I see a lot of good posts about the meaning of "sideloading" recently. I've been saying this for years. It's a bad word designed to control how people think about installing software.
For more examples like "sideloading" you might enjoy GNU's words to avoid list. It recently got updated to include "artificial intelligence" too. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html
Maybe they should also include "sideloading".
For more examples like "sideloading" you might enjoy GNU's words to avoid list. It recently got updated to include "artificial intelligence" too. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html
Maybe they should also include "sideloading".
www.gnu.org
Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing
There are a number of words and phrases that we recommend avoiding, or avoiding in certain contexts and usages. Some are ambiguous or misleading; others presuppose a viewpoint that we disagree with, and we hope you disagree with it too.
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📣 Hello! We've formally sent a proposal to the GNOME Foundation and KDE e.V. leadership for a unified Linux App Summit (LAS) that would merge GUADEC, Akademy, and the current LAS into a single event.
We're sharing it with you as an open letter. Our goal is to create a more efficient, cost-effective, and impactful conference for everyone. We invite you to read the full proposal and share your thoughts.
🔗 https://href.tf/LAS2026
#Linux #GNOME #KDE #FOSS #OpenSource #LAS2026 #GUADEC #Akademy
We're sharing it with you as an open letter. Our goal is to create a more efficient, cost-effective, and impactful conference for everyone. We invite you to read the full proposal and share your thoughts.
🔗 https://href.tf/LAS2026
#Linux #GNOME #KDE #FOSS #OpenSource #LAS2026 #GUADEC #Akademy
Google Docs
3. Proposal - Open Letter
Proposal for the Linux App Summit 2026: A Unified Desktop Event To: The GNOME Foundation Board, KDE e.V. Board and Communities From: Pietro di Caprio, Mauro Gaspari Subject: Proposal to merge GUADEC, Akademy, and Linux App Summit (LAS) into a single, major…
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thread on @gnome@floss.social 's Discourse: https://discourse.gnome.org/t/an-open-letter-a-proposal-for-a-unified-linux-app-summit-las-2026/31124/2
GNOME Discourse
An Open Letter: A Proposal for a Unified Linux App Summit (LAS) 2026
⚠ Notice This proposal is personal and must not be associated to any “status” I have as a GNOME Foundation member or GUADEC 2025 organizer. Hello everyone, We are writing to you today to formally present a proposal that we believe represents a new, bold…
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Word to save new files on Microsoft’s servers by default
You already need custom noscripts and third-party applications that make custom Windows ISOs to make installing Windows somewhat bearable - unless you enjoy spending hours manually disabling all the anti-user settings in Windows - and now there's another setting to add to the massive, growing list of stuff you have to fix aft
https://www.osnews.com/story/143202/word-to-save-new-files-on-microsofts-servers-by-default/
#Office
You already need custom noscripts and third-party applications that make custom Windows ISOs to make installing Windows somewhat bearable - unless you enjoy spending hours manually disabling all the anti-user settings in Windows - and now there's another setting to add to the massive, growing list of stuff you have to fix aft
https://www.osnews.com/story/143202/word-to-save-new-files-on-microsofts-servers-by-default/
#Office
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Microsoft just pulled a classic bait-and-switch tactic by ending free #Office licenses for NPOs. 😡
Don't let Big Tech lure you into their platforms with their "free" offerings. Open source alternatives like Linux + Tuta put YOU in control. ✊
Because you deserve better. ❤️
Read more: 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/microsoft-office-free-for-non-profits-ends
Don't let Big Tech lure you into their platforms with their "free" offerings. Open source alternatives like Linux + Tuta put YOU in control. ✊
Because you deserve better. ❤️
Read more: 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/microsoft-office-free-for-non-profits-ends
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👨👩👦 Oggi è venuto un mio parente e mi dice tutto convinto:
"Io con Google non ho nulla a che fare, non lo uso mai!"
Io: "Ah sì? Bene, allora facciamo una prova."
Gli faccio accendere il Wi-Fi, collegarsi al mio router e nel frattempo avvio tshark per catturare le richieste DNS.
📡 Quindi, senza che lui tocchi nulla, il suo telefono Android comincia a chiacchierare con mezzo ecosistema Google:
- www.google.com
- mtalk.google.com
- android.apis.google.com
- connectivitycheck.gstatic.com
- www.google.cn…
e ovviamente non poteva mancare anche WhatsApp con g.whatsapp.net.
😅 Morale della favola: puoi anche non aprire mai Chrome, Gmail o il motore di ricerca, ma se hai Android in tasca, Google ti accompagna ovunque, anche senza invito.
📲 Il suo telefono fa più chiamate a Google di quante ne fa lui ai parenti la domenica! 😂
"Io con Google non ho nulla a che fare, non lo uso mai!"
Io: "Ah sì? Bene, allora facciamo una prova."
