linux isn't systemd; we have openrc, runit, and many more
android isn't motorola/google/samsung; we have graphene, lineage, f-droid, and more
the people pushing #DeveloperRegistration and #AgeVerification want you to believe there are no alternatives available
that's NOT true, there are solutions out there right now:
flash your phones with an alternate OS
skip the play store, and download apps from open source app stores like F-Droid or zapstore, or even direct download with obtanium (or 'sideload' [install] APKs directly) 📱
linux distros go beyond the ubuntu (with the proprietary snaps anyway) and other ones who ship with systemd
try artix, void, and devuan; use openrc on gentoo instead of opting for systemd 🐧
and hey, there's always BSD 🐡
#systemd #KeepAndroidOpen
it's interesting how there seems to be nostr "influencers"
maybe that's what happens if you're around long enough, or maybe they brought their followers from another platform? 📈
i'm curious how that works on a decentralized protocol, you would think there would be almost no influencers 🤔
how do i do #chess on #amethyst
i heard it was available in the new update, help me out #chesstr 🙏
♟️📱
#ChessStr #AskNostr
i love the extra info #amethyst now gives you about publishing events in the latest update, i found out i was using a bad relay 🤦♀️
fixed! 🛠️
there are good bots and there are bad bots
bad bots pretend to be human and randomly reply to posts 🥸
good bots are cleary labeled 🤖 as bots
bad bots spam as fast as they can 🗯️
good bots appear when called, only trigger by pattern (ex: haiku bot), or post to their own feed
if you are going to make/unleash a bot on socials make sure it's a good one 🙏
and provide a link to the bot's (open) source, so people can tell you if it's gone rogue!
#Bot #Bots #ClawBot #OpenClaw #ClawStr
i was thinking that we need a term for proprietary/centralized software
"prisonware" came to mind, and was reinforced when i saw a post describing google as a prison 🗝️
most people don't know what proprietary, or centralized mean in terms of software, much less that they are bad 🤷♀️
prisonware has an immediate negative connotation, and provides a nice umbrella term for anything on the anti-freedom tech spectrum
some examples: 💬
"Obsidian is prisonware, despite some nice features the code is not public, it's controlled entirely by your jailors"
"Signal might be a FOSS app, but it's still prisonware, you're chained up to their server if you use it"
"The majority of FUTO's apps are prisonware, their "source-first" licensing is just a way for you to remand your rights at the gate"
"Don't download that, it's prisonware, it collects tons of your data"
or even "Hey, that app is prisonware, you should try _ instead"
i'm open to other terms, but we should have something
#FOSS #FLOSS #FreedomTech #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Decentralisation #Decentralization #Prisonware