Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

elementary OS 6.0 | Review From and openSUSE User
A biased review of elementary OS 6.0 Odin by an openSUSE user.
https://cubiclenate.com/2021/08/26/elementary-os-6-review-from-and-opensuse-user/
#ElementaryOS #Flatpak #Linux #Review

@zleap

Thanks, good read. I'll look into the methods they use and see if there is something we can do.

@noelle

I am sick and tired of constantly reviewing settings in web browsers to see if they have snuck in some new tracking mechanism that I get to disable because "your privacy is important to us".

I am sick and tired of all the black UX that goes into this, like opt out instead of opt in, or at least providing top level choices like, say, Fuck NO I'd NEVER EVER Like You To Track ANYTHING Now And In Every Perceivable Future. Like sync'ing every setting in your profile except tracking related settings, because hey that way you might by mistake opt out of tracking on another installation where you really wanted to be tracked. The list goes on and on.

Browsers are critical infrastructure and clearly an open source stamp on them fails in itself to provide any meaningful shield towards capitalist subversion.

I'd like a browser with a license that explicitly rules out *any* kind of commercial entity or interest contributing or directing development.

#surveillancecapitalism

Bad actors are abusing large, open-registration, low-moderation Mastodon instances in order to provide direction to the Vidar Stealer trojan horse, which steals passwords, credit card details, bitcoin wallets, etc.

If you run a large, open-registration, low-moderation instance, please consider changing at least one of those qualities.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vidar-stealer-abuses-mastodon-to-silently-get-c2-configuration/

MiniDebConf Regensburg 2021 has started, there is a live video stream. See https://minidebconf-rbg.debian.net/.

Updated Debian 11: 11.1 released https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20211009

Updated Debian 10: 10.11 released https://www.debian.org/News/2021/2021100902

@Aman9das @lig Unfortunately monetizing a browser is seemingly impossible. People are too used to getting them for free so you can't charge for them, barely anyone donates, and unless you are Google or Apple you can't offer the kind of ecosystem integration they have that would drive people in.

Hello, I'm new and a little lost around here. I was asked to make an #introduction post so here I go: My name is Chris, I work as an documentary filmmaker and photographer in central america, mainly focused on social movements. I am also interested in all open source, Linux and cybersecurity stuff.

On the "Mozilla" subject. Let's face it, we don't have a mature and truly open browser nowadays. Despite the fact that Mozilla exist as foundation they're on the quest for revenue. And this is the main problem.
We need an open browser which is not driven by revenue, backed by foundation, and truly Open Source. And it must be just a browser, no bloatware, no tracking, no commercialization at all.
The web is a public place and we need a browser for public.

#mozilla #browser #opensource