the website. Keep your computing free with Linux-libre. 🎉 🐃🐧🚿 Now on to make the formal announcement by email... #Freedo#GNU#Linuxlibre#FreeSoftware
A few days ago I downloaded 🔣 #LibreTranslate and tried it out locally. After a long startup time to download tons of models, the webserver ran and I was able to auto-translate very long texts. It worked like a charm! :blobfoxhappy:
The quality is pretty good, too; it doesn't need too many corrections.
Free software is about empowering users and building a more just and equitable society. A society where we can take control of our technology and shape it to suit our needs, rather than the other way around. #FreeSoftware#Ethics