Gli faccio accendere il Wi-Fi, collegarsi al mio router e nel frattempo avvio tshark per catturare le richieste DNS.
📡 Quindi, senza che lui tocchi nulla, il suo telefono Android comincia a chiacchierare con mezzo ecosistema Google:
- www.google.com
- mtalk.google.com
- android.apis.google.com
- connectivitycheck.gstatic.com
- www.google.cn…
e ovviamente non poteva mancare anche WhatsApp con g.whatsapp.net.
😅 Morale della favola: puoi anche non aprire mai Chrome, Gmail o il motore di ricerca, ma se hai Android in tasca, Google ti accompagna ovunque, anche senza invito.
📲 Il suo telefono fa più chiamate a Google di quante ne fa lui ai parenti la domenica! 😂
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Worth repeating while everyone is asking about recent changes Google have made "influenced" by certain characters in videos.
GrapheneOS is NOT going anywhere.
GrapheneOS will CONTINUE to support existing devices.
GrapheneOS WILL support Pixel10.
GrapheneOS WILL be ported to Android 16 QPR1 as planned.
Current changes have no bearing.
GrapheneOS is NOT going anywhere.
GrapheneOS will CONTINUE to support existing devices.
GrapheneOS WILL support Pixel10.
GrapheneOS WILL be ported to Android 16 QPR1 as planned.
Current changes have no bearing.
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A few days ago, we finally merged an early implementation of link layers (layers linking to external files) into @GIMP@floss.social.
This has various usages, e.g. the ability to work at several people on a same image by linking a separate document (e.g. someone working on backgrounds and another on characters). Or again when working with different software.
For instance, in this example, the layer links a #SVG file. As soon as it is saved in #Inkscape, #GIMP picks up the updated version automatically:
This has various usages, e.g. the ability to work at several people on a same image by linking a separate document (e.g. someone working on backgrounds and another on characters). Or again when working with different software.
For instance, in this example, the layer links a #SVG file. As soon as it is saved in #Inkscape, #GIMP picks up the updated version automatically:
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@GIMP@floss.social Another nice ability of link layers is that all consecutive transformations are squashed into a single transformation, which will lead to much smaller quality loss.
For instance, the first image is a standard import then rotated 8 times at 10°. It shows more blurry than the same 8 times 10° rotation on a link layer (which will be as sharp as a single 80° rotation).
For instance, the first image is a standard import then rotated 8 times at 10°. It shows more blurry than the same 8 times 10° rotation on a link layer (which will be as sharp as a single 80° rotation).
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Nice article 😎 4 reasons Q4OS is the best operating system to breathe some new life into your old laptop https://www.xda-developers.com/q4os-is-the-best-os-to-breathe-new-life-into-your-old-laptop/
XDA
4 reasons Q4OS is the best operating system to breathe some new life into your old laptop
Q4OS is an underrated distro for owners of dinosaur PCs and laptops
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#4chan and #KiwiFarms Sue the #UK Over its #AgeVerification Law
https://www.404media.co/4chan-and-kiwi-farms-sue-the-uk-over-its-age-verification-law/
#privacy #politics #OSA #politics
https://www.404media.co/4chan-and-kiwi-farms-sue-the-uk-over-its-age-verification-law/
#privacy #politics #OSA #politics
404 Media
4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over its Age Verification Law
The notorious troll sites filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court as part of a fight over the UK's Online Safety Act.
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This week's comic, inspired by a study showing that AI summaries on top of search results are dramatically cutting traffic to websites.
#internet #technology #tech #journalism #disinformation #socialmedia #oligarchy
#internet #technology #tech #journalism #disinformation #socialmedia #oligarchy
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In Germany, when you have a photo for passport or ID card taken, your image gets uploaded to AWS. the photo gets submitted to German authorities with QR code they use to download from said US cloud services. this is not optional; without complying you cannot get a new passport or ID card.
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@wafflesies@infosec.exchange @argo@infosec.exchange It isn't an issue for GrapheneOS because it doesn't have Google Mobile Services to enforce rules about which apps can be installed. If people install sandboxed Google Play, that doesn't have the ability to block installing apps since they're regular sandboxed apps with no special access. Therefore, whatever rules they come up with for requirements apps must meet to be installed are not relevant. Play Integrity API is what's problematic: apps banning using non-GMS devices/OSes.
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@kaia Furthermore, a very important detail: The image is stored *encrypted* on AWS. It can - using current technical capabilities - only be accessed using the key, which along with the URL is stored in the QR code.
So all in all, given that there usually is an acceptable alternative (on-site photo booths) that avoids cloud uploads altogether, and that images are stored encrypted on AWS servers, I see no big reason for panic here.
So all in all, given that there usually is an acceptable alternative (on-site photo booths) that avoids cloud uploads altogether, and that images are stored encrypted on AWS servers, I see no big reason for panic here.