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IrritableOcelot, to linux in Ayaneo Retro PC: Inspired by Mac, Runs Windows, Supports Ubuntu

So it’s a “gaming” machine with only integrated graphics, in a small and presumably not-that-well-cooled, albeit retro, case? I don’t see the appeal, and the article reads like ad copy, not a genuine opinion.

Secret300, to linux in NVIDIA Linux Driver Adds Wayland Bug Fixes and Improvements

Night light will finally work! I hope fedora updates to it sooner than later

AndyLikesCandy, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

Ugh I don’t know which is worse. Next timeline, portal gun.

Valon_Blue, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android
@Valon_Blue@sh.itjust.works avatar

All I’m hearing is that we might be able to hack these devices and put full Linux on them.

xia,

All I’m hearing is a subscription to remove the adverts on the command line.

Valon_Blue,
@Valon_Blue@sh.itjust.works avatar

See, that’s the situation where we just don’t use them. I’m talking about wiping the original OS and putting something that’s really FOSS in its place.

BitSound, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

I know it won’t happen, but it’d be nice if Linux switched to GPLv3. That would at least help somewhat here

Pantherina,
@Pantherina@feddit.de avatar

Why?

Audacity9961,

It is because of the tivo workaround to GPLv2. This was fixed in GPL v3.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization

Pantherina,
@Pantherina@feddit.de avatar

Damn that sucks. I think Linux is too “free as in free beer” but hey there is BSD

Audacity9961,

How would BSD help in this situation? I’m not sure I follow.

Pantherina,
@Pantherina@feddit.de avatar

Bsd is even less copyleft. Was meant as an even more “liberal” option

Audacity9961,

While I don’t mind BSDs, that would lead to even worse outcomes though in my view. Companies wouldn’t even have to release the source code, and they routinely don’t.

What we need is more copyleft to ensure companies contribute back to the communities they leach from, not less.

Pantherina,
@Pantherina@feddit.de avatar

Agree totally.

phoenixz,

Won’t ever happen, Linus is very much in favor of companies being able to use drm, when needed.

I kinda sorta agree because without it Linux wouldn’t be able to do anything requiring dr.m

crmsnbleyd,
@crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz avatar

This is misleading, since regular desktop DRM would still obviously work, which is what the end user really cares about

phoenixz,

I haven’t looked into it for a while but iirc, certain DRM would require DRM kernel modules which is something that Linus explicitly wants to allow

Rustmilian,
@Rustmilian@lemmy.world avatar

The anti-tivoization clause in GPLv3 is what Linus is against specifically.

thezeesystem, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

As. Someone who is incredibly poor and use my current fire stick as a way to help me because of accessibility for my disabilities. Does anybody know if there’s a alternative to Chromecast, fire stick or Roku that doesn’t involve another computer (which I could get a raspberry pi or another computer dedicated to media, but government doesn’t believe in giving disabled people enough for those things)

cupcakezealot,
@cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar
tslnox,

Miracast is a wireless transmission technology, where the wireless signal is transmitted in a way that does not require any cables.

Thanks, captain Obvious. :-D

interceder270,

but government doesn’t believe in giving disabled people enough for those things

Instead of subscribing to whatever streaming services you’re using roku for, you could be streaming everything for free here: fmoviesz.to

Use the money you save to buy a raspberry pi and wireless keyboard+mouse combo then you’re off to the races.

thezeesystem,

I don’t pay for my streaming services. My mom who is barley surviving too and others pay for it. Had no choice really. Sense I have zero income it’s hard to save up. (been battling the government for nearly 6 year’s to get SSI or anything to help )

interceder270,

You always have a choice when it comes to entertainment, especially digital.

Tell your mom who is barely surviving that she can stream more things for free than what she’s getting with her subscriptions.

Spread the love.

56_, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android
@56_@lemmy.ml avatar

Most TV operating systems are already non-android linux based. They mostly just run webapps.

localhost443, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

Save us phosh, or something similar…

cypherpunks, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android
@cypherpunks@lemmy.ml avatar

oh great, yet another platform that will use free software to restrict what people can do with their computing devices 🤮

how is this supposed to be a good thing? 🙄

wavebeam,
@wavebeam@lemmy.world avatar

I’m not sure how this is in any way different from android? Android is free software they use to restrict the computing they devices they sell to push more ads and junkware. This is just a different one. Amazon sucks, so I don’t see what move they could make that could be seen as positive. Just don’t buy their garbage devices.

BeardedGingerWonder,

With any luck they’ll probably introduce some new exploits to free up the device.

Holzkohlen,
@Holzkohlen@feddit.de avatar

I am in dire need of decent linux smartphones that aren’t android. Can Valve just get to it please?

interceder270,

how is this supposed to be a good thing?

Well you see, it makes rich people more money.

NutWrench, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android
@NutWrench@lemmy.ml avatar

I already tried an Amazon Fire tablet, Amazon. No thanks. I returned it. I don’t need a locked-down console that spies on me. Windows is well on its way to becoming that already.

spark947,

I tried to get one since it was 30 bucks, so I’m not too surprised this is how they operated. They are locking down jindles real hard too. Probably going to make a lot of ewaste.

hesusingthespiritbomb, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

If all the apps are in React Native I feel like they are gonna have a bad time. If you’re not careful React Native apps have bad performance, and Fire TVs don’t have a lot of performance to spare.

qyron, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

What are the chances this will not produce wrong doing?

tiita,

This is the question. Nevertheless, can it be worst than Google?

qyron,

Has the potential to be as bad as…

Kushia, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android
@Kushia@lemmy.ml avatar

The only thing I care about in this is if they will contribute anything back to the open source ecosystem, be it code or anything else.

wfh,

No chance. Amazon has a long history of using a ton of FOSS code on AWS and contributing fuck-all.

JokeDeity, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

LMFAO, can’t wait to see Adbuntu.

DarkDarkHouse,
@DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

But thats just a derivative of Debiad.

mateomaui, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

Absolutely hell no.

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