Libreoffice is rad and I use it all the time.

Crazy. DDoS attacks are illegal here in the UK.

Thanks for your work on both!

What is Intel Microcode anyway? Been bugging me for ages seeing it reported for violating vrms.

I think the original wasn’t getting maintained properly or something. There was a big conversation about it a couple of months ago on one of the open source communities here if you want to search for it. Nothing shady iirc.

It’s great. It’s the most “just works” experience I’ve had with Linux.

If you’re struggling with your windows plugins I highly recommend checking out kxstudio for native Linux ones. There are excellent plugins for audio production on linux. I also recommend using Ardour as your DAW.

Thanks :) I’m happy to chat to any musicians who read this and are curious about alternative release options.

These exploitation economies are a race to the bottom.

That’s exactly what they are and exactly what they do.

I don’t have any app suggestions for you but have been reading through the comments and just wanted to say that I’m 100% with you.

I have a similar conversation with other musicians I know and it’s the reason that I (and many others) won’t release anything on Spotify: Just being there adds value to them and what they do is destructive and dirty.

I hope you find something and keep standing up for what’s right!

Jami ftw 💪

Check out Kiwix for offline libraries like Wikipedia and TED

Your timing is excellent: Debian 13 is due for release on Saturday :)

Good one, especially for hikers and sailors 👍

Speed cameras are very common in the UK and while they don’t eliminate speeding altogether, they are effective.

Apart from the risk of either a fine, doing a ‘speed awareness’ course or losing your license, it also means that people who are driving too fast regardless are more likely to simply get stuck behind other drivers who are observing the speed limit.

Also have a look at Jami. You can use it for calls and sharing files.

I have a smartphone and a small dumbphone - one for work stuff and one for play. I have glued velcro to the backs of them, so they can be like one phone in my pocket. Ultimate flexibility.

Welcome :)

Yeah, that’s pretty much what I’m doing at the moment (haven’t quite got to door-to-door though - maybe it will come to that). Those are some good ideas for locations for placing ads - thanks. I’m out of that headspace and need to get back in it!

I can’t help noticing how much work is coming in to my peers from instagram though. I’m getting the impression that it has become the standard medium/conduit for professionals.

Last time Ilooked they had something called Nextpush or somesuch. Is it that or something new?

Me too. I’m sure it’s fine but someone should pop a message to the developers about it.