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windows is ass. i use only linux now.
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Given the path of the US right now, this is the wisest decision any American can make.
Soon the filthy commie anfifa OS will be made illegal there.
This. Also, get a VPN service, like Nord that’s preferably not based in the US. Also, Microsoft is literally installing spyware on your computer already. (CoPilot and Recall). They would have NO problems turning over your computer data to the Trump regime on their whims.
While true, desktops and laptops mean nothing now. Most people dont even have anything other than a phone.
If youre using android or ios, youre not private and you are being tracked 24/7.
Sadly my s23 only runs android and Linux phones aren’t good enough yet.
Every gamer does a sideways glance ;).
GrapheneOS for Pixels, you can be completely degoogled.
You are aware that, unlike (e.g.) OpenBSD, Linux is (legally) an American product, right?
I mean Linus did kick out some russians based on US sanctions, but technically nobody owns Linux. You can use a distro from the EU, and if USA did pressure Linus, people could fork the kernel in another country. As well as it being open source where US pull requests could be analyzed for backdoors
I mean Linus did kick out some russians based on US sanctions
How exactly is that better than Windows?
open source
You are aware that there was a critical security hole in X for almost three decades, right?
First one I agreed he bowed to pressure. 2nd one, not sure which one you mean. Every software has vulnerabilities yet to be discovered, researchers work hard to breakstuff. Windows had tons that researchers disclosed to them and they refused to fix, until researchers started issuing the vulners daily (and said they had 100s more they could release all year). Open Source means we can check and fix once discovered, good luck getting a for profit corporation to act. Re: the recent national defense issue with MS not disclosing vulnerabilities because they didtn want to kill their sales.
Open Source means we can check and fix once discovered
How many % of your operating system’s source code have you 1) read and 2) understood?
That’s a strawman if I ever saw one
It’s not a strawman. You said “but I can read the source code!”. Do you? Because if you don’t, it doesn’t really matter, right?
Indeed. Wise decision for everyone else too.
It’s a bit more urgent for US Citizens.
I mean, sure, in terms of OS choice.
I think there are some other decisions that give it a run for its money if you don’t limit the scope to computing, though.
Given the state of the united states, and the world in general, gaining control over your personal privacy and security are fundamental to any other initiative you undertake
