Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

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Self-Hosting Resources Made Simple

Sharing is very appreciated.

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📩 Mail In A Box, email selfhosting
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Yunohost, all-in-one selfhosting package
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Nextcloud Devices
https://nextcloud.com/devices

👍 Awesome List
https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted

💚 Awesome Directory
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📻 Podcast
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#Yunohost #Freedombox #FreeSoftware

Here's a little thing that may not be obvious to many people....

When you install an open-source app from Google Play or the Apple app store, there is no guarantee that what you install actually matches the public code.

@fdroidorg are doing a great service. They independently build the public source code for apps from scratch, review for common issues, and publish their builds. Thanks to "reproducible builds" it's possible to verify they do not tamper with the code.

https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Security_Model/

Who would have thought that a tech company would use a feature marketed as being for security to exert remote control on their customer's computers instead? https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/09/riot-games-anti-cheat-software-will-require-tpm-secure-boot-on-windows-11/

So I just posted a comment on a Facebook post by our NZ Privacy Commissioner bemoaning the privacy threat of the mega multinational tech social media (Google/Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)... while remaining in complete apparent denial that there's another way - yes, the Fediverse. I posted a comment citing https://joinmastodon.org ... and Facebook autoblocked the submission of the post... and without explanation of why it was blocked (I also put links to a few Mastodon instances in it).

USB-C is annoying. I thought my laptop dock was failing--the screen blanked out whenever it moved on the hinge and it kept getting worse. I initially blamed a weak wire between the screen and base but on a whim replaced the USB-C cable with a new, higher quality version and all the instability went away instantly.

Study about the impact of open source software & hardware on technological independence, competitiveness and innovation in the EU economy - https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/study-about-impact-open-source-software-and-hardware-technological-independence-competitiveness-and "The main breakthrough of the study is the identification of open source as a public good." 390 pages, free download

SOMEONE has gotta be clinking their champagne glasses about the fact that they made the unemployment benefits run out on labor day

Germany wants phone makers to offer 7 years of security updates
https://www.engadget.com/germany-phone-makers-7-years-security-updates-163601435.html?src=rss #bigtech #purism #librem5

Study says Europe is 21 years behind its emissions reduction goals
https://www.engadget.com/europe-21-years-behind-emissions-goals-enel-study-180121943.html?src=rss #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Big Tech is the problem, but is antitrust the solution? What about copyright abuse, patent trolling and other shady tactics? Yes! But antitrust is foundational, because monopolies have more to spend on lobbying and less disagreement about how to spend it.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/starve-beast-monopoly-power-and-political-corruption

“We are responsible for creating a culture in which we can remain private.”
In conversation with privacy specialist Carissa Véliz
https://protonmail.com/blog/carissa-veliz-data-privacy/ #privacy #purism

EFF Threat Lab's new tool `apkeep` lets you download Android APKs directly from the command-line in either a Linux desktop or Android mobile environment. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/introducing-apkeep-eff-threat-labs-new-apk-downloader

Schools should be using #Nextcloud.

At least, that's what the French government thinks!

What do YOU think?
https://apps.education.fr/

I have started a small fundraiser for a friend that needs mental health support. Any help is welcome and appreciated.

https://www.4giving.com/2C8C #funding #peersupport #mentalhealth

Another day where I found myself pointing someone to one of my old Linux Journal articles to help with a task. This time it was an article about VIM macros from 2014: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/return-mac