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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The ability to edit titles seems like an obvious feature that Reddit never added.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Many apps that are on F-Droid are also on Google Play, but there are exceptions. Gadgetbridge (smart watch connection app) warns that the Google Play version is unofficial and unaffiliated. An unofficial app might be upstream compiled without modifications, but this opens users to potential supply chain attacks from the uploader and Google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is the first top-level comment that hints at the main criticism against systemd. systemd is increasingly difficult to replace as time goes on. I like and use systemd because it has a fast boot, but I wish the project was developed in a more modular way that had choice built-in. It is instead developed as the way that everyone should systemd instead of alternatives. This philosophy gets in the way of distributions that want to provide alternatives (Devuan, Gentoo, Parabola, etc.). Some of the sysadmins I work with closely use Devuan and follow development. I hear the patch set around bypassing systemd grows in size and complexity each year which is worrisome for choice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I viewed their page without JS and missed their GitHub link. That's good, but I won't trust Apple until their OS is reproducible from source. The license is also incompatible with the Apple App store.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why is KeePassXC better than KeePass?

Strongbox, iOS, and iCloud are closed source so using them places all trust blindly with their developers. Third-party audits are impossible. Their privacy policies are all that users have to go on. After Snowden, privacy policies don't mean much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

No no no, not Keepass, Strongbox, or iCloud. That isn't trustworthy.

KeePassXC.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Use KeePassXC. Only place passwords that will be needed on a device. Don't upload to a server that you do not own.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The moral of the story is to support projects that you might want to use in the future even if they are not finished yet before you need them. Mastodon and Lemmy have been around for years. When the mainstream alternative suddenly becomes lame, it isn't an emergency on the devs part.

You can apply this to most alternatives. Support GIMP, Krita, and Inkscape if you are an artist using Adobe products. Support mixxx, audacity, and lmms if you are a DJ. Support LibreOffice if you use Microsoft Office.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Riot, Jami, and Briar.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Didn't the US already pay for this and nothing ever came from it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I think I'm not even good enough to have impostor syndrome.

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