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Welcome to libre

A comm dedicated to the fight for free software with an anti-capitalist perspective.

The struggle for libre computing cannot be disentangled from other forms of socialist reform. One must be willing to reject proprietary software as fiercely as they would reject capitalism. Luckily, we are not alone.

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Resources

Free Software, Free Society provides an excellent primer in the origins and theory around free software and the GNU Project, the pioneers of the Free Software Movement.
Switch to GNU/Linux! If you're still using Windows in $CURRENT_YEAR, flock to Linux Mint!; Apple Silicon users will want to check out Asahi Linux.

Rules

Be on topic: Posts should be about free software and other hacktivst struggles. Topics about general tech news should be in the technology comm or programming comm. That doesn't mean all posts have to be serious though, memes are welcome!
Avoid using misleading terms/speading misinformation: Here's a great article about what those words are. In short, try to avoid parroting common Techbro lingo and topics.
Avoid being confrontational: People are in different stages of liberating their computing, focus on informing rather than accusing. Debatebro nonsense is not tolerated.
All site-wide rules still apply

Artwork

Xenia was meant to be an alternative to Tux and was created (licensed under CC0) by Alan Mackey in 1996.
Comm icon (of Xenia the Linux mascot) was originally created by @ioletsgo
Comm banner is a close up of "Dorlotons Degooglisons" by David Revoy (CC-BY 4.0) for Framasoft

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Had to use Windows for non-Steam reasons. Minesweeper now has ads. (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by RNAi@hexbear.net to c/libre@hexbear.net

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[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 65 points 5 months ago (1 children)

windows-cool qin-shi-huangdi-fireball sicko-tux

Every time I poke my head out of my $FREE_OPERATING_SYSTEM I continue to be surprised and horrified at the level of abuse people are forced to endure just to use a computer.

Like damn, y'all live like this?

[–] someone@hexbear.net 42 points 5 months ago (4 children)

It's the same with browsers. For now I'm sharing a desk at work with someone who refuses to let me install ublock origin. How the fuck do people put up with half (or more) of the browser window being autoplay ads?

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 26 points 5 months ago

Quick hit them up with the FBI recommends ad blocker since they sound like such a fucking tool.

[–] glans@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Everytime I have to use the internet without ublock I'm just like "Why is the internet suddenly so annoying??!?!?!" it's so shitty i don't know how anyone puts up with it.

can you

make a new profile
run a different browser
install it without telling them (hide the icon)

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

install it without telling them

"noooo I like having companies cram ads in every possible place they can"

[–] slickJujitsu 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like you're sharing a login too, otherwise your browser profile wouldnt affect them...

[–] someone@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

Yeah, it's a small-office situation.

[–] zkrzsz@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Make a new profile from about:profiles and create a shortcut with target like this: "C:\Program Files\Firefox\firefox.exe" -new-instance -P "ProfileName"