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Re:Node.js is forked to Ayo.js (pronounced like “IO”) on Thursday August 24, 2017 @04:34AM (#15088501)
James Damore's memo was anti-diversity.
Re:Shipping Rust code in Firefox on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @10:27AM (#12086353)
You certainly don't know Greek :)

Copr stands for "Cool Other Package Repositories" and is pronounced copper

Re:Shipping Rust code in Firefox on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @05:23AM (#12084956)
There is already a bug tracking this effort for Fedora https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915043

Also a few unofficial repos for rust/cargo on Copr https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/fulltext/?fulltext=r...

Re:Signal Desktop on Saturday December 05, 2015 @10:02AM (#10682048)
You can't make mass surveillance impossible if you require a platform that is a mass surveillance nightmare.

Also can we please stop calling this a Desktop app? It requires Chrome to run, so it's neither Desktop nor Web app.

Re:Free Your Android on Friday May 09, 2014 @02:43AM (#7719680)
I see only google gonts on my console, but I'll look into that. Thanks
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @11:34AM (#7715816)
That was exactly my point.
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @10:38AM (#7715503)
I prefer OpenNIC, but check out here for a couple of more: https://prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux/#dns
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @10:21AM (#7715389)
* I claim no such thing. Installing apps through f-droid come from a secure channel, mot http.

* There is a way to lock your bootloader again.

Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @10:15AM (#7715360)
True, but let me prefer DNS providers with "no log" policy.
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @10:14AM (#7715354)
I mention NSA to point out that you should at least avoid Companies that cooperate with them. Nothing more, nothing less.
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @09:52AM (#7715232)
That's why you shouldn't use Google's android builds. Keep reading the post.
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @09:51AM (#7715227)
Citation needed (I guess you are talking about the Google webfonts).
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @09:49AM (#7715217)
" ISP, and location information (kept permanently) are stored on the servers." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_DNS#Privacy
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @09:46AM (#7715196)
So I have to explicitly state what this article is not about. Interesting approach...
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @08:56AM (#7714976)
True, but NSA is mentioned just because it made these discussions more vivid and relevant over the last months. The post doesn't claim that you get an NSA-proof phone. I don't think such thing exists.
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @08:31AM (#7714907)
Yeap. BUT between trashing your phone and filling it with proprietary apps there is a huge gap. This is what this post is about. I don't claim you'll get ultimate privacy. I'm sure that most people reading my post or commenting here are using a smartphone.
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @08:07AM (#7714839)
I'm talking about drivers. Can you provide an example? How the firmware needed for your camera can be executed on its own?
Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @07:46AM (#7714777)
This is like saying there is no privacy for email so here I post my password on pastebin.

I control the software I run on my phone, so I have a better privacy. It's not perfect I know. But doing nothing because it's not perfect is the biggest illusion of all.

Re:Free Your Android on Thursday May 08, 2014 @07:39AM (#7714760)
Nope. Privacy is not a black/white thing.

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