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BTRFS has encryption now? Yay!! I have been wrapping it inside a LUKS partition for years at this point...

I'm sorry to say this but, your way of picking software is wrong. You should always look for the open source software first, then use proprietary software.

I agree here, this is what I generally do nowadays. The exception for me is only software that I've been using for years, such as Plex and Niagara - finding an open source alternative for a proprietary solution is the easy part, the hard part is actually making it fit into your workflow.

This is why I've settled on just jumping ship to an open source option when the existing proprietary option is no longer fit for purpose (hackable, "transparent" etc) because of the time sink.

Niagara to Kvaesitso was really easy though, thanks to that developer and contributors absolutely knocking it out the park with the amazing search and UX.

But using Plex when Jellyfin exists is just wrong. I personally have a jellyfin instance, and there's nothing jellyfin can't do when compared to Plex.

Jellyfin is great, particularly for us and tech enthusiasts. For non-techies though, the first hurdle of different clients for mobile/desktop/insert-platform-here is a very tough sell (each with a slightly different UX, rearranged settings etc) and is even trickier when there are no apps available for games consoles and some smart TVs. I share my Plex server with my partner and parents, so moving to something else seems like more trouble than its worth at the moment.

Regardless I do have my eye on Jellyfin (and particularly the music apps like Finamp, since that is my personal primary use case for Plex) - for TV libraries and Movies the gap is closing fast, I believe the only major thing that is missing is the "Skip intro/outro" on some of the clients, but for music sadly the gap is only widening. It's very much a watch-this-space type thing though as the community catches up, but I feel the sonic analysis in Plexamp and the many features built on top of that are going to take a lot of volunteer time to replicate

Encouraging proprietary software makes them stronger and erodes our rights. Like using chrome instead of Firefox is voting for a future where remote device attestation and forced DRM is a normal thing. Do you want the corps to eradicate your free will?

I agree.

With remote attestation sadly we are already there on Android: most apps require GMS even when they don't need it, and some paranoid non-banking apps unnecessarily call Google's attestation API, and subsequently block some actions if your device doesn't pass.

I personally run a rooted device for full control over app backups, my device's BMS, and various other stuff - where possible I pretty much use open source& source-available apps, as well as browser shortcuts and PWAs, where I have the freedom to perform any desired action without being restricted by any attestation. My partner has a very keen interest in the freedom offered and is actually very annoyed at the state of things on modern Android - but sadly the attestation issues and Samsung Knox in particular are big showstoppers (I use an FP3, so no "security void" hardware fuses here)

Holy moly that is an absolute sh*t ton of ads!

Free google play credit, I usually get an email every year for it

But I do pay for Plex, despite Jellyfin being a thing. If I like something and it's worth it to me personally, why not 🤷‍♂️... but you will never find me defending their kinda crappy decisions like the new Discover feature, removal of "All Songs" from the plex apps in favor of moving people to Plexamp, removing the Gallery sync a few years ago etc.

Some people want their software to be 100% FOSS all-eyes-on-the-codebase, others just do a balancing act based on their personal values.

I value my software to be "transparent enough" in how it operates, "just work", and hackable to some extent - if I really wanted to I can swap out the ffmpeg binary that Plex uses for transcoding to something else (doesn't remove the Plex Pass limitation for those curious), I can hook into the server API to change ambient lighting colour based on the cover/background of whatever media is playing, I can create speakers running a Linux board to cast Plex media to, etc. But once that hackable ship sails, then I will look to FOSS alternatives.

For Niagara, everything "just worked". No noticeable bugs, fast search, consistent feel and design, useful contextual info (e.g. next calendar event shows under the clock), and gestures that made sense for its overall UX. Using it felt less like you were using a "launcher". The yearly sub was cheap enough that I wouldn't mind covering for it if I didn't get credits, and having a single person working on software usually comes with a high level of attention to detail (particularly in performance and UX) but it does have the downside that the experience may be more opinionated and closed compared to if it was a community-driven FOSS project instead IMO.

Alas, google didn't send credits this year, Niagara made less sense for value/worth-it compared to Kvaesitso, so I abandoned it.

