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Sebastian Krzyszkowiak<p>I have published the snippet of code that implements a GPU-based ISP with bunch of corrections and encodes video in real time on the Librem 5. Feel free to take parts of it and use in your apps and frameworks... or record your cats 😼</p><p><a href="https://source.puri.sm/-/snippets/1223" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">source.puri.sm/-/snippets/1223</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/linuxmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmobile</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/mobilelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobilelinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxphones</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>camera</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/librem5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librem5</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/shotonlibrem5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shotonlibrem5</span></a></p>
smeg<p><strong>PostmarketOS rant / plea for help</strong></p> <p><a href="https://feddit.uk/post/33980675" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">feddit.uk/post/33980675</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Vagrant Cascadian<p>Sometimes, I think... I just wish there was some sort of hardware that does X Y or Z, that would make things so much simpler...</p><p>Most recently, I was wishing for a <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Serial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Serial</span></a> adapter with a tiny screen, and sure enough...</p><p><a href="https://www.crowdsupply.com/excamera/termdriver-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crowdsupply.com/excamera/termd</span><span class="invisible">river-2</span></a></p><p>... someone was listening... or thinking the same thing, but with more follow-through...</p><p>Very excited!</p><p>This would be very useful for the various <a href="https://floss.social/tags/LinuxPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPhones</span></a> or my <a href="https://floss.social/tags/MNTReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MNTReform</span></a> ... which are just quirky enough to occasionally need portable serial access.</p>
Peter Bittner<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@adingbatponder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>adingbatponder</span></a></span> Wow! So cool! NixOS mobile! – I'm looking forward to all the new, emerging Linux phone vendors to pick this up as the OEM build of their choice!! 😍 ❤️ <a href="https://mobile-nixos.github.io/mobile-nixos/devices/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mobile-nixos.github.io/mobile-</span><span class="invisible">nixos/devices/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oem</span></a></p>
adingbatponder<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxphone</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://youtu.be/yxfDNqZ9WTM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/yxfDNqZ9WTM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://github.com/mwlaboratories/phoneputer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mwlaboratories/phon</span><span class="invisible">eputer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxphones</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oneplus6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oneplus6</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmobile</span></a></p>
Linux G. Fossman<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@felis_catus_domesticus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>felis_catus_domesticus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@seyfr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>seyfr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@kamatahvel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kamatahvel</span></a></span> " a concept that's waiting for some hardware to run on" In my experience, it's software that needs to be optimised. Currently, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LinuxPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPhones</span></a> are mostly running software designed for desktop. On the other hand, cheap low-spec Android phones run similar apps without issues.</p>
Oleksii<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thelinuxEXP" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thelinuxEXP</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Warehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Warehouse</span></a> UI fit into <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@postmarketOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>postmarketOS</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plasma</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> really well.<br>I was looking for such management tool recently.<br>Thanks</p><p>Just a simple video example.</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/mobileLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobileLinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxphones</span></a></p>
Liberux<p>🕘 Only 9 Days Left in the Campaign!<br>📣 Just 9 days left to support the Liberux NEXX.</p><p>We want to thank everyone who has already pre-ordered, shared, and helped spread the word.<br>Without a committed community like this, none of it would be possible.</p><p>📦If you haven’t joined yet, now is a great time:<br>👉 <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/liberux-nexx--3/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indiegogo.com/projects/liberux</span><span class="invisible">-nexx--3/</span></a></p><p>Every pre-order counts. Every show of support matters.<br>Thank you for believing that a different kind of tech is possible.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiberuxNEXX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiberuxNEXX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPhones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberux</span></a></p>
ollieparanoid<p><strong>postmarketOS v25.06: the one with systemd</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/32101157" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.ml/post/32101157</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Max<p>También en castellano, me gustaría recomendar el <a href="https://karlsruhe.social/tags/LiberuxNexx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiberuxNexx</span></a>. No tiene Android ni iOS sino <a href="https://karlsruhe.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>. Ya hay varios <a href="https://karlsruhe.social/tags/Linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linuxphones</span></a> que funcionan como móvil y con pantalla como un PC normal, pero hasta ahora ni de Europa ni con buen hardware. Incluso las aplicaciones de Android funcionan.<br>Esta es nuestra oportunidad de apoyar a un equipo joven de España que está a bordo con los valores éticos de Fediverse. Únete aquí:<br><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/liberux-nexx--3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indiegogo.com/projects/liberux</span><span class="invisible">-nexx--3</span></a><br>o sique aqui <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Liberux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Liberux</span></a></span><br>y tambien cuenta a tus amigos!</p>
LINux on MOBile<p>New blog post:<br>"Liberux Nexx: An interview with Liberux about their made-in-EU OSHW Linux Phone"<br><a href="https://linmob.net/liberux-nexx-an-interview-with-liberux/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://linmob.net/liberux-nexx-an-interview-with-liberux/</a><br><br>I had some questions, and @Liberux answered!<br><br><a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPhones</span></a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/linuxmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMobile</span></a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/linuxonmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxOnMobile</span></a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/mobilelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileLinux</span></a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/gnomeonmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOMEonMobile</span></a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/oshw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSHW</span></a> <a href="https://linuxmobile.social/tags/madeineu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>madeInEU</span></a></p>
Javier Jardón<p>Help make it happen for Liberux NEXX (linux phone) on @indiegogo <a href="https://igg.me/p/3287968/twtr/2527157" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">igg.me/p/3287968/twtr/2527157</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobilelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobilelinux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxphones</span></a></p>
