5 years already? Shit, I'm old.
fulano
joined 1 year ago
Gnu can be used to describe the gnu project, the gnu license or the gnu coreutils. In this context, they mean that Linux by itself isn't enough to be the a free desktop, and needs the gnu software to be the system they care about. (There can be controversies on whether gnu is needed or not, since it's possible to create a distro without the coreutils, but let's not get you confused right now)
Good idea, worth checking.
Ah, I see. But in that case, won't the server have access to my messages in plain text?
In that case, won't the server have access to my credentials?
We are trying, but the bootloader seems to be unlockabe, and that's pushing us back.
But what do you do when services and institutions in general require you to use whatsapp? That's what is mostly keeping me from deleting that app.
I have been looking at this possibility, but running a bridge means that I will need to self host a service, which adds one more point of failure, while not really removing whatsapp from my life, so I'm not convinced it's a good alternative.
Sometimes they do, but then they will take much more time to give you a response.
Sometimes, they simply don't have n alternative, like my city's local service for reporting broken streetlights.
And no, I can't simply stop using or ask friends to move to an alternative. I'm from Brazil and that thing is so popular and mainstream, that even stores or public services use it.
Just this week, I had to report an animal abuse case to the authorities, and the official communication channel I had to use was through whatsapp.
It's sad to see how dependent of a single proprietary service for something so important we allowed ourselves to become...
But still good reasons, anyway.
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Nice article! Are you the author? If so, I'd like to give you a suggestion: the part about the deepin Linux story and technical background is interesting enough to be its own article. That way, it would be more findable on web searchers and probably help a lot of people who look for information on it, which is a bit scarce in english.