Or you could just make a poll in signal, then just "vote" the items to check them off.

I feel like with Linux finally becoming not only close to as good but arguably better than Windows (I consider "as good as Windows" an insult at this point) switching to yet another OS entirely will only create more divide. Linux is going in a direction where some caution is definitely needed, but myself, I'll stick to trying to make Linux better so more people will break free from these fucking corporations. I'll definitely keep an eye on BSD tho, I can't say I'm not interested.

I used it just 2 days ago to transfer a folder of old photos between my laptop and my sister's. Signal would not work, it sucks on pc and its just more annoying to use compared to local send. It's not gonna be used often like kde connect but it has its place.

It is ,and always was, malice

It replaced KDE connect for me. It is KDE connect but "intentional" sharing/no link

• Share between windows work computer and phone but only files and not the persistent link
• share between computer and android TV
• share with partner at home without a server (especially scanned documents)
• transfer large files locally between phones (e.g. new phone)

There are definitely more too, but that is quick off the top of my head. It is also much easier for non-tech people to wrap their heads around.

"the french" more like capitalists trying to extort more money. Nothing exclusively french about that

No it's a stupid idea. It's just ISPs trying to rake in more money. They already get paid by their subscribers for the service, but they're always trying to get more by taxing anyone who dares to look at the internet. Some ISPs were already trying to extort google and Netflix for using "their" network by throttling their services unless they pay.

They'll just dodge 'em

Thanks, I didn't

Was quite a few years ago though as well

WTF Why can't they simply make companies pay proper taxes instead?

I would probably use CoMaps (especially as they just started adding reviews) instead of OSMAnd, though they're both good. I've also been impressed by the beta of Murena Maps.

With the wording of "data producers", it feels more aimed at multimedia than software.

Which seems a reasonable idea. Streaming is a large use on bandwith and charging a tax for it does make sense.

What would make even more sense is the law being properly defined and not overly borad, abd giving small platforms either an exemption or a discount by making the tax progressive. Currently though, the proposal seems overly broad and not at all thought through.

Every tax is borne by consumer not the company, dumb govt

They tried to introduce an internet tax in Hungary. It was really a ruse. While people protested they pushed much more damaging legislation. My guess is that this might be a ruse as well.

I have it but don't use it enough, not as default. I hadn't checked if it has the new UI, thanks, Might have to switch default browser.

Wtf France! That's a stinking pole of shit. Just tax wealth. Maybe at EU level.

So... tariff on internet traffic?

Having such incompetent officials passing such stupid laws explains why French people riot so often.

scary thing is other countries can follow this with different rate. i remember there was not data cap on internet then us companies started data cap some others followed.

Every time people ask for government to regulate the internet we get a version of this to the point where it feels more malice than incompetence

Nobody is born this stupid. How does one train to become this stupid? Is it just French wine and cheese or is there more to it?

France is cooked

This is an attack on the open web and small players.

Big businesses like Netflix, Microsoft, Google, Ubisoft can afford to pay this and will simply pass the costs onto consumers in many cases. They won't entirely like it but they will like how it will totally destroy free software, small business competition, online file sharing/torrenting (they'll inevitably amend this if it doesn't already cover foreign websites to block those that don't pay the fees for all that data you're using for videos that don't result in the big media companies getting paid).

Big corporate entities have used measures in a similar vein in the past to gatekeep a market and keep out competitors. By raising the burden for entering or remaining in a market it creates pressures forcing out all but the biggest entities who can afford to pay it, thus allowing them a monopoly position from which they may better abuse consumers with lower quality, worse service, higher prices, etc.

It will coerce video game distributors like Steam to charge customers in France to re-download a game for example. Some companies would be very interested in this kind of exploitation of every click and move you make.

Their hosts or CDNs will be charged. Probably the end goal is a tax on everything and if your traffic hasn't paid the tax it gets blocked/dropped at the French borders.

Ouch ....other applications like CoMaps and OSMand sending me 10GB maptiles a month ...