Beardy Star Stuff
@dennyhenke@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

Not only did I exit Apple in February (My first computer in 1993 and all since were Apple made) I've started a program at my local library to help others exit big tech, save money and continue using older hardware. Computing without #Apple, #Google, #Microsoft is entirely possible. Using #GNU#Linux#FreeSoftware has been a better #computing experience.

We can help one another do this. We do actually have a choice. They do not get to control everything. Make the effort.
https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-03-16.html
Beardy Star Stuff
@dennyhenke@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago
@marcoarment I'd been using Apple hardware since 1993 and made the decision to exit the Apple ecosystem back in February and I'm glad I did. Anyone can do it. Same for Google and Amazon. Didn't use Microsoft.

Computing is entirely possible without them. It takes a bit of effort to detangle from iCloud, etc but it's well worth it.

GNU/Linux is much better than I'd previously thought. It's actually been fantastic.

#Apple#Fascism#TimCook#GNU#Linux#Google#BigTech

https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-03-16.html
Beardy Star Stuff
@dennyhenke@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago
@tekphloyd No, that would be wasteful. But we can absolutely, 100%, talk about Apple more realistically as a capitalist enterprise that is all about profit.

Get real about it. And begin a real migration away from their products. It's totally doable. I started in February and Apple went from my only hardware/OS to my back-up. Paid iCloud is now free base iCloud. All data local. The others are no better.

WE/YOU can take real control of your computing.

FUCK #Apple#Google#Microsoft#Amazon
Beardy Star Stuff
@dennyhenke@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

@tekphloyd I've written a series on the process of migrating from Apple to GNU/Linux. Apple users seem to have a very out-of-date perspective of the quality of the Free Software ecosystem. I know I did.

Not only is it doable but in the end users not only save a lot of money but have far more control over their data and their computing life. Honestly, it feels fantastic to be free of their shit.

beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025
Bradley M. Kuhn
@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

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A few years earlier, Richard Stallman (RMS) had objected to ever saying “BusyBox/Linux”. RMS eventually conceded (after much debate) that one could say “BusyBox/Linux” if (& only if) one proved that no #GNU code appeared in the product.

After winning that argument, I asked RMS to please correct the places he called systems “GNU/Linux” that had #Linux but no #GNU in them.

RMS refused saying (paraphrased) that GNU was being harmed by “these confusions”, not Linux, so there was no need.
Bradley M. Kuhn
@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Response to a troll for the opportunity to say publicly why — in 2015 — I stopped saying “GNU/Linux”:

I say “Linux-based systems” — which I also recommended for SFC's stylesheet.

I ceased saying “ga-new-slash-lynn-ox” when Richard Stallman (RMS) chastised me for saying “Linux” (but not “GNU”) in a post about VMWares #GPL violation. I had mentioned GNU GPL; no GNU software was in their product.

RMS told me I harmed #GNU every time I didn't footnote the word “Linux” & explain GNU/Linux.
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Bradley M. Kuhn
@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

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A few years earlier, Richard Stallman (RMS) had objected to ever saying “BusyBox/Linux”. RMS eventually conceded (after much debate) that one could say “BusyBox/Linux” if (& only if) one proved that no #GNU code appeared in the product.

After winning that argument, I asked RMS to please correct the places he called systems “GNU/Linux” that had #Linux but no #GNU in them.

RMS refused saying (paraphrased) that GNU was being harmed by “these confusions”, not Linux, so there was no need.
Bradley M. Kuhn
@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Response to a troll for the opportunity to say publicly why — in 2015 — I stopped saying “GNU/Linux”:

I say “Linux-based systems” — which I also recommended for SFC's stylesheet.

I ceased saying “ga-new-slash-lynn-ox” when Richard Stallman (RMS) chastised me for saying “Linux” (but not “GNU”) in a post about VMWares #GPL violation. I had mentioned GNU GPL; no GNU software was in their product.

RMS told me I harmed #GNU every time I didn't footnote the word “Linux” & explain GNU/Linux.
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Dendrobatus Azureus
@Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I have something else to be thankful for today. At this moment in time I am busy restoring functionality on systems so that I will be able to resume important remote tasks, which shall enable me to restore the level that I am used to, when it comes down to actual value of goods

This work is highly specialized and needs a set of computing systems, communication systems which use GSM messaging systems and other means of signalling, in order to properly Act, monitor react and deploy the remote systems, of which a set of those are managed deployed monitored and configured through Proxmox.

