Rasheed Ahmed @rasheedahmed@librem.one

It's funny how this phone keeps feeling faster as it gets older.

Looks like GTK is starting to get its renderer inefficiencies sorted out, as updating Flatpak runtimes has made Tuba smoother than ever 😄 #librem5

I haven't ever maintained a blog, but since Linux Journal folded and I no longer work at Purism, I miss having an outlet for longer-form thoughts.

Over the last five years or so, I've observed a Renaissance in innovation on the Linux desktop that hearkens back to the Golden Era of the desktop from the mid-1990s into the aughts.

In this (pretty long, likely controversial) post, I talk through the Golden Era, Dark Ages, Renaissance, and what's next.

#linux

https://kylerank.in/blog/linux-desktop-renaissance.html

My video interview with @techlore is live! 🎉

👉 tech.michaelaltfield.net/2025/12/09/techlore-interview-2025/

Henry asked me about my work with #BusKill, how to mitigate risks of #interdiction attacks and broadband processors on #android, the threats of #AI "identity verification" systems on #privacy, and much more 🔒🍿

#cybersecurity #infosec #security

I swapped the entire school computers to linux mint https://sopuli.xyz/post/26331954

Ever wonder how easy it would be for proprietary software like #WhatsApp to get around the end-to-end encryption? #TeleMessage provides a real world example. This is why there is no replacement for Free Software when it comes to privacy.

https://micahflee.com/despite-misleading-marketing-israeli-company-telemessage-used-by-trump-officials-can-access-plaintext-chat-logs/

#e2ee #FreeSoftware

Here @jorge nails the disconnection between traditional Linux desktop distros aimed toward sysadmin (like me), versus what non-sysadmin actually want.

"Many of the things that user run into is that they are using a Linux distro based on this old model of mangling individual packages. And as users have told us, and as we know, remember, it's not like we are interrupting a hockey stick growth party around here for the Linux desktop. Users do not want this."

https://youtu.be/fWy3NNjTs6I?t=926

#bluefin

I spoke at length to the creator of the Liberty Phone, a US-manufactured smartphone, about the challenges of sourcing US-made components, tariffs, and the lack of product engineering expertise in US. The Chinese version costs $700, the US version costs $2,000.

https://www.404media.co/how-a-2-000-made-in-the-usa-liberty-phone-phone-is-manufactured/

Does anyone have a nice marketing-ish graphic of one Linux app across a desktop, tablet, and phone UI? I feel like I saw someone share a single graphic like that recently but have no idea who.

I’d like to use it in a Flathub blog post. :)

#LinuxMobile #Linux #OpenSource

Why FLOSS matters: Open-source software means transparent code, community-driven security, and freedom from Big Tech control. https://puri.sm/posts/the-case-for-free-libre-and-open-source-software-enhancing-security-and-privacy-in-the-digital-age/ #Purism #Librem5 #PureOS

@delta @strypey @praveen @thunderbird @cketti I agree that should be the default for every email client. Delta shows how "easily" it can be done. Right now encrypted mail is a pain to set up if you don't understand it, which is why so few use it.

This is the stuff! "Open Source did not destroy my creative agency!" 💖#UbuntuSummit

A story of a design agency only using free and open source software, from Ryan George of https://mastodon.art/@freehive

Why isn’t software funded by taxpayers released as Free Software? 🤔💻

We need legislation 📜 requiring publicly financed software to be #FreeSoftware. If it’s public money 💰, it should be public code! 👨‍💻👩‍💻

Code paid by the people should be available to the people! 🙌 #PublicCode

👉 https://publiccode.eu/

🚀✨ Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream! 🍦🛹

The illustrated story is now an animated movie 🎥
➡️ https://media.fsfe.org/w/j1c6LQVZ8qnCLLwpXMuw3M

#SoftwareFreedom #AdaZangemann