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Amazon’s Vega OS move sounds like a double edged sword: I’d love to ditch Android in favor of a non Google linux OS (and hurray for memory optimization), but this sideloading business is pretty convenient :slight_smile:.

I got a feeling it’s going to be backdoored somehow like Android probably was

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Sorry a few months old,Aug 9, 2025

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Jul 12, 2025

Hmmm, Firedragon devs, ALERT on extentions…

Jul 19, 2025

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2 months old.

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G :eye: :eye:ggles sees you even better now.

Wish Linux phones were ready for the every day user, I know about iPhone, but are they better? They had a ICE near app, but removed it becauseoif Trump.

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https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-refugees-flock-to-linux-in-what-devs-call-their-biggest-launch-ever/

Windows 10 died a few days ago, leaving users with three options: stick with the OS, upgrade to Windows 11, or switch to an entirely different platform like macOS or GNU/Linux. But months before Microsoft dropped support for the OS, Linux-focused companies were already campaigning to poach Microsoft customers and convert them into Linux users.

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5 posts were merged into an existing topic: Off Topic Chit Chat - (Silliness factor 5)

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Did you hear the Firefox want ext. devs to reg with thrm now so each ext will have something to track use of it.? A vid I posted mentions it, I put ALERT Firedragon devs below it, I think. Yes, it is the first vid from 9d ago.

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Wonder when the RUST SUDO will spread to all distributions?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm_dKqTIwj8NTFSplus: Linux’s BIG NTFS Overhaul

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While not yet enabled by default, enabling the overlay planes functionality can result in some nice power savings such as during video playback.

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Desert OS is the best looking Xfce desktop I’ve seen. Any chance of Garuda adding some eye candy to their Xfce?

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