The only way to stop this shitshow [legally!] is to #EncryptHarder and refuse to provide data & details!

• Run @cryptoparty@mastodon.earth / @cryptoparty@chaos.social / #CryptoParties and teach folks proper #TechLiteracy!

• #decentralize and use real #E2EE that isn't tied to a #proprietary platform and/or subject to #cyberfascist bs like #CloudAct and/or demands #PII like a #PhoneNumber!

• Use #XMPP+#OMEMO & #PGP/MIME / #OpenPGP as well as @torproject / #Tor!

• Refuse to use #AntisocialMedia and Systems run by #collaborators of #SurveillanceState|s!

• Not just callout people who use "#AI' but refuse to work with, buy from, sell to or even share anything with *"AI"-#enshittifiers!

And most importantly:

• Tell others to do the same and help them get proper Tech-#Literacy and #MediaLiteracy!

#USpol #EUpol #DEpol #politricks #politics #USA #Cyberfascism #Palantir #SurveillanceState #TechIlliterates #MediaIlliterates #illiteracy #technology #surveillance #AI #Enshittification #PoliceState #NSAbook #StasiBook

The #PyPSA-taskforce has been launched with a roadmap for 2026: https://github.com/orgs/PyPSA/projects/15/views/3

Are we missing something? Do you want to contribute to systematically closing gaps between #opensource PyPSA and #proprietary grid planning tools? Get in touch!

Check the LinkedIn post to read what makes the taskforce different: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7407381856943353857

RE: https://climatejustice.social/@resplendent606/115742072154276984

Boosting/quote for more participation.

Please share!

#GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Broadcom #IBM #Redhat #NVIDIA #Oracle #poll #opensource #proprietary

As a GNU/Linux user, which company do you dislike the most?

#Broadcom #IBM #Redhat #NVIDIA #Oracle #poll #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #opensource #proprietary

Rofl #GitHub Actions is/was apparently so broken that #Zig decided to move to #Codeberg a few weeks ago.

https://ziglang.org/news/migrating-from-github-to-codeberg/

Apparently the thing that was too much for Zig is a HORRIFYING bug causing runners to run forever because of a broken sleep script.

https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/3792#issuecomment-3182746514

Good. The more projects leave GitHub, the better.

#software #microsoft #proprietary #git #CI #bug #development

Not to dunk on this poor fellow, but...

(a) it's a walled garden ...
(b) ... owned by an enormous corporation ...
(c) ... answerable to no one except its shareholders and, to a limited extent, some governments

You have no power there. You play in the garden, or not, at their whim. They need not give you an opportunity to protest their decision to allow you, or not. And they don't need to explain themselves to you.

Lesson: don't choose the walled garden.

https://blog.kulman.sk/apple-developer-program/

#WalledGarden #proprietary #developer #screwed #DontCare #WeDontCare #WeDontHaveToWereThePhoneCompany

TIL about DirectX12 offline. An important util when you run your win64 ENV on an airgapped simulation station. I download only from Linux or *BSD

Its simple

`
git clone https://github.com/naxl/directx12offline.git
cd directx12offline
`
>>
git clone https://github.com/naxl/directx12offline.git
Cloning into 'directx12offline'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 179, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (20/20), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (20/20), done.
remote: Total 179 (delta 10), reused 2 (delta 0), pack-reused 159 (from 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (179/179), 95.99 MiB | 3.16 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (10/10), done.
>>

#programming #GFX #gaming #win64 #directX12 #directX #proprietary

https://github.com/naxl/directx12offline

A #Faster Than #Light #Universe! : Medium

Your #AI #Strategy Needs to Expand Beyond the #USA and #China : HBR

Is #DeepSeek's new #Model the latest blow to #Proprietary AI? : Misc

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

Hab' ein Logo für einen Chatraum mit dem Namen »FriendSpace« gestaltet.

#Logo #Symbol #Piktogramm #Design #Art #Kreation #CD #Adobe #Illustrator #Photoshop #proprietary #QWP

@AleixPol @federicomena After poking around for a while I'm just not "getting" this place TBH. It's like a corrupted broken version of blog posting from when I was in #ximian, but with less engagement and more corporate shilling and a whole lot more #proprietary junk. Well much like the whole internet I guess.

Wow, 8/11/2025 was _20_ years since I left Novell/Ximian/Evolution! I was WFH before it was cool (hint: it isn't cool), I don't miss it.

What to do when getting the following message when trying to install a proprietary driver? #additionaldrivers #proprietary

https://askubuntu.com/q/1560281/612

Шли годы, было столько рассказов об "импортозамещении" и о том, что "санкции нам только на пользу".

Но всё, что связано с ЭЦП в Linux в России - это всё ещё боль.

