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mox , to Technology in The OpenBSD folks are working on their own version control system, Game of Trees

Looks like they want to make a user-friendly tool for working with git repositories. Neat.

mox , to Free and Open Source Software in Can't download Signal fork Molly

Their download page doesn't make this clear: Molly is not on F-Droid.

Instead, the Molly project hosts an F-Droid-compatible repository, which you can configure your F-Droid client to use in addition to / instead of the F-Droid repository. If you do this, the downloaded software will come directly from the Molly developers, not from F-Droid.

Some people avoid this because it loses a layer of oversight. Others prefer it because it avoids a potential attack vector. You'll have to decide for yourself whether it's something you want to do.

mox , (edited ) to Privacy in De-googling and privacy on Sony xperia

In principle, one could probably do this to a rooted phone by removing all the Google apps, and all the Google services, and giving up the other apps and services that depend on them. It would be a nontrivial task, and the steps would likely be different for each phone model (and possibly each OS version). I don't know of a project that does this successfully. You might try searching xdaforums.com for someone who has done it.

However, I wouldn't depend on Google services staying disabled when Google still controls the OS.

IMHO, it's safer and easier to replace the entire OS.

mox , (edited ) to Privacy in De-googling and privacy on Sony xperia

The Xperia phones are often horrendously locked down

Not really, at least when compared to most other brands. I've had three or four different Xperia models, and unlocked the bootloader on every one of them using official Sony tools. They even have official open-source software archives, which are very helpful to people who build de-googled "ROMs".

The one thing that has been especially locked down is the TA partition, which contains DRM keys used for Sony's proprietary apps. It's not needed for an open-source OS like LineageOS.

For this phone specifically, it looks like official LineageOS support is already underway, despite it being a fairly new model:

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/pdx234/

I would definitely recommend a Pixel device if you’re going to go De-Googling.

Pixels do have unusually good support for user-installed OS, but the irony here is that you can't truly de-google them, because no OS will change the fact that Google controls the hardware and firmware.

mox , (edited ) to Technology in Which decentralized social media? Minds? Deso? Or Bastyon?

This is the first I've heard of them, and after looking them up, I find they're all cryptocurrency/blockchain projects. This makes me think the likelihood of them being misguided designs (at best) or outright scams (at worst) is pretty high.

Also, at least one of them carries a high volume of far-right politics, according to articles cited in Wikipedia.

No thanks.

If one of them were to eventually evolve into something appealing, I expect we would see substantive discussion about it in the various privacy and software development circles that follow such things. For now, I choose none of them.

mox , (edited ) to Technology in Watch: Adobe angers artists with new Photoshop terms

the man is being downvoted but is right.

No, they are being snidely combative, both in tone and by disingenuously suggesting that their cherry-picked class of users somehow invalidates the fact that these other tools work very well for many people.

That is not being right. That is being a self-absorbed jerk.

at least suggest affinity or krita.

I did.

mox , to Technology in TP-Link Gaming Router Vulnerability Exposes Users to Remote Code Attacks

Pro tip: Avoid routers with proprietary firmware.

OpenWrt is a nice alternative that can be installed on many devices.

mox , to Technology in Watch: Adobe angers artists with new Photoshop terms

Now might be a good time to start getting familiar with Krita and/or GIMP. They will have different workflows and might not fit well in every situation, but reducing reliance on user-hostile corporate terms and closed, poorly-defined file formats is likely to be worthwhile in the long run.

mox , to Privacy in What's the best messaging platform?

No, I would not say that.

I used XMPP in the past, but long-lived public server support is almost nonexistent these days, and proper setup/maintenance requires too much tech skill for the general public. Also, it lacks modern features that many people have come to expect. I would only suggest it for small groups, and only if you can run your own server and provide tech support.

For my needs, Matrix is the best available today. It covers the things that I find most important, and is constantly improving.

mox , (edited ) to Privacy in What's the best messaging platform?

There is no best, because none of them cover every use case or threat model. However, these are worth considering:

  • Matrix, if you don't mind minor meta-data leaks (reactions and avatars have not yet been moved to the encrypted channel, IIRC).
  • XMPP with OMEMO, if all your contacts are technically skilled enough to manage the requisite clients, servers, and protocol extensions, or if they have a skilled admin to do it for them.
  • Signal, if you don't mind linking a phone number to your account, can tolerate an ecosystem effectively married to Google, and accept the risks of a centralized service that can be attacked or shut down by someone with the right access or influence.

In situations where your safety depends on anonymity from the powerful or well-connected, I would instead look for a messaging system tailored for such things. (It would, of course, require giving up some convenient features that most of us expect from a general-purpose chat platform.)

mox , to Technology in Mozilla Firefox new alt-text generator powered by "fully private on-device AI model"

Neat. I just hope it can be disabled to save power.

mox , to Technology in A Suspected Human Smuggler Used AirTags to Track and Control The Woman He Brought Into the U.S.

A more charitable reading might detect irony in that comment. Their intent might not have been victim-blaming.

mox , to Technology in Privacy tool

In case you want to give it a go:

https://lutris.net/games/star-citizen/

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/orgs/LUG/

mox , to Technology in Privacy tool

Linux doesn't need Steam to play Windows games. I won't pester you to name your game if you don't want to, though.

mox , (edited ) to Technology in Privacy tool

Which game? Linux can run a lot of Windows games these days.

Edit: I struggle to imagine why some people have downvoted this. Since doing so doesn't help anyone at all, I encourage them to use their words instead.

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