fsflover

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by fsflover 5d ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49782476
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by fsflover 5d ago
> he runs to a country that literally benefits from his report He didn't, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49782465
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by fsflover 6d ago
You should ask on the Discussion page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mastodon_(social_network)
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by fsflover 6d ago
Purism don't really control the firmware of their modem and WiFi: the vendors do. However, Librem 5 has replaceable modem and WiFi card allowing to choose a different vendor. They did it for WiFi. A new modem is also being discussed, t
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by fsflover 6d ago
> They exist but they need more polish and support Which is why we should support them today and not wait until the walled gardens become inescapable.
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by fsflover 6d ago
That is exactly what Purism is doing with their Librem 5 phone. Valve didn't offer great experience immediately, too.
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by fsflover 6d ago
Most commenters in your links are confused by the linked articles. Have you got a well-written article on the issue?
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by fsflover 6d ago
See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49741542
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Google Pixel phones pwned in zero-click attacks(theregister.com)
21 points by fsflover 6d ago|1 comments
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by fsflover 6d ago
Do you really hope to get a phone respecting your freedoms from a megacorp? This is incredibly naive in 2026.
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by fsflover 6d ago
> if there was a real system out there that was trustworthy, it would have all of this and it would be the evidence you actually need to trust it. Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I2p
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by fsflover 6d ago
Can you install SXMo or something else on it?
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by fsflover 7d ago
To be truly independent from megacorps?
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by fsflover 7d ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45312326
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by fsflover 8d ago
This can be achieved if more people support the effort. If you expect megacorps to offer you a device respecting your freedom, think again.
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by fsflover 8d ago
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49754250 AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people's minds (science.org)
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by fsflover 8d ago
If you mean GNU/Linux phones, they already exist and can be used as daily drivers by technical people. Sent from my Librem 5.
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by fsflover 8d ago
Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem_5
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by fsflover 8d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)
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by fsflover 8d ago
> Define basic survival. The amount of money that current local economy can provide to everybody sustainably, given the appropriate arrangements in the system.
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by fsflover 9d ago
Except the software would not be protected from being closed and used against users. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15641592
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by fsflover 9d ago
AFAIK it can be changed later.
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by fsflover 10d ago
> Because that’s a documented feature (malware protection). Tell that to people who used VPN to overcome government censorship: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41712728
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by fsflover 10d ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49731273
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by fsflover 10d ago
> operating systems shouldn't have gatekeepers which can deny access to billions of customers for any and no reason at all This is exactly why I use a GNU/Linux phone that runs a desktop operating system with no artificial rest
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by fsflover 10d ago
Last time I tried to use Signal, it required "a mobile device" to be in charge of all other "desktop" devices.
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by fsflover 11d ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49677401
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by fsflover 11d ago
It looks like you are searching for Qubes OS.
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by fsflover 11d ago
> I believe Qubes OS followed that approach but it was awkward, limited, had major performance problems, and yet never managed to fully prevent circumvention. Not sure what you are talking about. Qubes offers reliable protection with dec
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by fsflover 12d ago
> if you cant trust the device to do that then no messaging app could ever be secure enough This is the whole point. Signal actively prevents me from using it outside of the Apple-Google duopoly. Other messaging apps are not like this.

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