JovialSodium

You guess right! Thanks for providing the correct syntax.

I agree with this sentiment.

My guess is I'd fit u/but_my_mom_says_im_cool's definition of a "Lemmy Linux bro". I'm that person that responds to any post about bad behavior from Microsoft with some variation of "use Linux".

But I won't shame any individual for using Windows. That's their choice.

I'm the Linux/open source/digital privacy person in my friend group. And I'm vocal enough about it that people know this, but I don't shove it down anyone's throat. But I will answer questions and offer suggestions when asked. And I've had some small successes in bringing people around in this way.

I feel like I was aware of this (much time has passed), but I think it's something we discovered by trying it out of curiosity.

Reminds me of the Ferd Fteenthousand. https://youtu.be/F8P5vGcf-NU

I built an office shed in my back yard. Almost all the grass is gone where I walk between the back door and the shed. I do this fairly frequently, but I'd think still quite a bit less than an even lightly trafficked hiking path.

I'll put some stepping stones out there eventually.

My laptop booted in to Windows once. I missed my first guess on the key to enter setup and USB storage didn't have a higher boot order than internal storage.

Gross. I didn't know that. I do occasionally use AirBnB. I'm aware of their impact on the rental market, so I favor hotels most of the time. But there have been a few occasions in recent years where I was traveling in a larger group and an AirBnB made more sense. But no more of that.

I looked in to this a little, and Joe Gebbia is no longer the CEO, but he is still on the board. Still a good enough reason to boycott.

Risk is also a factor re: self hosting.

• You're exposing potential attack vectors, which is particularly concerning if self hosting = home hosting.
• Also with home hosting, it's probably against your ISP's TOS. It is for mine (I actually read it!). Will they do anything? Probably not. But it's a risk.
• You could face legal issues if someone posts illegal content, since you're hosting it. Even unwittingly.

Those concerns are what stop me. Because I otherwise think I'd enjoy hosting a little corner in the fediverse.

NixOS is a declarative distro. Meaning it you can declare pretty much every aspect of it from what software is installed to how the system is configured from a config file.

Using your calandar example, you can list Thunderbird (or whatever) as a package you want in the configuration and it will be installed. You can also use that same configuration on another machine and produce the same environment.

Relevant to the original point, since all your software is listed in a text file, you can easily see exactly what's installed.

Void for desktop/laptop. These are the things I like about it.

• Rolling release
• Initial installation is minimal, and doesn't foist a specific DE or other unessential software on me.
• No systemd
• Nothing similar to Arch's AUR. I know a lot of people love it, but I do not. I mention as the distros are similar.

Debian for my server. But I plan to migrate to Devuan.

• Stable and well tested
• Huge package selection
• Pretty ubiquitously supported. If for whatever reason what you want to run isn't in the repo, .deb packages and apt repos are often available.
• Minimal installation available.

They could just deny access without verification. But thinking more broadly there'll certainly be ways to fool the system. But, shouldn't have to in the first place.