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Can't stop thinking inspired you are by a #Freesoftware project's work in the last year? Nominate it for a Free Software Award by July 20: https://u.fsf.org/4bc #FSF #GNU

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Our associate members come from around the world and join for many reasons. Commit to freedom and join us today, and help us reach our goal of 175 new members by July 10: https://u.fsf.org/commit2freedom #Commit2Freedom #FSF #GNU #FreeSoftware

Every donation to the #FSF, no matter the size, funds essential #FreeSoftware work: https://u.fsf.org/commit #Commit2Freedom #GNU

Becoming a #FSF associate member is one of the best ways to #Commit2Freedom: https://u.fsf.org/commit #FreeSoftware #GNU

If you don't want unknown entities spying on your emails, setting up email encryption is a great way to protect your #privacy and use your #UserFredom: u.fsf.org/1bq #surveillance #FSF #FreeSoftware #GNU

A #FSF associate membership doesn't just support the #FreeSoftware movement, it also comes with a lot of great perks: https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits #Commit2Freedom #FSF #GNU

The #FSF helps empower users with #FreeSoftware, technology built through global collaboration, mutual respect, and above all, freedom. Join us! https://my.fsf.org/join #GNU #Commit2Freedom

Help us build a freer and more just world by committing to freedom today: https://u.fsf.org/commit #Commit2Freedom #FSF #GNU

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What happens when publishing giants embed DRM and micro-incendiaries directly into physical books? Find out in "The Ashes of Azoukralon," a new satirical short story for the International Day Against DRM. https://jxself.org/azoukralon.shtml #DayAgainstDRM #EndDRM #DefectiveByDesign #FreeSoftware #Satire #GNU #Linux #SoftwareFreedom @endDRM

People think the #Matrix was about robots. It wasn't. It was about operating systems.

#Windows is the blue pill.

You take it, and everything stays comfortable. Pretty icons. Friendly sounds. A setup wizard asking if you want to save your soul to the #cloud. Updates appear at the worst possible moment like a Marvel post-credit scene nobody asked for. Your #PC reboots. You cry. #Microsoft thanks you for improving your experience.

#Linux is the red pill.

You wake up. You see how deep the #RabbitHole goes.

At first, it is terrifying. The #terminal stares at you like Darth Vader asking if you know the power of the #CommandLine. You type one wrong character and feel like you accidentally launched nuclear missiles.

But then something changes. You realize your #computer actually belongs to you.

No ads in the Start Menu. No #AI assistant spying harder than a reality TV producer.

No mysterious background process eating half your #RAM like Pac-Man after three energy drinks.

You choose what gets installed. You choose when #updates happen. You choose what your #desktop looks like.

You are Neo.

Windows #users are still sitting in their pods, downloading the latest mandatory #update called KB-Whatever-Again, wondering why their printer suddenly speaks ancient Sumerian.

Linux is not perfect. Sometimes Wi-Fi drivers behave like a side quest in Dark Souls.

Sometimes you spend two hours fixing a problem just to feel smarter than everyone else.

But that is the point. The red pill was never about comfort. It was about #freedom.

And freedom means occasionally reading a forum post written by a Finnish guy in 2007 who solved your #problem and vanished forever like a #Jedi master.

Welcome to Linux. There is no spoon. Only #sudo.

#meme #choice #os #software #foss #floss #opensource #gnu #gpl #computer #user #nerd #just4fun #system

Our associate members come from around the world and join for many reasons. Commit to freedom and join us today, and help us reach our goal of 175 new members by July 10: https://u.fsf.org/commit2freedom #Commit2Freedom #FSF #GNU #FreeSoftware

There are three #FreeSoftware Award categories, and you probably know of someone or a project deserving of such an award: https://u.fsf.org/4bc #FSF #FreeSoftware #GNU

The #FSF helps empower users with #FreeSoftware, technology built through global collaboration, mutual respect, and above all, freedom. Join us! https://my.fsf.org/join #GNU #Commit2Freedom