I am FOSS-friendly? How can I do better?

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[–] 60 points 7 months ago* (5 children)
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  • [–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago

    I've never seen anyone actually prove that Brave is bad without saying something like "it has useless features" (even though those useless features are optional, like Brave Rewards, news, talk, etc.) or talking about the fact that (also optionally) you can choose to see their ads (which they overlay on others) to earn crypto. It really isn't ethical to do that, I agree with that part, but I don't enable that option; I just want to browse without seeing ads. I also prefer not to comment on people who use an article from 2018 full of outdated information to try and prove that "Brave is spyware."

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  • [–] 30 points 7 months ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    How can I do better?

    Spread the foss to your friends and family!

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    You are FOSS friendly ! Great list 😄

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    I prefer droid-ify to f-droid. It uses the f-droid repos, so you get the same apps, but it removes the annoying UI f-droid has.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (9 children)

    Does anyone have a FOSS BROWSER recommendation?

    Seriously, saying what they have is shit and providing no alternatives is counterproductive. I still use chromium on my device because firefox runs like buns. Y'all are saying Brave is not better, but again, do you have alternatives?

    Thanks

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I've never had any issues with ff's performance personally, what is your specs? 

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    The website says "The Light Phone III will never have [...] internet browsing"? Is this the 'modified'? 

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Yeah basically the 'light os' is just a launcher not a full operating system. It's running android 14 under the hood and if you know the work around you can get to the base layer and build up from there.

    It's really a nifty device. I quite enjoy what it has to offer. The problem I have with it was that the company shipped it before the software could utilize all the features. It's got a fingerprint reader and front facing camera that aren't utilized out the box (selfies work but video calls, no). I liked it enough to tinker with it and make it 'smart'. The form factor and other constraints make it so it's much less intrusive than my other smart phones. Which has helped me stay focused. I won't lie there are still times that I find myself scrolling reddit on it but it's janky enough where it's not as bad as it could be. It has definitely highlighted how addictive these apps and sites are.

    Still ironing out some details on my own but I look forward to what they do with their software updates in the future!

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    [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    remove play store and other bloats with universal android debloater

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Do you use a separate icon pack or is the one in the screenshot part of your Android skin ?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    What's the green UI / Launcher i like it.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    You might try loops instead of TikTok.

    You can use non-free softwares and still be a FOSS advocate. You just can't impose non-free software on others, including "soft" impositions like only publishing your content in proprietary formats or only accepting messages via proprietary protocols.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Remove tiktok and you'll be free from spying on you by US-Chinese Corps

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  • [+] -9 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

    There are several apps that do the same

    • Mullvad (the Browser?) and Brave
    • K-9 Mail and Proton Mail
    • Aegis, Aurora and F-Droid
    • Brawl Allstar, Roblox and Tiktok

    Think about deduplication.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    none of the things you mentioned are the same Mullvad: VPN Brave: Browser K-9 mail: email client, I use it to access my gmail without using the gmail app Proton mail: the gmail app itself Aegis: authenticator (I really have no idea where you got the idea that it has anything to do with email) Brawl stars & Roblox: Games, but they are COMPLETELY different games Tiktok: Entertainment (even though I don't use it for that)

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