gnuplusmatt
@gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com
- Comment on My latest hyperfixation 1 day ago:
are you archiving it until the patents expire? I use AV1 because of the license
- Comment on Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC 2 weeks ago:
Firefox
- Comment on `continuwuity` vs `tuwunel`: where to go from `conduwuit`? 2 weeks ago:
what’s wrong with conduit proper?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
in the case of Android, it comes down to the proprietary driver modules that are compiled for certain kernel versions. As newer versions of android are released with newer kernels, the closed source modules fall out of step. If the drivers for these components were open source anyone could recompile them for any Linux kernel. It’s usually up to the device manufacturer working with the likes of the chip makers to release newer module versions for their hardware. OEMs dont want to support their hardware beyond few years, so you’ll hopefully buy a new phone.
The postmarketOS community (and some of the android community) works pretty hard trying to bring mainline kernel support to devices, which enables them to run generic Linux kernels, or conceivably newer versions of android than the OEM has released. But this involves reverse engineering support for this hardware.
- Comment on Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone 1 month ago:
the whole spec list and image was probably an ai prompt output
- Comment on If you are too young you really missed out being able to do this 2 months ago:
good to know next time I am waiting at my local bus stop
- Comment on If you are too young you really missed out being able to do this 2 months ago:
Free WiFi only if you are a Telstra customer for your home broadband
- Comment on Forced E-Waste PCs And The Case Of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform 2 months ago:
Last I checked it didnt play very nicely in real hardware, and required running it in a VM
- Comment on Forced E-Waste PCs And The Case Of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform 2 months ago:
what a bizare take to suggest hoping for ReactOS to mature before using Linux as daily driver. A lot of the current reactOS app compatibility depends on WINE implementation anyway.
- Comment on Video apps like Hulu “cannot be used on Nintendo Switch 2,” says support page 2 months ago:
perhaps the kernel is not widevine certified
- Comment on Microsoft Teams will soon block screen capture during meetings 2 months ago:
they should also blank the screen if the user has recall enabled
- Comment on Windows Is Adding AI Agents That Can Change Your Settings 2 months ago:
Organise Settings better, put common features front and centre?
Why is finding my IP address so hard on a Windows machine? Its either open settings app and click down 3 layers deep or open a pwsh prompt and either ipconfig or Get-NetIPAddress.
Linux click network applet in most desktop environments. Even MacOS option + click network icon
- Comment on What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts? 3 months ago:
If you run it in a rootless container, expose it through a reverse proxy and keep it updated there’s very little risk
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 3 months ago:
Windows 11 has better image quality? I’m sorry what?
- Comment on GameCube Coming To Nintendo Switch Online With 3 Games At Launch 4 months ago:
Emulators for them but not for us
- Comment on A "Sign in with fediverse" button? 4 months ago:
Id rather just sign in with my gpg public key
- Comment on Half-Life 2 peaks at 52,000 concurrent players, 20 years after its release 8 months ago:
Alyx was pretty fun