@gyptazy has made incredibly wonderful contributions to the community of Open Source and I'm specifically highlighting his work in for example the great Proxmox load balancer.

Through the Work Of Him and other hundreds to thousands nameless Open Source coders, programmers en hackers am I able to do this work.

I am fortunate enough to have virtually met him here on the FediVerse through a beautiful forward that @stefano has made, who also makes great contributions in Open Source

Without the work of these incredible people none of this would have been possible. I would be sitting watching this beautiful scenery that I would have made myself with props

There would not be any Open Source Operating Systems, plural, driving the displays.

Being Grateful is important. Giving Thanks sends a beautifully Modulated Pulse of Energy, through the Universe to everyone.

I am thankful to you all

#OpenSource #programming#GNU#GPL #license#BSD#freeBSD#Linux#POSIX#Proxmox #thankful #thanks#FediVerse#Love#UniversalLove

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The photograph shot in total absolute darkness shows a collage of four IPS LED panels, each displaying different content. The top screen features a blue background with a flower image and a text editor window Bash shells tabbed, with code. The middle screen displays a vinyl record label of Kraftwerk Autobahn, with a colorful design and a digital audio workstation interface. The bottom screen shows a blue-toned image with abstract patterns, possibly a visualizer or a live performance. The screens are arranged vertically, with the top screen at the top, the middle screen in the center, and the bottom screen at the bottom. The background is dark, emphasizing the screens' content. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.156 Wh
The photograph shot in total absolute darkness shows a collage of four IPS LED panels, each displaying different content. The top screen features a blue background with a flower image and a text editor window Bash shells tabbed, with code. The middle screen displays a vinyl record label of Kraftwerk Autobahn, with a colorful design and a digital audio workstation interface. The bottom screen shows a blue-toned image with abstract patterns, possibly a visualizer or a live performance. The screens are arranged vertically, with the top screen at the top, the middle screen in the center, and the bottom screen at the bottom. The background is dark, emphasizing the screens' content. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.156 Wh
Dendrobatus Azureus
@Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I have something else to be thankful for today. At this moment in time I am busy restoring functionality on systems so that I will be able to resume important remote tasks, which shall enable me to restore the level that I am used to, when it comes down to actual value of goods

This work is highly specialized and needs a set of computing systems, communication systems which use GSM messaging systems and other means of signalling, in order to properly Act, monitor react and deploy the remote systems, of which a set of those are managed deployed monitored and configured through Proxmox.

@gyptazy has made incredibly wonderful contributions to the community of Open Source and I'm specifically highlighting his work in for example the great Proxmox load balancer.

Through the Work Of Him and other hundreds to thousands nameless Open Source coders, programmers en hackers am I able to do this work.

I am fortunate enough to have virtually met him here on the FediVerse through a beautiful forward that @stefano has made, who also makes great contributions in Open Source

Without the work of these incredible people none of this would have been possible. I would be sitting watching this beautiful scenery that I would have made myself with props

There would not be any Open Source Operating Systems, plural, driving the displays.

Being Grateful is important. Giving Thanks sends a beautifully Modulated Pulse of Energy, through the Universe to everyone.

I am thankful to you all

#OpenSource #programming#GNU#GPL #license#BSD#freeBSD#Linux#POSIX#Proxmox #thankful #thanks#FediVerse#Love#UniversalLove

The photograph shot in total absolute darkness shows a collage of four IPS LED panels, each displaying different content. The top screen features a blue background with a flower image and a text editor window Bash shells tabbed, with code. The middle screen displays a vinyl record label of Kraftwerk Autobahn, with a colorful design and a digital audio workstation interface. The bottom screen shows a blue-toned image with abstract patterns, possibly a visualizer or a live performance. The screens are arranged vertically, with the top screen at the top, the middle screen in the center, and the bottom screen at the bottom. The background is dark, emphasizing the screens' content. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.156 Wh
The photograph shot in total absolute darkness shows a collage of four IPS LED panels, each displaying different content. The top screen features a blue background with a flower image and a text editor window Bash shells tabbed, with code. The middle screen displays a vinyl record label of Kraftwerk Autobahn, with a colorful design and a digital audio workstation interface. The bottom screen shows a blue-toned image with abstract patterns, possibly a visualizer or a live performance. The screens are arranged vertically, with the top screen at the top, the middle screen in the center, and the bottom screen at the bottom. The background is dark, emphasizing the screens' content. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.156 Wh
The photograph shot in total absolute darkness shows a collage of four IPS LED panels, each displaying different content. The top screen features a blue background with a flower image and a text editor window Bash shells tabbed, with code. The middle screen displays a vinyl record label of Kraftwerk Autobahn, with a colorful design and a digital audio workstation interface. The bottom screen shows a blue-toned image with abstract patterns, possibly a visualizer or a live performance. The screens are arranged vertically, with the top screen at the top, the middle screen in the center, and the bottom screen at the bottom. The background is dark, emphasizing the screens' content. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.156 Wh
Beardy Star Stuff
@dennyhenke@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

