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"You need to try Linux" (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by digital_alchemist@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Originally this was a reply to this article about a Windows feature called Recall, but there's a good argument the author's concerns resonate far beyond Windows and Meta to proprietary generally.

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (37 children)

Shit I was just about to install PopOs! Which is developed by a US company. It's maddening trying to find the right distro that fits all the requirements.

Edit: Opting for Mint.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Stop worrying about the country of origin. It's a FOSS project. The vast majority of Pop's components are developed independently of the company, and by citizens of various nations. Applying the "USA bad, so product bad" rhetoric is a seriously shortsighted approach. Consider instead the amount of influence exerted by the company. Does Ubuntu still seem like the better choice just because the company is headquartered in the UK?

Besides, if you really want to cut American software out of your life, start with Linux and GNU. Torvalds was born in Finland, but he is a naturalized US citizen, and Linux is developed on American infrastructure and includes significant amount of work from American developers.

[–] albert180@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

They can still sanction your country and then you can't get updates anymore over official ways, like Fedora and Iran.

It's just peace of mind to not deal with anything US Based right now

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