Notices by NiceMicro (nicemicro@fosstodon.org), page 2

@atomicpoet They might be still be under the impression that growth in user numbers = revenue in the future.

Me inserting Free Software into off-topic threads on #Fosstodon:

@kaievans And Android is also a good example of how much of a spyware infested hellscape it could be.

Your access controls and constraints are worthless if every app you get from the store refuses to work without you giving them access to your location, webcam, etc.

@kaievans commercial grade software belongs on corporate machines that are not "personal" devices. As a corporation, you don't have privacy concerns. You might have corporate secrets, but you also probably have lawyers for such contingencies.

If Free Software will be unable to exploit regular people by trying to sell them overpriced "professional" software... we don't lose out on anything.

Recently, multiple #Linux #Podcasts I listen to, talked about the issue of "not being nice" to those on Linux who want to use proprietary software.

I think proprietary sw is a problem, especially if you run it on a personal device. However, sometimes it is hard to avoid it.

However, practical concerns should not affect advocacy. We should advocate for the "ideal" world we would like to see, and consider practical solutions as compromises one has to make in a non-ideal world.

#FreeSoftware

@Suiseiseki In my opinion, using software as a private person on your personal computer is a bit different than using a school or corporation owned computer, because as especially as a privately owned enterprise, you outsource many things to trusted third parties.

But sure, in the case of a personal computer and consumer software, I agree with you, that the "special cases" I mentioned are actually problematic and need to be resolved.

#FreeeSoftware

@colinsmatt11 I always saw free software as part of "consumer protection". You acquire some code to run on your computer, and you want it to do exactly what you need it to do, nothing more, nothing less, and especially nothing intrusive.

While we have to understand that there are special cases, where there is no software for a certain purpose that would satisfy our expectations on that front, we should still advocate for free software fiercely.

@thelinuxEXP :rms: was predicting, that with proprietary software, it is inevitable that things like this will happen.

Are people still calling him paranoid?

@lxo thank you!

I'll try to make a "My wife reacts to Richard Stallman" video soon, so, please hit me with your most interesting (strictly free software and online privacy related) Stallman clips from your favorite video sites!

Boosts are appreciated.

#AskFedi #FSF #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Video

Today, a new tutorial is up on my #odysee channel on a way that can help you to organize your photos or other pictures and to select the ones you might want to delete / put into an album / etc., using the versatile X11 image viewer, feh.

:linux: :bash:

#linux #photo

https://odysee.com/@nicemicro:6/103-feh:b

@PublicLewdness Yeah, this is the feeling I have based on the replies to my post, too, now!

Whenever someone asks me about a good cloud syncing solution, I always suggest @nextcloud, as they aren't just the provider of a great open source solution, but the integration with @ONLYOFFICE is amazing for collaborative editing of documents and spreadsheets, and they provide a CalDAV calendar and events system and CardDAV for contacts, which can be synced to almost any device.

#opensource #freesoftware #cloud #nextcloud #onlyoffice

https://odysee.com/@nicemicro:6/101-XFCE:1

The last episode of my series about the desktop environments on Arch Linux on XFCE is available on Odysee.

#xfce #desktop #linux

@BrodieOnLinux Ahh, Blender.... I learned a lot of it reading the docs on the bus on my way to work, because I wanted to do some 3D schematic drawings for my papers that would look cool.

Today, I published a new episode on yet another DE for Arch Linux, Ukui, the DE for Ubuntu Kylin, developed for people coming to Linux from Windows.

#linux #archlinux #ukui #desktop

https://odysee.com/@nicemicro:6/100-Ukui:9

@unfa "Unfa", the one-word reply to anyone who says "I can't switch to Linux because I produce audio".

Hey, fediverse!
I recently got into (really, really into) the CalDAV standards for storing and syncing calendars and tasks between devices using my @nextcloud server.

Does anyone know any service where public holidays are shared and can be subscribed to their read-only (country by country, preferably) CalDAV feed?

Thanks in advance.

#askfedi #fediverse #calendar #syncthing #caldav