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Feels to me like #GrapheneOS did exactly what it should, passing the #US border test with flying colours!
techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-a…
Funny part about this #lawsuit:
“With a little planning ahead of time, you can always download the data you need once you get to where you’re going,”
#Software #Privacy #USA #UnitedStates #America #duress #politics #legal #border #phone #data #hardware #os #tech #technology #android #smartphone #phone #device #news
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
For those who are interested in my Linux Audio advocacy, I've got a new developers thread at KVRAudio:
kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.p…
I am discussing the following topic:
Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years
linuxiac.com/windows-drops-und…
I also discuss the many flaws in the way Statcounter counts its OS numbers.
#Linux #LinuxAudio #MusicProduction #Audio #Music #Statcounter #OperatingSystems #Windows #MacOS #ChromeOS #OS #Development #Softwaredevelopment
Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years
StatCounter’s June 2026 report shows Linux at one of its strongest recent positions, while Windows falls to 56.55%.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
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Switching from Desktop Linux to FreeBSD.
👾People have been talking about switching from Windows to Linux since the 1990s, but in the world of open-source operating systems, there is much more variety than just the hundreds of flavors of Linux-based or Unix-based operating systems today. Take FreeBSD’s customized desktop version GhostBSD, for example. The basic summary here is that GhostBSD is rather impressive and easy to set up for a desktop.👾
<https://www.ghostbsd.org/>
⁉️One of the most significant differences is probably that Linux is just a kernel, with [usually] the GNU/Hurd userland glued on top of it to create GNU/Linux. GNU and BSD userland are similar, and yet different, with varying levels of POSIX support. This effectively means that FreeBSD is a singular OS with rather nice documentation. Also FreeBSD have single package manager [pkg] for all derivatives that’s simplifies things a lot. The bhyve hypervisor makes running VMs a snap. A robust ZFS filesystem is also a big plus.⁉️
<https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve>
What counts against desktop FreeBSD in the end is a less refined experience in some areas, despite FreeBSD being able to run Linux applications courtesy of binary compatibility. With some developer love and care, FreeBSD might make for a nice desktop alternative to GNU/Linux before long, one that could be tempting even for the die-hard Windows holdouts among us.](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5668752 "You may like:
Switching from Desktop Linux to FreeBSD.
👾People have been talking about switching from Windows to Linux since the 1990s, but in the world of open-source operating systems, there is much more variety than just the hundreds of flavors of Linux-based or Unix-based operating systems today. Take FreeBSD’s customized desktop version GhostBSD, for example. The basic summary here is that GhostBSD is rather impressive and easy to set up for a desktop.👾
<https://www.ghostbsd.org/>
⁉️One of the most significant differences is probably that Linux is just a kernel, with [usually] the GNU/Hurd userland glued on top of it to create GNU/Linux. GNU and BSD userland are similar, and yet different, with varying levels of POSIX support. This effectively means that FreeBSD is a singular OS with rather nice documentation. Also FreeBSD have single package manager [pkg] for all derivatives that’s simplifies things a lot. The bhyve hypervisor makes running VMs a snap. A robust ZFS filesystem is also a big plus.⁉️
<https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve>
What counts against desktop FreeBSD in the end is a less refined experience in some areas, despite FreeBSD being able to run Linux applications courtesy of binary compatibility. With some developer love and care, FreeBSD might make for a nice desktop alternative to GNU/Linux before long, one that could be tempting even for the die-hard Windows holdouts among us.")
FreeBSD 15 probably will include KDE as DE installtion option
The devs are busy working right now in offering KDE as DE during the FreeBSD installation process. KDE Desktop Installer Option For FreeBSD 15.0, our goal is to extend the FreeBSD installer to...The FreeBSD Forums
