npub1dv…7ttxk on Nostr: My rule for buying into #technology is: get the #software separately. Buy a laptop ...
My rule for buying into #technology is:
get the #software separately.
Buy a laptop → install #Linux .
Get a router → flash #openwrt .
Sign up to a messenger → Use an open client.
Browse a #web app → Use an unrelated browser.
Why? The vendor can't resist the control. I don't know why. They make the experience suck. Bloat, ads, locked features, antifeatures, phoning home. Even #OpenSource .
Independent software would not survive if it did that. People would install something else.
get the #software separately.
Buy a laptop → install #Linux .
Get a router → flash #openwrt .
Sign up to a messenger → Use an open client.
Browse a #web app → Use an unrelated browser.
Why? The vendor can't resist the control. I don't know why. They make the experience suck. Bloat, ads, locked features, antifeatures, phoning home. Even #OpenSource .
Independent software would not survive if it did that. People would install something else.