BoycottPro

@BoycottPro@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There are companies which offer training and support to FOSS. Companies could also pay those companies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I sometimes wonder what if everyone who spends money on licensing fees instead takes the same amount of money and puts it into FOSS. Imagine what we could achieve? Likely the money would be used more efficiently because they could donate it to non-profit companies which don’t need to pay tax.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  His political contributions are really on brand. He funded election deniers in 2022.

  Also I’ve heard they have a bad reputation when it comes to government contracts, very expensive poor quality software ripping off our taxpayers. I think they ought to be blacklisted or at-least require extra review due to their reputation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google is Using AI to Censor Independent Websites⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But Google’s guidance was also telling us that recovery was possible if we just “removed” our “unhelpful” on-page content:

  This is very chilling because it means websites will delete content. If the internet archive didn’t grab it in time it means knowledge is gone forever. An algorithm is not going to always be accurate in determining what is helpful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X (formerly Twitter) has been experiencing international outages for a second time in a week.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If for some reason you or anyone you know is still using Twitter now is the time to take advantage of the outage and urge people to leave Twitter permanently. Tell your friends about alternatives to Twitter such as Bluesky and Mastodon.