“Just pickup an old data centre on the cheap and slap Linux on it”

The next step in selfhosting.

Cinnamon. I tried KDE but I didn’t like it. I saw a video where someone customised Cinnamon through settings and extensions so I’ve done a bit of that.

Fairphone do work with Ubuntu Touch.

Not an issue with Fairphone 4 at least.

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If he kept his thoughts as private as his operating system, he’d be set. The paranoia might help development of a tool like this but all the drama is a bit off putting, yes.

They’re still working on it. Getting closer and closer to releasing again. No timeline unfortunately though.

They’re getting closer. Last update was end of Feb. Most of their updates seem to about security stuff I don’t understand, but it’s nice to see they’re working on it.

I couldn’t do it myself. Ended up going Fairphone and Calyx instead. Just patiently waiting for Calyx to start releasing again.

Great stuff! I’ve been using it on and off since you posted about it a while back. It’s so good.

If you want to carry your whole music library around, a big SD card makes that work. I understand streaming is the trendy thing and I was using Navidrome myself, but I rolled back my plan and switched to SD card for it. I’ve saved money.

Another use case is for carrying a heap of ROMs. I’ve also done this until I realised gaming on my phone was uncomfortable and bought a dedicated device.

Having the SD card wasn’t a dealbreaker for me when I bought this phone but I do really like having it.

Separating 2fa and passwords is good practice. If one side gets compromised the other is still okay.

The $ is silent.

CX does have a Google tracker in it.

I have to use 11 at work. In a way I’m thankful because I’ve been exposed to how shit it is and it makes me appreciate Linux more. I can’t see them changing anytime soon as it seems like we’re getting more dependent on their shit.

I’ve got a family member interested in switching to Linux but the finance software is an obstacle. I had a look and landed on gnucash which I thought I would trial myself and then see if if would work for them. I like it!

Peertube?

Firefox and DuckDuckGo.

I have my old 10 install and my Mint install on different drives. I just unplug the one I don’t want and swap them physically to change.

It was a great point of friction when I switched to Linux because booting Windows meant actual physical action which acted as a deterrent.

Seconding this because I have had that issue. Switched over to an AMD card and life was good.