"It’s been five months since I set-up my local files “cloud” and I thought I’d write a short update. I’ve made a few changes but, in short, it’s been a great experience with zero issues.

My initial cloud was going to be syncing between the LinuxMini and an M1 MacMini. I initially expected to continue using the iPad for computing while out on the porch, working off of files on the Mac that would then sync to the LinuxMini...

#Apple#GNU#Linux#Computing#FreeSoftware

https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-07-31.html
Federation Bot
@Federation_Bot replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Let's take back the right to modify, repair, and build efficient tools together. #SoftwareFreedom

gnuhttps://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

Vamos reaver o direito de modificar, reparar e construir ferramentas eficientes juntos. Liberdade de software.

CC: @urixturing@hachyderm.io@pluralistic@mamot.fr

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareLivre #SoftwareLibre #GNU #FSF
Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al  ·  activity timestamp last week

🥳 New Kitten Release

To GNU tar or not to GNU tar?

• Installing Kitten on Linux should no longer display a screenful of gibberish from the tar command.

You see, macOS, being special, includes BSD tar, not GNU tar, and adds a bunch of Mac-specific metadata and extended header keywords to archives that GNU tar on Linux machines then chokes on and regurgitates onto your screen as warnings.

With this release, Kitten’s packaging script expects GNU tar to be available on macOS and uses that instead of BSD tar.

The latest release of Kitten now installs without any warnings on Linux (at least on my Fedora Silverblue box).

Enjoy!

https://kitten.small-web.org

#Kitten#KittenRelease #SmallWeb#SmallTech#GNU#BSD#Darwin#macOS #tar
Beardy Star Stuff
@dennyhenke@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp last week
@thomholwerda The snobbery espoused by Apple enthusiasts that go on about the supposed high quality of Apple's visual design is pretty ridiculous at this point.

As an Apple user of decades recently upgraded to GNU/Linux Trisquel with KDE Plasma and Mint with Cinnamon I'm embarrassed at how uninformed I was as to the quality of the design over here.

#Apple folk, step outside of your echo chamber and have an honest look at the quality of the alternatives.

#GNU#Linux#FreeSoftware
Beardy Star Stuff
@dennyhenke@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@iscarlosmolero I'm a new GNU/Linux user, just 5 months. I'm sharing my enthusiasm here, with blog posts and have set-up project at our little library in a nearby town to help folks upgrade. Doing a "Intro to GNU/Linux" presentation next month and offering training on using Free Software like LibreOffice, etc.

So, my answer would be organize a project and volunteer. Libraries are a great place for this.

@skyfaller @pthane

activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Whatever OS you’re currently using, Mac, Windows or GNU/Linux, there is a large ecosystem of free/libre software for you to tap into when you’re ready to get started. Every proprietary app you can replace is more control you have over your computing than you had before. In a world of oligarchs and corporate giants it may seem like our personal decisions and actions are unimportant, that our ability to have an impact are...
#Apple#Microsoft#GNU#Linux
#FreeSoftware

https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-07-20.html
Beardy Star Stuff
@dennyhenke@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Whatever OS you’re currently using, Mac, Windows or GNU/Linux, there is a large ecosystem of free/libre software for you to tap into when you’re ready to get started. Every proprietary app you can replace is more control you have over your computing than you had before. In a world of oligarchs and corporate giants it may seem like our personal decisions and actions are unimportant, that our ability to have an impact are...
#Apple#Microsoft#GNU#Linux
#FreeSoftware

https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-07-20.html