Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late
c186282 <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
|---|---|
| Organization | wokiesux |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 7/26/26 16:40, Carlos E. R. wrote: > 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. DOES have its place. Anyway, install NoScript - then YOU decide which scripts get to run. I've dumped many sites because they wanted 25 scripts enabled just to do ANYTHING. Fuck 'em. >> 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. >