#Linux #Adobe #Windows #Apple #WalledGarden #ProprietarySoftware #FOSS #FreeSoftware

Oh look, another keyboard hero waxing poetic about Open Source and firewalls like it's 1995 🌐💾. Because we all needed another reminder that proprietary software is basically Skynet in disguise 🤖🔍. Meanwhile, #Coreboot is still not fixing your WiFi, but don't let that stop the diatribe! 😂
https://hagensieker.com/2020/11/08/firewalls-and-bioss-and-coreboot/ #OpenSource #KeyboardHeroes #ProprietarySoftware #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

I find it difficult to grasp how dangerous the reliance on huge #corporations and #proprietarysoftware is until I hear something like this:

https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3
The chief prosecutor of the #ICC (International Criminal Court) has lost access to his #Microsoft email account due to a #Trump ruling.

#opensource is the most reliable way of setting up critical #technology and, personally, I am finally convinced to #switchtolinux from #Windows.

#trumpregime #goopensource #technews #tech

Reminder: you do not own the hardware, if you don't control the software. If Nintendo can remote brick your console, then you are paying for a very limited, very restricted usage right.
#proprietarysoftware #remotebrick #nintendo
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/pc-gaming-remains-undefeated-nintendo-now-says-it-has-the-right-to-brick-your-switch-if-it-thinks-youre-pirating-games-or-modifying-the-console/

@Kroc
I really can't understand how do you trust using a #proprietarysoftware such as #vscode for coding. How can you tell it doesn't **steal** your work sending it to #Microsoft or its #AI ?

@fbievan@polymaths.social Can you start using a hashtag with these posts? I'm not really interested in spam ads for proprietary software, adding a proper hashtag (#spam, #ad, #ProprietarySoftware, whatever) will allow people to filter out these posts from your regular posts.

Il dito e la luna
Anche qui guardano il dito e non la luna:

Ubuntu Dice Addio a GNU/Linux: Una Svolta Epocale tra Timori e Opportunità | Tutto Quello che Devi Sapere"

Ubuntu, una delle distribuzioni Linux più popolari al mondo, sta per compiere una svolta epocale: abbandonare GNU/Linux per abbracciare tecnologie moderne,

Non è una questione di "evoluzione tecnolo
https://monodes.com/predaelli/2025/04/27/il-dito-e-la-luna/
#Ethics #ProprietarySoftware #Software #SoftwareLibero

It will not be a Synology!
Synology Locks Key NAS Features Behind Proprietary Drive Requirement

Dear Synology… I'm going to buy a NAS. Now I'm sure it will not be a Synology!

Synology Locks Key NAS Features Behind Proprietary Drive Requirement (tomshardware.com) 38

Synology's upcoming Plus Series NAS systems will restrict full functionality to users who ins
https://monodes.com/predaelli/2025/04/17/it-will-not-be-a-synology/
#Ethics #ProprietaryHardware #ProprietarySoftware

#CBN Tecnologia - #Techtudo: Celular velho, música nova: a volta de iPhones antigos como #iPod

Ana Letícia Loubak fala sobre a nova tendência de transformar iPhones antigos em reprodutores de música, substituindo os iPods. A moda tem crescido por motivos de segurança, detox digital e #nostalgia, impulsionando as vendas de celulares usados e iPods na OLX.

@wikipedia has a nice comparison of #SearchEngines listed in tables. 🔍

"The first table lists the company behind the engine, volume and ad support and identifies the nature of the software being used as #FreeSoftware or #ProprietarySoftware. The second and third table lists internet #privacy aspects along with other technical parameters, such as whether the engine provides personalization (alternatively viewed as a filter bubble)."

#OpenSource #internetsovereignty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_search_engines

@Bluesky
Afaics #openvibe seems to be #proprietarysoftware.
Is it true?

MASTAN2 is an (MATLAB based) interactive structural analysis program that provides preprocessing, analysis, and postprocessing capabilities
https://monodes.com/2025/01/27/3595/
#ProprietarySoftware #Software

The Verge: Here’s what Bambu will — and won’t — promise after its controversial 3D printer update. “Since last Thursday, some creators have pledged not to buy Bambu printers anymore, even removed some of their 3D models from its online repository, after the company revealed it would add a new proprietary authentication mechanism that could keep you from using third-party tools to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/22/the-verge-heres-what-bambu-will-and-wont-promise-after-its-controversial-3d-printer-update/

I vantaggi del software proprietario per la tua privacy

https://shainetwork.org/sito/blog/software-proprietario-privacy.html

#FOSS #ClosedSource #SoftwareProprietario #ProprietarySoftware #Open #OpenSource #Privacy #FSF #ShaiNetwork

#JohnDeere is costing American farmers $4.2 billion a year by restricting them from fixing their own tractors.

#Apple, #Amazon and major automakers use the same strategies on everything you own.

It’s bad for consumers and local mechanics, but excellent for corporate profits.

That's because of #proprietarySoftware

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCh1iGmS1-3/?e=47fd1a47-7243-41af-bc7a-2e02b6be7f7d&g=5

Farewell buggy software! Welcome KOReader & Plato!
Since the native software of my Kobo aura is so buggy that always crash with certain EPUBs, after reaching a specific page I finally decided to follow the One-Click Install Packages for KOReader & Plato. I installed both KOReader and Plato.

I started trying KOReader. Needless to say it work
https://monodes.com/predaelli/2024/12/09/farewell-buggy-software-welcome-koreader-plato/
#Comparisons #ProprietarySoftware #SoftwareLibero #Kobo

#FreeSoftware is more #Secure than #ProprietarySoftware ( most of the time )

Apps for communication.

#userfreedom #privacy #security #opensource

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Petition to the European Parliament (No. 0729/2024) calling for the European Union to actively develop&implement a #GNUlinux-based operating system "across public administrations in all EU Member States".

Aim: to reduce dependency on #ProprietarySoftware, "promoting #transparency, #sustainability, and #DigitalSovereignty within the EU"

Comment by @fsf
https://hostux.social/@fsf/113560938591475711

NOTE: the correct link (to load twice) is
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/petition/content/0729%252F2024/html/Petition-No-0729%252F2024-by-N.-W.-%2528Austrian%2529-on-the-implementation-of-an-EU-Linux-operating-system-in-public-administrations-across-all-EU-countries
(@fsf accidently links to an old 2014 petition)

Afaics #blueskysocial is just another #proprietary #socialNetwork based on #proprietarysoftware.Have I missed something?