I can and do, of course!

The point was only about guix

Or do you mean I can change kernel to non-libre?

Cool, though mileage will vary considering guix is linux-libre

What’s the difference? You mean a DE is available but not the base software?

There are plenty of devices that are cheap AND repairable - looking at a ~15-year old Brother HL-2140 printer by my right hand that still has all key parts readily available (not that I ever needed to change anything other than drum and toner, but parts are there)

The secret to cheap repairability is actually quite simple - make a good, no-fuss model and sell it for long. This will remove the necessity to print specific parts in small batches for older models, and by the time the model actually gets retired, there’s so much spare parts you barely need to produce anything at all.

Granted, this doesn’t work that well with ever-evolving stuff like computers (although it does to a certain extent), but most other tech is just fine a decade or more in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wc83qX6oNM

It’s official, do not forget

And then 10 years in you should be able to change the part that’s broken and keep the fridge operational.

Exactly!

Right to repair is essential, and it’s crazy we allowed the situation to get where it currently is in the first place

Time to protect what was taken away.

Fair!

Real answer is planned obsolescence.

All of those systems can be maintained and serve for long. Electronics is not the culprit - it can serve for decades easily. Also, most people don’t need their fridge or whatever to be extra fancy.

But the producer really wants for their product to die - this forces you to buy another unit, which increases their revenue.

I think what people here miss out is that it’s not meant to immediately become a retail choice.

First, some specific industries might be interested, then others, then, maybe, common consumers.

I’d even go as far as to say your data is way less likely to hurt you when abused abroad than domestically.

And we know American hardware does, indeed, have backdoors.

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Love the explainer to the meme.

Keep up the good work!

Let’s not make the splinternet a reality, pretty please.

Chinese scaling and manufacturing, Russian IT expertise, Iranian experience of sanctions evasion and North Korean hacking and remote operations mastery are not the combo you want to bet against.

They would absolutely build the self-sustaining economy and rival networks, but in the process it would destroy the Internet as we know it, and break communication channels that are vital for democracy and international peace, while also breaking communications between relatives and friends on the two sides.

Yeah, I got that, but I don’t think they mean that, exactly, otherwise it would be their focus indeed.

But I guess we’ll have to wait and see

oh, the irony!

They didn’t mention it anywhere

Our initial offering will include ChatGPT, Google Gemini, HuggingChat, and Le Chat Mistral, but we will continue adding AI services that meet our standards for quality and user experience.

Is that the same Mozilla that started the Joint Statement on AI Safety and Openness?

What in living hell do proprietary and predatory AI services even doing here?

Mozilla just offered users to feed into the very abomination they claim to fight.

Also, for all things “AI”, local is the only way to go if you ever want to have a chance at privacy.

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Based.

And yes, KDE Connect ftw