digital_alchemistApr 27, 2025

"You need to try Linux"

https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/35238791

"You need to try Linux" - tchncs

Originally this was a reply to this article [https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/microsoft-is-putting-privacy-endangering-recall-back-into-windows-11/] about a Windows feature called Recall, but there’s a good argument the author’s concerns resonate far beyond Windows and Meta to proprietary generally.

Show threadMrkawfeeApr 27, 2025
Shit I was just about to install PopOs! Which is developed by a US company. It’s maddening trying to find the right distro that fits all the requirements.
Show threadEvil Kitty
According to Distrowatch mint and Zorin are from Ireland, opensuse and manjaro are from Germany and more was lazy for more searching
Apr 27, 2025 at 8:15pmWeb
Show threadijhooApr 27, 2025
Canonical/Ubuntu is uk
Show threadSnot FlickermanApr 27, 2025

Suddenly Ubuntu doesn’t seem so terrible now, does it??

Ubuntu gang represent.

Show threadmnemonicmonkeysApr 27, 2025
Snaps still suck
Show threadSnot FlickermanApr 27, 2025
I agree that the backend for snaps being proprietary sucks, but I actually think snaps themselves are pretty useful in server configurations because of the sandboxing and limiting access to system resources. I get the whole argument that it’s doing what flatpak already did yadda yadda, but like… competing standards happens. It’s part of life and always will be.