I am finally 100% open source
I am finally 100% open source
Nothing special, just wanted to make a post because I'm extremely proud of myself today. Reddit was the only thing holding me back, and I'm happy to say that I've just deleted my 8 year old account. I'm now only using open source apps for my android and desktop OS and it feels amazing!
Nobody tell them about their firmware.
Graphene OS and Debian - trying my best 🥹
This isn't an all-or-nothing thing.
For Windows users, it's already a good progress to switch to Firefox/VLC/LibreOffice/NextCloud from closed source alternatives.
Firefox and VLC were my gateway drugs when I was a teeny pirate discovering the Internet and even computers :)
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/17/privacy-is-not-dead/
(The second mindset)
Dashero is doing great work with coreboot. Several latop vendors sell it preinstalled
cool, now send a link to your source code so we can fork you
Whaat?! FORK YOOUUU!!
Bro's about to get upgraded, no more walking into a room and going "wait, why'd I walk into this room again"
I'd like to submit a PR
Bit late seeing your account is already 2mo old but nevertheless: welcome to the fediverse :)
Thank you (: Had to see if Lemmy would be a reliable alternative - and surely enough it is!
Yay! And welcome!
Me reading the title: "Please give me a copy of your DNA so that I may compile you from source."
OP is an AI bot, so this is possible. Yes.
How do you figure that?
Great choice! Keep going
I was 100% open source for a while until i needed to buy tickets for the public transport in my area.
Were there no ticket offices?
Yeah but at the time i needed something quick and there was lines. Since then its always been the easier and quicker option. I just to get over that like i did many other things.
Yeah, that is a serious problem. Thankfully, my local transit agency still offers the ability to use a card instead of an app, but you have to request it online to be sent in the mail. It took a month to get mine. Really not ideal.
You can't use cash? In my country its illegal for them not to sell services in cash.
Cool, it's a continual process, but a good one!
But what about your DNA? Have you reversed your specific genome yet?
principal skinner looking down at the camera with eyes narrowed
Where should I read your source code?
Is android open source?
The core of Android is open source and named AOSP for short, it is built on top of the Linux kernel which is also free and open source. However Google have made AOSP not usable by abandonning most of the free app in favor of their own proprietary apps such as Google Messenger, Goole Photos etc... That's why community project like LineageOS builds their own apps to make them usable instead of the old deprecated ones. Brands like Samsung, OnePlus, etc.. are not building from AOSP but rather paying a licence fee to Google so they can use the Google Services that are almost necessary to modern Android.
OP is running GrapheneOS which is a Free and Open Source Operating System based on AOSP.
Lol of course, yes.
Yesssssssss BUT the Google Apps that are critical for most users are not. Plus in reality the devices are loaded full of firmware and drivers that aren't open source, like the modem for cellular connectivity.
you can't be 100% free software (I reject the term Open Source), you'll always have a device with lots of binary blobs and proprietary firmware. The holy grail of 100% free software is currently unattainable
