TIL about the existence of #OmniOS

This brings me to a little #Rant

Please, by the name of whatever, write your website (at least the about section) with someone in mind who encounters your "subject" die the first time!

Let's get back to OmniOS example:

The hive page opens with
"The Open Source Enterprise Server OS with just the features you need"

Knowing nothing before, i don't know significantly more now

• the OS (operating system) part was clear,
• "Enterprise Server" are buzzwords unhelpful for further search
• just the features I need?!? For now i just "need" to figure out what it is!!!

This just leaves the information that it is Open Source, nice

Ok, let's check the "About" page.

There i learn that OmniOS was initially developed by OmniTI, the exact date when the announced the end, the existence of the OmniOS Community Edition Association (OmniOSce)

But still no real idea what it is

Funny enough a link leading to a The Register article (i accidentally clicked) shows how it can be done better

"OmniOS – an Oracle-free open-source variant of Solaris"

Now I know what it is, or or if i wouldn't, I could at least could search for Solaris to learn more.

While this rant was inspired by and used OmniOS as a (negative) example it's not limited to OmniOS and doesn't say anything about it's qualities.

Fire UX team in time, 2025 edition.

Using Android Studio (2024.2.2) after a while.
So I have "Run" button at the top and another one with just different color in sidebar. Both tooltip "Run", only differ in shortcut.
Difference?
First one runs the project. Second one opens the Run pane at the bottom, which happens to have yet another button to run the project.
You had good old school UI two years ago!

#programming#ux #Android #rant

When I first landed on twitter, I believe I had something starting with "passionate about technology" in my bio and it's so funny now, when I'm pretty sure I absolutely loathe most technology I encounter.

I hate that it's getting shoved down my throat when it's expensive and it doesn't even fucking work and if you want help with it or to avoid it, tough luck, that costs at least twice as much. If it's even an option.

Hey all y'all need to stop using "guys" in mixed company.

- My trans girlfriend is not a guy.
- My cis girlfriend is not a guy.
- I'm not a guy (or a girl, but that's not relevant here).

Misgendering is misgendering—even if "everyone's doing it".

Patriarchy shouldn't be the default.

#FuckThePatriarchy#Feminist#LGBTQ+ #Rant

Days like this I'm so glad I am on iOS instead of Android. But I fear there will be a day sooner than later that Apple will do this too. Between the two I trust Apple more but if I have the choice I'll go for a phone that doesn't have any of this at all, like a GrapheneOS-based Android or if we ever get one a Linux phone #ai #rantlaptopmag.com/ai/gemini-phone-…

GrapheneOS: Where Licenses Matter More Than People

GrapheneOS could have shipped real accessibility support. They had a screen reader. They had a libre speech engine — one they requested a feature from. They got that feature.

And then they said no.
Because the license was GPLv3.

They’ll ship sandboxed Google Play Services.
They’ll let you install GPLv3 software from their app store.
But a working screen reader for blind users?
Blocked. On principle.

This isn’t a technical limitation.
This is not a matter of priorities.
This is cruelty by ideology — and they’re proud of it.

So here it is. My full public dissection of the excuses, the hypocrisy, and the sheer contempt they’ve shown to the people who need privacy and security most: the disabled.

They chose licensing purity over basic humanity.
I chose to write this.

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/grapheneos-where-licenses-matter-more-than-people/

#GrapheneOS#Accessibility #FOSS#Blind#DisabilityTech#Inclusion#GPLv3 #espeak #a11y#Security#FreeSoftware#DisabilityRights#Android#Rant#TechShame

update: If you are using this post as some kind of call-to-action to harass and attack the GOS developers, please don't.

That damages everyone. You, them, and myself. It's not helpful.

🦄🌈🧁🚀 Don't confuse the overuse of emojis on CLIs with better DX.

#dx #cli #rant