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.
>
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