> IRC does not encrypt messages, only (optionally) the client<->server connection. Without E2EE, you have no privacy against the server/operator, which is an easily targeted SPOF.
Same as Discord.
> Matrix (the protocol) is still in flux, and the implementations are lagging behind the spec. If you're not using Element, you're behind on features and security.
Discord also only has one reference client, but for me even with that client Matrix/Element was not as reliable. I still use and like it, but it's not a like for like in that regard.
> XMPP is (similarly to IRC) relying on optional protocol add-ons for basic things, like E2EE, which clients may or may not support fully or correctly.
But if you use current clients like Conversations or Dino or the likes it does work. There is no point in counting the clients that don't support it if these aren't the reference or biggest ones. The problem here is more that it's not meant to be used like Discord in any way. Not for big group chats/channels nor for big voice chats (not even sure this possible).
I keep SELinux enabled at all times, but it does break quite often. For the sake of sticking to Fedora, wg-quick (wireguard) does not work out of the box.
On OpenSUSE/MicroOS who is employing SELinux boot takes about 5 minutes on every kernel change, because of home-relabel. I hear you, that they probably do it wrong, but that's what you get with SELinux. Not enough to push me to disable SELinux, but maybe to avoid SELinux distributions in the future.
> I don’t think there’s any evidence to this whatsoever. Humans are susceptible to advertising full stop, being a software engineer does not give you magical brain powers and frankly it’s just textbook Dunning-Kruger.
I am not OP, but my interpretation was, that he knows how to remove injected ads. Not that he is invulnerable to ads. I might be wrong tho.
For myself I can definitely say that I am susceptible to advertisement, but I fulfill mostly the engineer cliché - for better or for worse.
Some examples are:
- technical details from manufacturers themselves (which are by definition advertisement)
- someone presenting a use case and solving it with a specific tool. If that use case sounds interesting to me I might actually try that tool. I cannot know if it is "real" advertisement or a genuine user in this case.
- looking for reputation on Reddit; again I cannot know if it is genuine users or advertisement - at least most of the time I can't
> Rebootless atomic updates - no more interruptions
Does it mean the same as in all other distros when you install packages and they restart the services? Or does it actually replace the kernel as well? Maybe a stupid question, but the latter would be revolutionary, even if it is technically already possible, but very elaborated.
If the latter is not true, you should still reboot after a kernel update and there is not much difference to most other distributions.
As I said. It is technically possible, but it is relatively elaborated (for the provider of these patches). As far as I know you don't get them without having an online account at the provider of these patches.
But the questions was: Does SerpentOS have the ability to change the kernel without reboot?
Edit:
> This will mean that the /lib/modules tree may not have the current kernel version, but the OS will still be usable while having had a live atomic update. Of course, to use the new kernel you must reboot. Unlike other atomic OS implementations, it will be up to you when you do so: no more deferred updates!
IANAL and not easy to generalize, but it seems they do not like to cooperate. They have an IP and tell you they act on that info, but that info is not necessarily enough i.e. you're not the only user of that network. You can probably flip a coin what the court's opinion is on that, but I would not sign their documents anyway. And they do not necessarily go to court.
Well, they probably have an Unterlassungsanspruch if the file was shared from your network, so not signing the letter can make it worse. But my experience with Waldorf Frommer is from like 10 years ago, so best practices might have changed.
Back then, for those interested: the monitor file sharing networks, download a tiny bit of data from you (uploading is the expensive part in Germany) to prove you upload, go to a judge who will force you ISP to give them the contact, send you an Abmahnung, requesting an Unterlassungserklärung and cash (500 damages, 500 lawyer cost). We just sent a modified "we are not doing damages" letter and ignored any future communication from them. There was more to scare us, but they did not follow through with a lawsuit. Oh and ofc I made sure that no further upload could be detected. Yes there were rulings back then holding the connection-owner legally responsible
watching the german law subreddit, they have started taking people to court now, as too many have caught on to the scheme. In court, like you said, the odds really are as good as tossing a coin.
It is reasonable to assume that they are in on it. At the very least they got out of their way not to change it, even when they were being notified about potential fraud.
I also understood it this way (native German). In Germany companies want to claim "as much saved CO2" as possible.
> Das Ziel war, möglichst hohe CO₂-Einsparungen in Deutschland geltend zu machen.
The federal authorities knowingly approved the fraudulent UER projects. What's spicy is that the secretary is a green party member.
