Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

On 2026-07-26 22:00, John McCue wrote:
> c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Plenty of POLITICS, some 'existential' and
>> 'philosophical' stuff ... but not much Linux.
> 
> true
> 
>> Oh well, maybe not TOO much "Linux" happening
>> at the moment ... gotta fill in .....
> 
> Not much is really happening, Linux has matured.  You
> can get native office suits, stream music and video and
> even use bluetooth.
> 
> But in reality, corporations are now and have been pushing
> Linux changes for almost 20 years.  In the past users
> had influence on the direction of Linux.  Now end user
> requirements are completely ignored.
> 
> For example, users want a browser that blocks ads, no
> java script,

No, I do not want a browser without javascript.

> no AI, fast and lite on memory and can read
> any site without dealing with cloudflare.  What are
> corporations giving us ?  Nothing but spyware, ads, DRM
> and soon ID checks.

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        Carlos E.R.
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