BlueBockser @ BlueBockser @programming.dev

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I'm afraid your experience and opinion is just too nuanced for some people here. It really seems like you're doubting our lord and saviour the headphone jack, so let the downvotes commence!

Here we go again... Adapters exist, nobody is forcing you to literally throw away your headphones. If the small inconvenience of using an adapter is so overwhelming for you that you'll throw the whole sustainability argument right out the window and go for a company that doesn't give two shits about it, then go for it. But don't claim that sustainability matters to you, because it obviously doesn't.

Great, then just keep your current phone. Problem solved.

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I don't see a problem with subscriptions for commercial software. Fixing bugs and security issues after release is an ongoing effort that costs money, so a one-time purchase isn't really economically viable in the long run. I honestly wouldn't feel comfortable using unmaintained software that might contain known but unfixed vulnerabilities.

The usual argument is "FP5 bad because no headphone jack, I choose Nokia or Samsung"... I guess if you're not even trying to have a fair and sustainable supply chain, that's totally fine.

Have you ever heard the terms "security update", "firmware" and "OS"? Then you should know why a "roadmap" or rather a support plan is necessary. Many other manufacturers aren't even providing concrete plans and simply stop providing security updates after just a few years.

I don't know of any high end Android phone manufacturer that promises security updates for >5 years. If you want to keep your phone that long or even longer, there are few choices unless you want to be vulnerable.

Also, I have no idea what exactly "more durable" is supposed to mean, but I'm very much certain that Apple's and Samsung's batteries degrade the same and their screens also crack when dropped. A replacement part and the repair will be significantly cheaper with FairPhone, especially for people who don't want or dare to do it themselves because of anti-repair measures by the manufacturers.

For reference, a replacement screen for FP5 costs 100€ and comes with straightforward instructions from the manufacturer. An Apple screen replacement will cost you 340€ and there are no official ways to get replacement parts or do the repair yourself. You have to pay half a FP5's worth just for an iPhone screen repair.

Edit: Spelling correction

Family photos, payslips, medical records, browser history...

I'm with you on wanting a headphone jack, but why should a green company specifically have one?

Everyone seems more interested in nitpicking

Actually, not everyone in that thread is nitpicking. There's one comment that's just a helpful hint.

But yes, nitpicking is fun. I'll see myself out.

Well yes, but it's weird that the article mentions Web3 in particular.

One small correction: There is no EU office responsible for GDPR enforcement, the EU member states are responsible for handling GDPR breaches within their jurisdiction (Art. 51 GDPR). As an individual you can also file a complaint against offenders (Art. 77 GDPR).

Once again, you're going off on an unrelated tangent. If you don't want to listen, I can't help you. We're done here.

Funny how you claim to know so much about security but can't even seem to comprehend my comment. I know root shell exploits exist, that's why I wrote that it takes additional time to get root access, not that it's impossible. And that's still a security improvement because it's an additional hurdle for the adversary.

I think you're interpreting too much. Security is about layers and making it harder for attackers, and that's exactly what using a non-root user does.

In that scenario, the attacker needs to find and exploit another vulnerability to gain root access, which takes time - time which the attacker might not be willing to spend and time which you can use to respond.

An egg is already liquid, so it can't be molten. It's the same way you can't melt water.

What you're describing is business source, not open source. Hashicorp chose to use open source and thus allow other companies to compete. Nobody forced them to, they could've just kept Terraform as closed or business source from the beginning. There's nothing wrong with doing so, only if you pull a bait and switch like Hashicorp did does it become a problem.

Funny to be reading this in an open source community. For one, the fork's license is open source while Terraform's is not. The impact is mostly on businesses, but open source has always been for everyone - including business.

Furthermore, Terraform's new license is subject to interpretation and dynamic. It's so hazy and unclear that they created an FAQ website which is essentially a binding addendum to the license that can be updated anytime as Hashicorp pleases. Is your business competing with Hashicorp? Who knows, only Hashicorp can decide that.

Edit: Clarified phrasing

There is no age cutoff.

Technically, there is - it's just that the cutoff also goes up every year.

That's not how statistics work. The article is talking about the entirety of Gen Z, inferring that the same must be true for any subset of that group is just wrong.

Edit: Your downvote doesn't change statistics, @Hazdaz@lemmy.world