Notices by xaver artix (artixx@linuxrocks.online), page 10

@Jase Which is your favorite WM out of those?

@kelbot That sounds good - 3 TB desktop or portable?

@IronPepper Those abs rock

@SarcasmKid You could watch Sleepless in Seattle.

pinafore.social

I tested pinafore (mastodon client). I like it.

https://nolanlawson.com/2018/04/09/introducing-pinafore-for-mastodon/

@hund I meant the notebooks, the lenovo enterprise grade line. They also switched to flat keyboards, which are not always better than the older ones. They certainly look better though.

@hund Ah, ok. :) And I was thinking you addressed that message to me... lol

@hund Great, thank you! I see that keys and keyboards are your very special field. I definitely like those silent keys. Otherwise I do like the older X series keyboards, although they are not all the same, there are differences.

@hund Which one? OpenRC Arch?

@joel @Linux I thought he used gNewSense for a while. Did he switch to Trisquel? I'm not sure, but he is definitely using a T400s as hardware...

@Jase @kelbot There is an OpenRC version of Arch available. Cannot comment on how reliable it is though.

To be honest I never got that feeling being unsatisfied with distros. I mean it's Linux after all. I build it the way I like it. And there is surely no shortage of Linux (or BSD) distros on this planet (well, there is only one Haiku though... and no more SkyOS).

@areppo Check Replicants. With an S3 or Note 2 it works well. You can even get GPS working (there are tutos on the net) but it requires proprietary firmware. As for Sailfish: Many videos are available on hooktube - it's great, it's different.

@hund Ah, I get it now, for building keyboards, thank you for the video... Those switches are crucial for user experience I guess. Sometimes I think older keyboards - around ten years old - are often superior to those slim, flat, new ones... What I'd love to have is a completely silent keyboard and such a mouse as well...

@kelbot Well, actually, I'd say no. Why? Because either it's libre - and it's good. Or not - that's bad. There is no middle ground. Do or do not. There is no try.
If I think of distros like Trisquel (which is great and 100 % libre and usable on hardware), there is no need for middle ground either.

@areppo If you flash Replicant on a phone WITHOUT GApps and you use only f-droid (and carefully selected Apps), than you are good to go.

Otherwise you could also try a phone with SailfishOS.

@kelbot https://techcentral.co.za/electric-buses-go-mainstream/80857/

Well, I hope we're in the process...

@kelbot A case for a raspi minicomputer.

@hund What kind of switches are they actually?

Did anyone try pinafore already?