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❤️ Découvrez cette vidéo sur Linux, réalisée par... #Darty 😲

Non, vous ne rêvez pas, Darty, grande enseigne commerciale française (filiale du groupe #Fnac) a réalisé cette vidéo sur comment installer GNU / #Linux #Zorin OS !

➡️ Vidéo "Windows c'est terminé : Guide d'Installation complet de Linux avec Zorin OS" : 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=LCrDMdBq2i

💡 Je dois cette agréable découverte à @Aisyk, rédacteur de @interventions_numeriques, sur #LinkedIn.

#️⃣ #zorinos #zorin_os #opensource #logicielslibres #GAFAM

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Apparently it is #AmazonPrimeDay

It's also more than six months since our household gave up Amazon entirely.

We cancelled our Prime subscription the first time we saw an ad about 18 months ago.

As part of lowering our dependence on #GAFAM corps we stopped buying anything via Amazon in December. We live in the middle of nowhere, and Amazon was very handy for getting things we can't buy locally. Mostly we've found other suppliers. Some things we've just gone without. Much easier than I thought.

Comme on pouvait s'y attendre, Carney coupe les taxes aux riches entreprises (Meta, Google, Amazon, etc), privant ainsi le Canada de plus de 2 milliards de $ annuellement.

Le ministre des finances François-Philippe Champagne nous dit que ça va "renforcer notre travail pour créer des emplois et d’assurer la prospérité de toute la population canadienne". En quoi ça va créer des jobs? Ces entreprises là ne créent quasiment aucun emplois au Canada.

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2
#polCan #canPol #GAFAM

Logo ng Facebook, Netflix, Googlr at Amazon sa mga screen ng smartphones at iPad.
Radio-CanadaLe Canada annule la taxe sur les services numériquesFrançois-Philippe Champagne en a fait l'annonce dimanche en prévision de la conclusion d’un accord commercial avec les États-Unis.
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@laund@wetdry.world

If a project needs #BigTech money, it is controlled by Big Tech.

The control might be tighter or smoother, but it's there: the project cannot deviate from its sponsors will, whatever the developer community think about it.

To me, it doesn't matter how the money come, as deducible donation, as contracts to be the default search engine, as #Google summer of code, or as contributor employment: if you take their money, you serve them.
if you think ‘working with other people whose goals don’t 100% align with yours’ is a bad thing, please avoid LLVM.
Well, to be fair, I try not only to avoid #LLVM but any #programming language based on it.

Sure: you can ignore all the damage these corporations are doing to people all over the world, as resource extraction, as pollution, as energy consumption, as surveillance and people manipulation through #AdTech, as workers' oppression and work with them for years despite "working with other people whose goals don’t 100% align with yours" is not such a bad thing.

But I can not.

I guess it's matter of priority, isn't it?

To me an overcomplicated toolchain is a liability in itself, but if it's built with #GAFAM money, it's a cancer.

@david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @Dominix@mastodon.social
ABC News · Rash of Suicides in China where Apple Products are ProducedBy ABC News

How much does your research depends on closed source software or cloud services ?

This question is not trivial for us researcher, and we should think more about the implications of our usage of IT products.

Many alternative exits to the GAFAM services, and it might be a good time to try and choose Linux.

#Gafam #OpenSource #Linux #Research

tuffier.eu/posts/2025/07-01-ga

www.tuffier.euLiberty and independence as a researcher – Stéphane Tuffier

🔥 Here's a great video! In less than 4 minutes, the talented @_elena highlights (as it deserves) the #Fediverse, how it works, and its virtues… as opposed to the well-known hegemonic social networks.

💡 Having trouble convincing your friends and family to take the red pill and follow the white rabbit down the rabbit hole? Show them this video, which is clear, educational, and very appealing!

🔗 videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu

#️⃣ #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #GAFAM #FOSS #FLOSS #Mastodon

🔥 Voici une superbe vidéo ! En moins de 4 min, la brillante @_elena met en lumière (comme il le mérite) le #Fediverse, son fonctionnement et ses vertus… par opposition aux réseaux sociaux hégémoniques bien connus.

💡 Vous avez du mal à convaincre votre entourage de prendre la pilule rouge et de descendre avec le lapin blanc au fond du gouffre ? Montrez-leur cette vidéo qui est claire, pédagogique, et qui a beaucoup d'allure !

🔗 videos.domainepublic.net/w/jDv

#️⃣ #OpenSource #LogicielsLibres #GAFAM

"The city of Lyon is making a bold move toward digital independence by phasing out Microsoft Office in favor of open-source alternatives."

"Officials confirmed the transition will involve adopting Only Office for productivity tools, alongside Linux for operating systems and PostgreSQL for database management."

digitrendz.blog/newswire/busin

DigitrendZ · Lyon Drops Microsoft Office to Boost Digital SovereigntyLyon is transitioning from Microsoft Office to open-source alternatives like Only Office, Linux, and PostgreSQL to reduce reliance on U.S. software and enhance digital sovereignty.
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@BrodieOnLinux @torproject @guardianproject

At this point I'd like to ask when @EUCommission and other #regulators start #banning #StasiBook and other #GAFAM|s for their blatant actions as #OrganizedCrime to violate #privacy standards in the #EU and elsewhere?

infosec.space/@kkarhan/1147336

Cuz at this point the €32B fines at maximum are a joke.

Simply because this isn't a mere violation of #GDPR, #BDSG and other standards, but literal #malware that has been deployed against users in the wild...

  • Anything but actual prison sentences & arrest warrants against the persons responsible would be undue leniency.
Infosec.SpaceKevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)The fact that #NSAbook is literally developing #Govware to track users and bypass #Android #sandbox as well as #tracking them regardless of #VPN, #Cookies or #IncognitoMode use or blockage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtctMShGJw via @BrodieOnLinux@mstdn.social More to readup upon. https://redact.dev/blog/meta-yandex-localhost-tracking https://www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-tracking-explained-it-could #Spyware #InfoSec #ComSec #ITsec #OpSec #Malware #LocalhostTracking #Govware #StasiBook #Facebook #Meta

As the techy person (lol) in my family I get asked a lot about risks of big tech. So there is some awareness, good. BUT I seem to be unable to explain them enough for people to draw consequences.

❓Question: are there resources with good arguments for non-techy consumers? No preachyness, no anti-capitalism, no rage, very concrete, lots of examples, no tech knowledge required, you name it.