For me, Kvaesitso does everything in a slightly different, much more customizable way, and being FOSS was one of the things that made it particularly attractive as a replacement

At least "Twitter" can be blocked nice and easily, "X" is pretty damn tricky without catching stuff like Xylophones, Exercise, Xbox etc

If you plan on running Google services, it won't let you reset because of FRP...

In the unlikely event that the thief managed to bypass FRP, it will be reinstated by GMS as soon as there's a network connection, assuming the IMEI or Android device ID haven't been spoofed (either of these on a Samsung would trip the Knox hardware fuse and disable a lot of features, making the device worthless to anyone who isn't a power user)

On my older Fairphone though I think there's some documentation on how to bypass FRP, but you need to get authorization from Google for your specific device on your specific account otherwise GMS will not work

Ouch! Did you manage to purchase a replacement? The last time I checked out Sailfish it supported older xperias that can be a bit difficult to get a hold of...

Because it's from china doesn't mean anything though lol. So are our phones, clothes, bikes, car electronics, batteries, practically all electronics except hard drives etc.

Don't forget that there are talented individuals everywhere, regardless of whatever perceptions exist about their country of origin.

In this case, OP wants access to what they consider to be a good show, and that's that 🤷‍♂️🏴‍☠️

Second this. Zorin OS, and Mandriva Linux (before they went bankrupt, and the community picked up development) were my first exposure to Linux over a decade ago, and the ux familiarity really helps a ton.

A lot of the other distros had funny stuff going on with multiple docks, open apps showing in the top dock, others looked like a Stardock Special and it was just a little confusing for younger me lol

Ohhh my apologies - just went again to look and saw it. I think I missed it because it doesn't show as an image until you tap it

This would fit in pretty nicely at !thenightfeeling@lemmy.world too

X.509 certs are commonly used in TLS/HTTPS.

Why is one needed in your boot process?

Don't know why but I found this funny

Edit: sorry, I may have misunderstood your post - free email != email masking.

My original post below...

Curious why you consider email address masking services as for those with "drastic anonymity" requirements?

I personally don't think so: they are pretty much just a digital P.O. box, and are typically not anonymous in any way (subpoena/court order to the provider). They are built-in to Firefox too, it will automatically create new ones OOTB as you sign up on websites, if you click the autofill.

They are however IMO one effective tool out of many to restrict the ability of data brokers and hacking groups (aggregated breach datasets) alike from making money from your online presence without your consent.

In almost all cases this data is freely searchable for law enforcement and private investigators, allowing them to avoid going through the legal system to investigate and possibly detain you for things you're not guilty of

I delete them from the ssh config folder after installation, along with the DSA and ECDSA keys. No ed25519? No auth.

Also prevents a handful of bots from attempting SSH login into your cloud infra, a lot of them don't support ed25519 kex

Probably a good idea to look for a different client, call me tinfoil but I wouldn't want to touch a very old mechanism that is supported/pushed by a very recognisable 3 letter agency

Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane.

This is hardly deranged, there is a lot worse than this which is more deserving of that description IMO lol

Or about the D.E.V.I.L.S. format listing option on ffmpeg

defederation should only be the last option

I would usually agree here, however if you're the admin of an instance or a mod you're going to quickly get tired of getting gore posts reported to you which originate from another instance.

A temporary defederation, as done by the admin in the link posted, IMO is the most effective solution right now, until Lemmy gets more mod tools to handle these edge cases in a more ideal way

Besides, according to your link the owner already solved the problem, so even less reason to do so.

The admin there re-federated with Blahaj after the issue was resolved 👍

Edit: to clarify, temporary defederation is only being mentioned because AFAIK the instance admin was offline at the time, and couldn't restrict their registrations or ban the multiple spam bot accounts

if you dislike someone's posting habits just block them

Everyone already does that 👌 but it's not that great against spam users...

A spammer bot was repeatedly registering accounts on Blahaj and spamming nsfl memes in comment sections (apparently also gore and porn as mentioned by other users elsewhere). I saw & blocked 3 separate accounts before kinda just calling it quits taking a break from the app

Saw another thread on another instance about this too https://programming.dev/post/6749653