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Never use tor with a VPN because it can make you easier to identify on the tor network.

Edit: https://support.torproject.org/tor-browser/general/vpn-with-tor/

Also, it is only fine to use a VPN with tor if you know what you are doing.

Just want to let you know from my canoebooted laptop that I run a 100% “free as in freedom” OS (trisquel GNU/Linux). Also you have convinced me about striving for a goal instead of doing it perfectly, which is not possible. Well said.

NetBSD is more portable than Linux and supports a lot of CPU architectures. OpenBSD is secure by default. I think the BSD’S have jails, which are better containers, but I do not know much about it.

For desktop daily use, it only matters if you really want that Unix taste.

What about openBSD? I doubt the most secure OS would want llm code.

Is there another GPL OS instead? I am a fan of the GNU Hurd, but sadly I cannot run it on my hardware. The team of devs is really small, and it is amazing what they have done in all these years.

What if I do not use a desktop or a wm? The tty is comfy here.

I was referring to stable distros. But once you got all your games set up, aren’t you kinda good to go? But I get your point still, though.

I understand that you do not want to fiddle with a computer, I was once like that and that is what kept me from switching to any OS on my computer. I want to let you know as an experienced Linux user though that once you setup linux, you do not need to do any more fiddling. For the files and personal stuff, just back it up to an external hard drive. That is pretty much it. I could help you for free, but I do not really have somewhere to message anyone.

Each part of my system must do one thing and do it well.

Terminal: st

Shell: bash

Wm: DWM

Launcher: dmenu

Image viewer: sxiv

Browser: surf

Irc: weechat

RSS reader: newsraft

Messaging: signal

Password manager: pass

Video game: SuperTuxKart

Cad: blender

Text editor: vim

GNU/Linux distro: gentoo

File manager: GNU coreutils

It is interesting because we are getting a popular web browser on Mac to gnulinux. I am not a big fan of it though because it is nonfree.

You can’t really decrappify browsers without first decrappifying the web.

I agree with this point a 100%. Wish something like Gemini would succeed (Gemini the protocol, not the google bot). The web is so bloated and “unprivate” if that is a word.

Yeah it sucks that google coined the name after their ai chatbot. The first thing that comes to everyone when they hear the name gemini is that bot.

Gemini is probably going to go the way of the Hurd sadly, IMO. It is a niche that only privacy enthusiasts and FOSS enthusiasts wish to succeed. The Hurd is doing pretty good for how little people are working on it. If anyone is interested checkout my community, which is centered around the GNU Hurd.

You can always use a invidious instance to watch YouTube. Last time I tried it was not bad, but some instances use anubis so I cannot watch YouTube without JavaScript.

I love GNU icecat. It blocks all the nonfree JavaScript, and I can always whitelist an important site if I need their JavaScript. It is my go to.

I’m actually not sure about this. I wish the FSF or someone would come out with more licenses for different use cases.

I disagree. I find that there is a license for every use case. What use case are you thinking of that does not have a license?