Apple has to open their OS to third party stores due to EU laws in 2024. They are "reportedly" working on it. And there are jailbreak app stores out there:
Even microsoft is working on one and so is stepapp for europe.
elouboub
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Note: Linux phones are notoriously insecure (source) but please correct me if you know better
A few points
Operating systems like Android and ChromeOS have full system mandatory access control, every process from the init process is strictly confined.
Android uses SELinux for mandatory access control as per their own docs
As part of the Android security model, Android uses Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) to enforce mandatory access control (MAC) over all processes, even processes running with root/superuser privileges (Linux capabilities)
As for ChromeOS, it's built upon Linux and that blurred line between Chrome and Linux is being completely removed --> hello Linux And ChromeOS aka LACROS
To make matters worse, some system daemons are not designed with permission control in mind at all. For example, PulseAudio does not have any concept of audio in or out permission.
PulseAudio is due to be replaced by PipeWire which
was designed with a powerful security model that makes interacting with audio and video devices from containerized applications easy.
https://github.com/mikeroyal/PipeWire-Guide
There's also Wayland, which is being written to replace X11. It has better security
Wayland isolates the input and output of every window, achieving confidentiality, integrity and availability for both.
While it's true that many apps aren't designed with security in mind, flatpak and snap packages have their portals API. The author did mention that they are underutilized, but that's slowly changing.
Additionally, immutable distros (nixOS, Fedora silverblue) do exist, which make it quite hard for unauthorised applications to modify root partitions since they are mounted as read-only. Mobile NixOS is still in its infancy, but it's being worked on.
In conclusion, security on linux isn't hopeless, there are solutions being worked on, and improvements in linux phones will benefit all desktop users, unlike distros like Android and ChromeOS that build custom solutions that aren't contributed back to the community.
If they take along artificial wombs and artificial seeders, wouldn't it be able to thrive with even fewer people? I assume this is based on natural procreation, not artificial...
Arizona going to send state troopers to Mexico?
They're like Apple: Create a problem, provide a solution that others have to pay you for, make bank
Weren't these the same people that didn't want to help out Ukraine?
There’s also some stuff about interoperability which is partly why threads were making noises about the fediverse.
That's the Digital Markets Act.
Don't know why there are two acts that sound so similar and have similar goals. It's confusing.
The disposal of organic waste poses an environmental challenge as it emits large amounts of greenhouse gasses including methane and carbon dioxide, which contribute to climate change,
I mean, yeah, but isn't it carbon neutral? The coffee comes from the earth, returns to the earth. And couldn't coffee also be used for biogas?
natural sand as the particulate’s rough exterior provides more surface area for water and cement to bind
What further puzzles me is how they decided to use coffee. Surely there are many other waste products that have the required structure. Is coffee the first thing they tried?
No no no. Not everything has to be a copy. Inspired by is better. Hopefully Eugen doesn't submit to tweeters trying to copy their shithole on the fediverse.
Lol, it was my GOTO specifically because it doesn't require a login and I can send it to my parents who need minimal clicks to enter the room. I even have family that doesn't have a github, facebook, nor google account, so they won't be able to join.
Amazing move Jitsi.
What kind of "illegal things" were they doing? Say it, so that we can comprehend. Make it make sense.