rik @rik@librem.one

The Wall Street Journal lists 25 critical issues with Microsoft Copilot (200K employees, €240bn revenue). Response? A shrug.

But Nextcloud (160 employees) faces: "Not user-friendly enough."

The double standard: autonomy and privacy traded for convenience.

Is Big Tech what you need ór just what you're used to?

Soverin offers European infrastructure, no vendor lock-in, sovereign data. Switching is easy.

#DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech

these chores could have been a montage

Aan het eind van het jaar voegen we traditiegetrouw een nieuw streepje toe aan de klimaatstreepjescode: de reeks gekleurde lijnen die laat zien hoe de temperatuur in Nederland sinds 1901 is veranderd. De streep van 2025 kleurt donkerrood. 🔗 https://www.knmi.nl/over-het-knmi/nieuws/klimaatstreepjescode-krijgt-nieuw-streepje-voor-2025

You don’t need to understand the math behind large language models in order to get that they are not minds.

The next time you meet someone who believes ChatGPT knows anything, experiences perception, has motivations, or forms opinions, show them this video.

Reason 7 To Choose Linux 😍

You decide when to install updates and reboot your computer!

Security updates are critical. They should be done early and often to keep your computer safe.

But you don't want your device to force an update - and then reboot - while you're working.

With #Linux, the decision when to update is yours.

/7

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNULinux #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google

Discussions about digital sovereignty are 🔥

Which countries lead the way?

@nextcloud created an Index ranking countries based on the relative presence of self-hosted tools across key application areas.

1. Finland 🇫🇮
2. Germany 🇩🇪
3. The Netherlands 🇳🇱

https://dsi.nextcloud.com/index.php

Thread: the tech we can’t use or teach

There's quite a few ways to mess around with home automation, with the most popular communication methods being things like ZigBee, plain Wi-Fi, and so on. One of the more promising new technologies is Thread, and Dennis Schubert decided to try and use it for a new homebrew project he was working on. After diving into the legalese of the matter, though, he d

https://www.osnews.com/story/142751/thread-the-tech-we-cant-use-or-teach/

#Hardware