Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one
Joined Aug 2019
Now that #Apple is removing ever more apps from their Chinese app stores, it looks like Chinese mobile buyers are leaving Apple in droves. Most recently it was #Signal, #Telegram, #WhatsApp, and more. True to their #gatekeeper status, Apple locks users in with no other supported option for installing apps. For Android devices, there are lots of app stores available.
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It's a Big Freaking Deal when we can move any #UnitedNations organization away from #Microsoft.
The system-wide IT shop UNICC has announced its move to #Matrix:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-united-nations-ditches-big-tech-in-a-bid-for-security
The lack of direct funding to all the code maintainers the #gatekeeper monopoly companies rely on is a clear sign how little they actually care about security. They have massive profit margins, so they have the cash. And a company can just give cash to devs. I know this because #Google in early #Android days just handed @guardianproject $100,000 to do what we were doing. Among other things, we used that to work on IOCipher, our per-app encryption lib, back when Android stored files unencrypted.
@bart @fdroidorg I'm glad you think its useful! I guess I would describe it the other way around: fdroid repo tools can now also publish AltStore format
@bart @fdroidorg I'm not an iOS dev, but as far as I understand it, this should be possible right now using #AltStore and https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver/-/merge_requests/1465
Once that is merged, we'll post a new release to Homebrew.
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Completely mind boggling to me that we threw away 5 billion phones in 2022.
Some of those could have been repurposed: smartphones are hardly innovating any more. The most eco-friendly phone is the one you already have.
We need to publicly support communities like @postmarketOS who work on making these phones repurposable, and @gnome that work on making a polished mobile experience that serves people, not creepy corporations.
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It's pretty unsavory how everybody talks about #MarketPlaces when it comes to platforms for distributing apps. I guess because of #DMA. But it's important to take a step back and appreciate that like many other #FOSS platforms #FDroid is not a maket place, it's a #commons.
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We’re excited to share details about STF’s investment in @gnome to improve accessibility, tooling, and security for the Linux desktop ecosystem. Learn more about the comprehensive plan to modernize the platform and support features in the public interest:
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Tell the U.S. Senate: RISAA does not reform mass surveillance — it greatly expands who can be surveilled and why. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-the-u-s-senate-stop-risaa-the-fisa-mass-surveillance-expansion
@mfjurbala @matchboxbananasynergy you can see more details if you go to the "App Details" page for those apps, then look at "Versions"
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Lucky Spain. Three eclipses in three years. 🫠
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Every time I do tech support for my family I get very angry about people who whine about lacking "tech literacy".
90% of the stuff I have to teach them is how to navigate manipulative software and dark patterns. This has nothing to do with tech, but with capitalism. Tech is not complicated, it is just made maximally confusing on purpose to remove agency.
Better tech ed won't fix this.
@vitriolix it is an expensive toy with a large climate impact, that uses its electric-ness as a guise to make its buyers feel like they can ignore #ClimateChange
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We need your help! Call your senators and tell them to vote NO on reauthorizing and expanding Section 702. https://eff.org/risaa
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Welcome to Stephen Farrell as #curl commit author 1260: https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/11922
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"Just search for 'Linux Foundation Events' in your app store to find our brand new [proprietary?] AI-powered app!"
- Jim Zemlin @ #OSSNA
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🕵️🔎🔎📱 The “repackaged” EU Council version of #chatcontrol still includes #MassSurveillance & serious threats to #encryption. Fortunately 🇩🇪🇵🇱🇫🇷🇦🇹🇳🇱🇪🇪🇫🇮 have acknowledged the severe concerns. We call on EU Member States to reject this dangerous position.
https://epicenter.works/content/open-letter-eu-councils-chatcontrol-is-still-mass-surveillance-undermining-encryption
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Come work with us at @sovtechfund for a unique job opportunity where you'll be at the intersection of bug bounty programs and public interest.
As the BRP Manager, you'll spearhead our efforts to enhance bug resilience in FOSS projects, leveraging responsible bug bounty programs and more to make a meaningful impact in open source critical infrastructure.
Apply now at https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/jobs/bug-resilience-program-manager
(You're welcome to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the description, it's just a wishlist)
@paoloredaelli @sammi @element "gratis" is clear to many English speakers since they also speak other languages, like EU standard English. For the majority of mother tongue English speakers, my guess is "gratis" would be weird but somehow understandable. There would be many who had never heard the word. "Gratuity" is probably the closest word in English, but has a different meaning.
(For context, my mother tongue is English, father tongue German, and I speak a bit of some other languages.)
Joined Aug 2019
