But they still contribute to google’s monopoly over web standards.

Came to say the same. My low-end laptop is only able to browse the internet thanks to adblock.

Do you know if ecosia is still using google under the hoods?

What’s preventing GPT-based bots to earn karma by writing real-looking comments?

The future of the internet really seems like a dark one…

Interesting, it was a variation of embrace, extend, extinguish, without the extend part.

In a way, I think it happened to the entire internet. Look at browsers today, web development (that one might be controversial, but I think big techs somewhat forced bloated frameworks to be the standard way to create websites), video streaming, etc.

I second this. The subs I’m subscribed to are losing a lot of quality, and human interaction is degrading. Doesn’t feel like a comfortable place anymore.

When was the last reddit exodus? where did people move to?

But what if the software has both options, to save and to download?

Not exactly. It can be confusing at first, but then you see that it’s a standard in most apps, and you’re fine. The most curious ones will look for more info and find the historical roots.

In other words, the floppy disk has meaning, just like most proverbs that come from ancient roots, but are still used and understood everywhere.

The unix/linux root directories are also good examples, perhaps dating even earlier.

Most software I use feel too big for a starting point. I tried solving bugs for a smaller project, but my pr took literally 4 years to be approved. In others, I tried to look into some issue, but they were fixed before I finished my attempt.

It all turned into some sort of barrier to get started.

Thank you for your comment. What a coincidence that you mentioned openstreetmap, because adding data became like a hobby to me. While it’s some form of contribution, I wanted to go deeper into some project, be a developer.

It’s hard to explain, but it’s mostly the social aspect of it that I struggle with.

As someone from a developing country, I still prefer most of my software from standard packages, in order to take less space.

And before someone comes to tell about how cheap storage is nowadays, it can be cheap for you, but it isn’t for me and for a lot of other people.

Other person reporting here.

If we create a post with the title “the frontpage of the internet” and upvoted all we can, would it appear on google results when people search for it? Used to work for reddit (or is just a meme and doesn’t work at all, I don’t know).

It’s all about balance. A few sign posts help people not to get lost, but too much sign posts would make people become disoriented.

I don’t remember darth vader lying about data

Why do I get a bad feeling about it? I hope wikipedia remains the same after that.

Besides… they ask so desperately for donations, so it makes me wonder if the project can be sustainable.

Maybe I’m overthinking stuff, let’s see how it goes.

Like this?

I have experience with low end devices, since I’m a broke Brazilian (currently using a device with 2gb ram as my daily driver), and these are my suggestions:

You face 2 problems, low end hardware and low tech users, so going deep into very lightweight distros will affect usability. I find mxlinux to be a good middle ground of optimized for low end hardware and easy to use. This step is important, because you don’t want people calling you all the time for help

Now, I suggest running the 32bit of mxlinux on all computers with less than 4gb of ram, because it makes a LOT of difference, from a machine unable to browse the internet, to a machine that works nicely. Even if you use the 64 bit version, enabling multi arch and running at least the 32bit browser makes a huge difference.

And another important thing is to use the same distro and gui on all devices, because it helps them and allows them to help each other, instead of calling you all the time. Helps with maintenance too.