“Linux” by itself doesn’t solve anything. Surveillance capitalism runs on Linux. Linux is big business. Most Linux distributions don’t give a shit about privacy/go out of their way to promote the easy use of Google, etc., on their platforms. FOSS is just one piece of the puzzle.
@aral I'm aware of your #FOSS convictions (and deeds). That's why your toot surprised me. You wrote:
🗨️ “‘Linux’ by itself doesn’t solve anything.”
But then, *nothing* by itself solves anything. Not better legislation, not more transparent companies, not educating users… Because it's a truism, your statement read as criticism, or dismissal, of Linux. I think that's why I (and others) jumped to nuance.
I think we're on the same boat. Keep up the good work.
@tripu Please explain to me how I’m dismissing it when everything I do is FOSS? Read what I said: it’s an element of the solution, it does not, by itself, constitute the solution (to providing an alternative to surveillance capitalism or for ensuring social justice in general).
See https://small-tech.org/about/#small-technology