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Monday Dec. 20th - 2021

Google just reported 92% year-over-year growth for it's non-mobile ChromeOS segment. Meaning, engagement and users almost doubled for ChromeOS, outside of the mobile market. These are "Chromebook" notebooks and laptops.

Impressive, except ChromeOS isn't Google's Operating System. It's Linux with a Google spyware/tracking layer and apps built on top of it.

Another example of a Unix-like Operating System driving fast growth. It's time for Patriots to realize what is happening here, and join this trend with our own Freedom-flavored O.S. that can get out in to the market, to start the road to balancing things out. That is what we are doing in this group.

@Jeffrey_Peterson

The numbers are in -- 85% of you say you don't trust Microsoft Windows any more. Another 12% said, trust or not, Windows is not well built. That's 97% of you in this group who are ready to fire Bill Gates!

I switched to Linux 10 years ago. Not a single regret. I also recommend an open source router that runs dd-wrt.

If I could only get Linux on my phone.......

Bette Midler insults West Virginians because Joe Manchin committed the forbidden act of exercising independent judgement within the lockstep Democrat party to say he would vote against the "BBB" Convert the U.S. to China bill. What a joke. No one cares what you think, Midler! 😝

Gallium OS is a great Linux Distro 🙂 We like it a lot 🙂

Hey I finally joined the successful VPN club tonight! I'm in your footsteps!! Big thanks to @vasileios for helping get to the bottom of my problem--an additional, "invisible" firewall at my VPS provider!! But I have learned a ton in the process!! Celebrating victories together is so fun!!

Yay! Very happy to hear this Diane. Another LIBERTY VICTORY. 👍💪🏻🇺🇸

Verizon loves making life harder on people who want to be free

I have Verizon too. I asked hubby for an unlocked Pixel 4XL for Christmas. If I get it, I hope to flash it with Lineage and start learning from there.

Friends, our great technology chat room is where Patriots have been learning by assimilation about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System, the things we teach on this channel, by watching others.

It's already the biggest tech chat room on Telegram! Who would have thought? If you're not there yet, you can add our chat to your telegram, and start on your path to Digital Freedom yourself, by clicking here -> @jptchat

We've been very happy with our DeGoogled Pixel 4 XLs with Lineage OS. Not a perfect Linux solution, but we have not entered a log in to the Google Play Store, etc. to get the full gamut of apps we wanted, and we can get most everything to work. Still working on "notifications" issues on a couple apps, but even as an interim solution we TRULY feel the FREEDOM!

So, I did successfully put Mint on a older HP LT. Wow, just wow. An amazing crisp and quick environment. Now, learning the WP, SS, and photo/draw tools, and understanding how to ensure file compatibility...

i run ship with garuda drogonized gaming linux... it is an arch based version of linux... it is designed specifically for gamers and streamers.... but garuda as a whole can be used for almost any application that it is needed for, from office, to content creation, to gaming, to programming and even penetration testing/hacking....

Awesome! I made a convert out of my friend yesterday, he had a 2010 Samsung laptop that was useless, 4gb RAM, I installed Ubuntu and it runs fast! Getting much better with Linux, and spreading the word everyday to others. Thank you all on here.

What does it take to change the course of computing history in the United States?

It takes a catalyst, a reason it has to change -- and a clear vision.

Tyrannical 'big tech' companies dominating virtually the entire market, while working together with a tyranincal government regime to take away our rights, is a strong catalyst.

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), already proven, is the vision.

@Jeffrey_Peterson

Join Jeff.pro founder Jeffrey Peterson for a Live Audio Stream on this channel tonight, Dec. 22, 2021 @ 8:00pm EST.

Hear about a new computer and mobile Operating System and App Store built by American Patriots, that will change the course of history by restoring Digital Freedom to We The People -- a one of a kind project in the making, right here!

If you haven't started your journey to set yourself free from 'big tech' by learning about Linux, we will tell you how!

@Jeffrey_Peterson

It appears that Tmobile/Sprint is dropping the 3G CDMA. I believe that is what your Samsung 5 uses. So any carrier abandoning 3G CDMA will not accept your phone after the switch. Also your Samsung 5 is only 'unofficially' supported through "4.4.4 kitkat via three different ports of CyanogenMod" and even that now is discontinued. I'm kinda thinking it may be time to think about a newer phone.

I have had dealings with Patriot Mobile in the past couple months and I am very happy with them. A couple of telephone conversations have left me with the impression that they are a United States of American based expanding company geared toward customer support.

We switched over from Verizon to Patriot Mobile in the summer. Same experience. VERY helpful and great customer service, so different from Verizon, Sprint and the other "woke" companies.