Этот кусок говна под названием КриптоПро распространяется только в *.deb и *.rpm. Никаких вам современных кроссдистрибутивных контейнеров, ни обычного тарбола, который можно хотя бы в портабельный вариант распаковать.

Для скачивания этой хуиты они вообще ждут ФИО с почтой и ещё чем-то.

От того, что изредка приходится с этим контактировать - сплошное ощущение мерзости.

Спасибо ещё что какие-нибудь там Контуры и ко пытаются упрощать жизнь и часть операций с токенами и подписями у них можно сделать в браузере через WebUSB.

🤦‍♂️

#soft #cryptography #Russia #Linux #shit #proprietary #CryptoPro #КриптоПро #security

#Microsoft , of course, has their emoji reactions system #proprietary and locked-down. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78953735/is-there-a-way-to-send-a-reaction-emoji-to-an-email-in-an-outlook-email-accoun ; https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/reactions-in-microsoft-outlook-06315501-a790-4a2a-90c1-fbc89d84c393

I’ve got a better idea how to "declutter" Windows 11: Not using Windows. 🤯

Seriously, it's getting ridiculous at this point with how much shit #Microsoft believes it can get away with.

Also, I love the notion that we're supposed to just accept that Windows ships with #bullshit by default. 🙃

I've been using #FreeSoftware on my computers for years and I can't remember having to deal with ANY bullshit like this since then. I regret nothing. ✊

#proprietary #AI #OperatingSystem

@davep @ArneBab @dryak yeah, the same #proprietary shitboxes thar get hacked so often.that #Intelcyeeted that from #Consumer #CPU|s and now there's no "legal" way to play #4K #BluRayDisc|s on modern systems.

Moxie trusts too much into the silicon of parties who's goals are irreconcileable at odds with his demands.

But I guess that's normal with @signalapp folks…
https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114935952643402592
https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115492122419368937
https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115492154062048948

@laprice pressing X for doubt cuz @signalapp does have #ToS and obviously both the ability and willingness if not being legally mandated to close down accounts - regardless if a "duely issued warrant" or #CloudAct.

• Neither @Mer__edith nor #Moxie nor anyone else at #Signal is gonna risk jailtime protecting others given that unlike Mafia 'scapegoats' they don't get paid for shutting up and serving time.

Signal being abused is a statistical inevitability and it's one thing to claim to not know the contents vs. knowingly ignoring abuse complaints.

• Cuz #OCILLA only covers their ass legally until the point they get to know certain abuses. After that (+ a certain grace period for duely investigating validity) that doesn't apply anymore.

#NotLegalAdvice but given Signal is located in the #USA and thus falling under #US juristiction, I'd only consider the non-reaction as either 'knowingly supporting' or 'being ordered by a judge to not interfere in ongoing investigations'…

• And whether or not Signal is yet another #ANØM / #OperationIronside / #OperationTrøjanShield - style #Honeypot or just criminally stupid is up to speculation at this point.

But remember: #WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue and Signals #centralized, #proprietary, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider approach vs. #decentralized (#XMPP+#OMEMO) or #SelfHosting (#OnionShare) will be their downfall - besides hosting at the most expensive provider (#aws) in spitting distance to #CIA & #NSA HQs (#aws_us_east_1) that isn't an outright scam-hoster!

Dear tech media, could we please stop using GrapheneOS as the judge on what's secure? I respect very much what GrapheneOS has built, but their stance that free software is not important to security is very short sighted. They literally are willing to call binary blobs secure because someone told them they are? They have no other standard to go on, since they can't inspect them.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/fsf_librphone_vs_proprietary_binary_blog/

#FreeSoftware #FOSS #mobile #LibrePhone #FSF #proprietary

#FSF Announces the #LibrePhone Project

The #FreeSoftwareFoundation (FSF) has launched the #LibrePhoneProject , an initiative to create a fully free and open-source #mobile operating system that eliminates #proprietary #firmware and binary blobs. From the FSF: "Librephone is a new initiative by the FSF with the goal of bringing full freedom to the mobile computing environment.
#privacy #security #opensource

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/15/0312206/fsf-announces-the-librephone-project?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

#Microsoft be like:

😱 THE END (of Windows 10) IS HERE!
💥 ARMAGEDDON WILL RAIN UPON US!
⚠️ REPENT AND INSTALL WINDOWS 11 OR FACE ETERNAL DAMNATION.

#FOSS people be like:
lol

#EndOf10 #Windows10 #Windows #proprietary

🇩🇪 #German state #government: ditches (foreign) Big Tech solutions in favour of independently run #OpenSource solutions to enhance #DigitalSovereignty

https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/

🇮🇳 #Indian national government: ditches independently run #selfhosted email setup in favour of (local) #proprietary #BigTech solutions, while claiming that open source is "insecure"

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/email-accounts-of-12-lakh-central-government-employees-now-run-on-zohos-platform/article70155315.ece

We are not the same 😭