I woke up to a comment so smug, so perfectly soaked in gatekeeping and faux-righteous posturing, it earned its own blog post.
You want freedom? You want GNU/Linux to mean something?
Then maybe start by not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves with a smile.
This commenter thought they were defending "software freedom." What they were really doing was kicking people out of the room. Dismissing accessibility. Mocking effort. Pretending that cruelty is some kind of rite of passage. They quoted Stallman like it was scripture, ignored real-world experience like it was noise, and wrapped it all in condescension dressed as virtue.
I’ve spent over a decade in this ecosystem. Writing patches. Rebuilding broken stacks. Helping blind users boot systems upstream doesn’t even test. I didn’t "just install Arch and whine about the terminal." I lived in it. I survived it. I held it together when maintainers disappeared and no one else gave a damn.
But apparently, because I didn’t call it GNU/Linux™ and because I dared to talk about how this OS chews people up and spits them out, I’m lazy. I’m weak. I should "get a dog."
So I wrote a response. Line by line. No mercy. No euphemisms.
This isn’t just about one comment. This is about every time someone’s been told they don’t belong because they couldn’t learn fast enough, code well enough, or survive long enough. It’s about everyone who was pushed out while the gatekeepers patted themselves on the back for "preserving the spirit of free software."
You want a free system? Start by making it livable. Because freedom that demands you crawl bleeding through a broken bootloader isn’t freedom. It’s abandonment dressed in ideology.
And if this kind of gatekeeping is your idea of community?
You can keep it.
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/
#Linux#GNU #FOSS#Accessibility#BlindTech#FreeSoftware#Gatekeeping#DisabilityInTech#OpenSource#Orca #ScreenReaders#ArchLinux#BurnItDown #blogpost

Linus Torvalds isn't just really smart, he's also a good person.

#linux #linustorvalds #lgbtq #progressive

I'm super happy to share, that the #Fairphone (Gen. 6) was just announced, and we've been able to already publish a lot of code for it!

* #postmarketOS support is submitted
* 59(!) patches were sent to bring up upstream #Linux on the SM7635 SoC and enable the device.
* The stock Android source code is public on code.fairphone.com

This has been a lot of work over the last couple of months so it's awesome to finally be able to share it!

Every so often, someone emails or DMs me (XMPP and Signal available too :)) to say that they are a lawyer, they've seen my various blogposts, and they want to try Linux for work purposes.

I am absolutely here for this.

I delight in people dipping their toe in these waters carefully and sensibly. One can try it easily, without having to make any immediate commitments or irreversible changes.

#Linux #lawfedi

Fedora 42 RISC-V Released - Builds For SiFive HiFive Premier P550 & Milk-V Megrez • Phoronix

｢ Fedora 42 on RISC-V also has experimental support for the Banana Pi BPI-F3 and Milk-V Jupiter M1/K1 boards too. Plus Fedora RISC-V can run within QEMU for a virtualized environment ｣

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-42-RISC-V-Released

#fedora #riscv #distros #linux #opensource

you thought you’d just try linux for fun, and now it’s your 20th distro, you’re deep in r/unixporn, and tiktok’s a distant memory.
#linux

As I've been learning Emacs I've been using the Emacs Reference Card provided by the FSF which is designed for printing, black text on white background. I needed it in Dark Mode for screen use. If it would be useful to anyone, you can find it at this link.

#FSF#GNU#Emacs#Linux

https://beardystarstuff.net/GNU_Emacs_Reference_Card_Dark_Mode.pdf

🆕 blog! “Reading NFC Passport Chips in Linux”

For boring and totally not nefarious reasons, I want to read all the data contained in my passport's NFC chip using Linux. After a long and annoying search, I settled on roeften's pypassport.

I can now read all the passport information, including biometrics.

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/reading-nfc-passport-chips-in-linux/
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#CyberSecurity #hacking #linux #nfc #rfid

I'm looking for a hybrid tablet/laptop experience I can use with GNU/Linux, ideally with Trisquel. I'd prefer to walk into a shop and buy it in Aotearoa, ideally in Waikato. But I'm willing to order online, from a known reliable supplier, if that's my best option.

New or quality used is fine. Beat up but working considered if its cheap. Any suggestions?

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#GNU #Linux #Trisquel #HybridTablet

@trisquel

It's nice that they're at least moving to LibreOffice, but it's still disappointing that they're sticking to Windows for now.

#windows #linux #libreoffice #opensource #technology

https://www.systemberg.com/2025/06/23/denmark-will-stick-with-windows-government-still-plans-to-ditch-microsoft-office/

Zorin OS 17.3 review - Would you pay for your Linux desktop? • Dedoimedo

｢ Zorin OS tries to set itself apart by offering a paid version (about EUR50), which comes with additional software, tweaks and support from the developers. Technically speaking, you can also pay for Ubuntu, if you like, or try the pro set of patches, which ought to last you a decade plus. KDE is also gearing up toward having its own commercial distro ｣

https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/zorin-os-17-3.html

#zorinos #distros #linux #opensource