> Das Umweltbundesamt und die Deutsche Emissionshandelsstelle genehmigten 75 dieser UER-Projekte – fast ausschließlich in China. Und das, obwohl weitere Hinweise dafür sprachen, besser nicht dort zu investieren. Denn China lässt unabhängige Kontrollen im eigenen Land nicht zu. Peking verweigert entsprechenden Prüfer:innen die Einreise.
Also, apparently a simple look at satellite images should have at least caused suspicion when Chinese companies raised the concerns. There is still no reaction from Steffi Lemke.
> Was Rostek mit dem „Durchwinken“ meint, ist die anscheinend unzureichende Prüfung der Bauvorhaben durch das Umweltbundesamt und die Deutsche Emissionshandelsstelle. Über Satellitenbilder wäre einfach zu erkennen gewesen, dass einige der eingereichten chinesischen Vorhaben schon vor dem eigentlichen Baustart existiert haben.
> The federal authorities knowingly approved the fraudulent UER projects. What's spicy is that the secretary is a green party member.
I am not under the impression that anyone has illusions about the Green party here. It is evident they are greenwashing and destroying environment (for the climate of course) among other things they supposedly "don't stand for". The reasons they get votes still is likely due to choosing the lesser evil, even if that is also untrue, or conscience. I have seen the sentiment here too, so I have no illusions that this is going to change either no matter what the Green party does.
> Über Satellitenbilder wäre einfach zu erkennen gewesen, dass einige der eingereichten chinesischen Vorhaben schon vor dem eigentlichen Baustart existiert haben.
IANAL, but getting money for projects that existed prior sounds legally actionable as fraud even. Tho the plaintiff would be the government in the end, so it might not happen anyway.
> I am not under the impression that anyone has illusions about the Green party here. It is evident they are greenwashing and destroying environment (for the climate of course) among other things they supposedly "don't stand for".
Sources? Details?
Lots of hate, zero substantiation. The greens are the party that pushed environment protection for decades, long before anyone cared.
The problem they have is they are held to a different standard than other parties for one and secondly their programme is thought to be only about ecology. It has become a national sport in France and germany amongst politicians to blame the greens for environmental measures which are constraining for the average citizen. Even when for example in France they are not even in the government.
In Germany their members are regularly attacked (as in violence) due to the amount of hate other parties generated about them.
It’s really sad, and I think we need a party which is strongly for ecology but not called “the greens”, otherwise it’s too easy for populists to bash them.
My guess would be Ubuntu or Fedora and Unity/Gnome 3 respectively. Not that I share the hate, but Gnome 3 is certainly closely designed around some distinct Mac OSX design elements (app overview, handling of workspaces, and such).
I wonder if the "new" Firefox is about as good on old PCs as Chrome as it improved quite a lot with Quantum/Photon. For me the switch to Chrome was also caused by the abysmal performance of Firefox at the time, but I immediately switched back when the performance was at least tolerable. Granted Chrome is still the faster browser from what I've seen in benchmarks and reviews.
> I wonder if the "new" Firefox is about as good on old PCs as Chrome as it improved quite a lot with Quantum/Photon.
On old PCs - not much, just slightly better. Perfect on modern PCs though so I se no reason (other than testing) to use Chrome on non-museum computers.
It's always good to see such statements with a poisoned well from the start. I have no investment in any of this, but this looks really like the authors of this are the root issue here.
And I also agree with - what they call - the opponent, that politics should not be forced upon an open-source project. Proclaiming these are fascists, identitarians or otherwise using the Nazi stamp doesn't really help the author's position either.
I must assume that the quotes presented are the best they have on them and the word fascist comes from the author(s). It's just very involved and the author(s) look therefore very bad to be honest.
remember the so-called """fascists""" being denounced here are just a defense contractor, and by extension anyone who doesn't have a problem with them funding a nix conference.
Same as Discord.
> Matrix (the protocol) is still in flux, and the implementations are lagging behind the spec. If you're not using Element, you're behind on features and security.
Discord also only has one reference client, but for me even with that client Matrix/Element was not as reliable. I still use and like it, but it's not a like for like in that regard.
> XMPP is (similarly to IRC) relying on optional protocol add-ons for basic things, like E2EE, which clients may or may not support fully or correctly.
But if you use current clients like Conversations or Dino or the likes it does work. There is no point in counting the clients that don't support it if these aren't the reference or biggest ones. The problem here is more that it's not meant to be used like Discord in any way. Not for big group chats/channels nor for big voice chats (not even sure this possible).