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Re:Tell HN: There are now FOSS/H alternatives to major BigTe... by JohnFen on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:58AM (#46218402)
> it's too complicated, even for geeks

I could see it being too complicated for normal people, but for geeks? It's certainly not to complicated for me and my geek friends -- that's what we've been doing for years.

Re:Tell HN: There are now FOSS/H alternatives to major BigTe... by mixmastamyk on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @10:04AM (#46218465)
Hmm, well personally I prefer doing business with only a few companies. After a dozen or so I start to lose track. Not to mention my data is now spread out at many rinky-dink outfits instead of a single trustworthy place with an Apple-like product line.

Maybe suboptimal is a better word.

Re:Tell HN: There are now FOSS/H alternatives to major BigTe... by JohnFen on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @10:26AM (#46218746)
I thought we were talking about FOSS here, though.

I don't "do business" with companies to use FOSS. Whether or not I interact with the devs, and whether or not I give them any data, is independent of my using the software. That disconnect is one of the huge advantages to FOSS.

Re:Tell HN: There are now FOSS/H alternatives to major BigTe... by iris-digital on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @10:30AM (#46218803)
We’re talking primarily about FOSH, the hardware counterpart. Guess the post is not clear enough.

How do you feel about the rest of the text, and/or site? I’ve appreciated your comments in the past. Thanks.

Re:Tell HN: There are now FOSS/H alternatives to major BigTe... by JohnFen on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @10:41AM (#46218980)
Ahh, I misunderstood then. You used the acronym FOSS/H, which I interpreted as including both software and hardware.

I like the concept of an "The Ethical Computing Initiative" and am supportive of people adopting that mindset. I think the idea of a unified storefront could be useful for certain audiences. It's not really my cup of tea, but I'm not who you need to be addressing anyway (it would just be preaching to the choir).

Re:Tell HN: There are now FOSS/H alternatives to major BigTe... by iris-digital on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @03:12PM (#46223065)
Would love to hear any ideas on how to improve the message. So far has not resonated and we don’t have any feedback as to why.