zetabeta<p>liberux has updated nexx phone options. still pricey, and this is crowdfunding, more or less risky. don't go for, if low on cash.</p><p>i'm in, in 1300 euro option.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobilelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobilelinux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://liberux.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">liberux.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Liberux" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mastodon.social/@Liberux</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Liberux<p>📢 New Liberux NEXX config from just €790!</p><p>You asked for more flexibility — we listened.<br>Thanks to the Nexx’s modular design, we’re launching a version with:<br>📦 8 GB RAM · 128 GB eMMC · LTE<br>Fully customizable: upgrade to more RAM, storage or 5G — just pay the difference.<br>And yes, the €890 version is still available.</p><p>🛠️ Explore all options here:<br>👉 <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/liberux-nexx--3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indiegogo.com/projects/liberux</span><span class="invisible">-nexx--3</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiberuxNEXX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiberuxNEXX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NEXX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NEXX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPhones</span></a></p>
Liberux<p>📢 Good news, community!</p><p>Your response to the new Liberux NEXX model has been amazing 🙌<br>So we’re making it real:<br>🗓️ This Monday, June 9 at 15:00 UTC+0, the new entry-level version will go live.</p><p>🔧 LTE · 128 GB eMMC · 16 GB RAM<br>💶 Price: €890</p><p>It will be available on the crowdfunding page, alongside the current version:<br>👉 <a href="https://igg.me/at/liberux-nexx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">igg.me/at/liberux-nexx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Thank you for helping us build meaningful open hardware.<br>See you on Monday! 💬</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPhones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiberuxNEXX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiberuxNEXX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/liberux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liberux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nexx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nexx</span></a></p>
cm0002<p><strong>Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Released with VoLTE and Waydroid Improvements</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/30838232" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/30838232</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Liberux<p>📣 Liberux NEXX is now live on crowdfunding! 🚀</p><p>After months of development and testing, we're introducing the most powerful Linux smartphone: RK3588S, 32 GB RAM, 5G, Debian 13 + GNOME Mobile, and total privacy with hardware killswitches. 🎉</p><p>🔼 Now upgraded to 512 GB of storage and European-made.<br>Support mobile freedom and reserve your unit in the next 30 days:</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://igg.me/at/liberux-nexx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">igg.me/at/liberux-nexx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiberuxNEXX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiberuxNEXX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Linux G. Fossman<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@triskelion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>triskelion</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@purism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>purism</span></a></span> I appreciate what GrapheneOS and other projects are doing. I wish gOS good luck in:<br>- getting early access to future <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AOSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOSP</span></a> sources as development is no longer public.<br>- fixing the myriad of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> shenanigans with the OS and Chromium.<br>- getting mental health help for the main developer - he deserves all the help he can get.</p><p>Unlike gOS, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Linuxphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linuxphone</span></a> development is not riding on decades of Google funded development of the OS. Progress is therefore slower but it is improving gradually. </p><p>Besides <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PureOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PureOS</span></a>, there is also <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Mobian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mobian</span></a> and <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/postmarketOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postmarketOS</span></a> - I especially look forward to the latter's future <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmutableOS</span></a> version which would have security benefits as well.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/linuxmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmobile</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/linuxsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mobilelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobilelinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linuxphones</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/gnuLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnuLinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/gnuLinuxMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnuLinuxMobile</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/distrowar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distrowar</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/distrowars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distrowars</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SayNotoDistroWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SayNotoDistroWar</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SayNo2DistroWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SayNo2DistroWar</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@spaceraser" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>spaceraser</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://agora.cafe/@dan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://deacon.social/@ossobuffo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ossobuffo</span></a></span></p><p>Sadly, <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPhones</span></a> have made only marginal progress in the past six years.</p><p>The problem space is pretty vast, and ARM is a horrible hardware platform to develop FOSS software for. Zero hardware standardization or abstraction. Every new device is a totally new ball of wax.</p><p>FOSS Linux phones will happen when a hardware vendor wants it to happen. 😮‍💨</p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@spaceraser" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>spaceraser</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://agora.cafe/@dan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://deacon.social/@ossobuffo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ossobuffo</span></a></span></p><p>Sadly agreed. <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPhones</span></a> are purely a hobbyist zone right now.</p><p>Desktop Linux is 95% there, though.</p><p>I'm seriously considering switching my work machine from <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> to <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/auroralinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuroraLinux</span></a>, which is immutable <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a>-based with <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/kde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plasma</span></a>. I'm still quite happy with Debian, but I want to try something that I can recommend to my coworker who's currently stuck on Windows 10.</p><p>The only bummer is that the only distros I can whole-heartedly recommend to beginners are either Fedora or <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a>-based. I cannot wholeheartedly endorse either Fedora as an org (too closely tied to <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a>) or Ubuntu (<a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/canonical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canonical</span></a>, where is thy soul?).</p><p>I dearly love Debian, but a 2-year release cycle is just untenable today. Software changes far too quickly. I had some (minor) things break this year because even the compilers were too old. XD</p>
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