(FYI, Element is also a Matrix client, though it's business/enterprise focused)
There are 2 things to consider.
First, demand. Us being vocal about it is one thing, but the real demand may be low.
We moved our community from Discord to Matrix - While a direct migration wasn't possible, we setup a Discord bridge for 6 months during a transition period which was invaluable. The bridge kept all our chat history which we can still see today even though the bridge is down and the discord server got nuked.
Second, priorities. Unless a PR is submitted by a voluntary, the 3 platforms you mention have limited resources and higher-priority items that need to be worked on.
The closest modern communications standard would be Matrix (which is why I can take what I have in Commet (client) and move it to Sable or FluffyChat (other clients) for instance, because they follow the same standard).
Centralized platforms do not deal with open standards because it literally goes against their premise - User retention via vendor lock-in. You can scrape to an extent, it won't ever be perfect, and if everyone did it, it would get patched in some way to be limited.
This was always the Discord trap though - Discord is a treasure-trove of knowledge that's now behind a walled garden thanks to "community leaders" who thought they understood the importance of community longevity. Many are scraping whatever they can moving from one walled-garden just to move to another - Make it make sense.
Late to the party, but worth resounding all the same.
This exactly.
My community's corner of the internet, is very much seen as a cyber-fort of sorts, not just due to the sovereignty aspect, but as a safe space where the right to privacy is upheld. We started with on-boarding friends and friends of friends. But now? We're on-boarding families. We're exploring on-boarding smaller communities that cannot host their own infra.
Even if you're in your 30's or 40's or potentially older, we take technology and the internet for granted - But so many seem to not realize how we have all the tools we need to take power back, to ensure, in a verifiable way, governments work for the people and not the other way around. We just need to take action. And that begins with us. The practitioners of technomancy. The Homelabbers. The Infra gurus. Heck, all the rebels. We need to build censorship-resistant, resilient infra that shows every person has the right to, and is able to, hold their own data and solely share it as, when and if they see fit.
When it comes to decentralization and sovereignty it's easy to think every**one **should host their own data, and while this would be the ideal scenario, this is also much harder to achieve, and at that thought we arrive and face a brick-wall - In which case, it's important to accept TRUST through COMMUNITY and VERIFIABLE software. Communities CAN build a trust-model to host others' data as long as the individual is not willing. And this is ok, it's a stepping stone towards the ideal.
In the end, the only real option is to opt-out of a system we can no longer in good conscious adhere to.
Claro.
Obtanium (e Zapstore) vão directamente à página de Github buscar da fonte. F-Droid tem builds que seguem certas regras estritas, e por isso às vezes tem mudanças. Aurora store é apenas um proxy para Google Play Store.
Indeed.
They offer up the original .apks from their respective github sources, so generally don't include trackers etc as you'd find on the Google store versions, or even f-droid at times.
While this is true, it's worth clarifying that GrapheneOS in particular is able to run apps sandboxed, so they can't communicate with eachother as they can on a stock OS.
Having said that, no one should expect that their right to privacy is given (or fought for), unless they take it first. Yes, laws and all, but user education is the bigger issue.
Users were onboarded onto the Internet before they had an understanding of the differences between cyberspace and meatspace, and how that could affect them. Placing the blame (and solutions) solely on third-parties is a dangerous mistake.
What is it with these people that when thinking of Linux base their decisions on decade-old knowledge and go straight for Ubuntu.
Ubuntu isn't what it used to be, competition actually happened and we're all the better for it. In the meantime, Canonical F'd up, and Ubuntu should not be anywhere near the top of the recommended distros list.
Want something that actually works, go Linux Mint. Have much newer hardware and want to game, go with Fedora or an arch-based distro like EndeavourOS.
Switch to an open source alternative so you don't have to deal with services shutting down the same way.
Some alternatives include Wallabag, Karakeep, Floccus, Otter.
Incorrect.
Technically Matrix is a protocol, and a forum client can be made. You already have some PoC social media ones.
It just so happens that most well known clients at this time and for instant messaging. But it can be much more.
(FYI, Element is also a Matrix client, though it's business/enterprise focused)
There are 2 things to consider.
First, demand. Us being vocal about it is one thing, but the real demand may be low. We moved our community from Discord to Matrix - While a direct migration wasn't possible, we setup a Discord bridge for 6 months during a transition period which was invaluable. The bridge kept all our chat history which we can still see today even though the bridge is down and the discord server got nuked.
Second, priorities. Unless a PR is submitted by a voluntary, the 3 platforms you mention have limited resources and higher-priority items that need to be worked on.
The closest modern communications standard would be Matrix (which is why I can take what I have in Commet (client) and move it to Sable or FluffyChat (other clients) for instance, because they follow the same standard).
Centralized platforms do not deal with open standards because it literally goes against their premise - User retention via vendor lock-in. You can scrape to an extent, it won't ever be perfect, and if everyone did it, it would get patched in some way to be limited.
This was always the Discord trap though - Discord is a treasure-trove of knowledge that's now behind a walled garden thanks to "community leaders" who thought they understood the importance of community longevity. Many are scraping whatever they can moving from one walled-garden just to move to another - Make it make sense.
Because it may not be illegal today, but may become tomorrow. Even if not, it still becomes linked to your PII.
Late to the party, but worth resounding all the same. This exactly. My community's corner of the internet, is very much seen as a cyber-fort of sorts, not just due to the sovereignty aspect, but as a safe space where the right to privacy is upheld. We started with on-boarding friends and friends of friends. But now? We're on-boarding families. We're exploring on-boarding smaller communities that cannot host their own infra.
Even if you're in your 30's or 40's or potentially older, we take technology and the internet for granted - But so many seem to not realize how we have all the tools we need to take power back, to ensure, in a verifiable way, governments work for the people and not the other way around. We just need to take action. And that begins with us. The practitioners of technomancy. The Homelabbers. The Infra gurus. Heck, all the rebels. We need to build censorship-resistant, resilient infra that shows every person has the right to, and is able to, hold their own data and solely share it as, when and if they see fit.
When it comes to decentralization and sovereignty it's easy to think every**one **should host their own data, and while this would be the ideal scenario, this is also much harder to achieve, and at that thought we arrive and face a brick-wall - In which case, it's important to accept TRUST through COMMUNITY and VERIFIABLE software. Communities CAN build a trust-model to host others' data as long as the individual is not willing. And this is ok, it's a stepping stone towards the ideal.
In the end, the only real option is to opt-out of a system we can no longer in good conscious adhere to.
Claro. Obtanium (e Zapstore) vão directamente à página de Github buscar da fonte. F-Droid tem builds que seguem certas regras estritas, e por isso às vezes tem mudanças. Aurora store é apenas um proxy para Google Play Store.
Indeed. They offer up the original .apks from their respective github sources, so generally don't include trackers etc as you'd find on the Google store versions, or even f-droid at times.
Use Obtanium or Zapstore to get the non-Google and non-F-Droid .apk, as those contain trackers for the notification system to work.
Metal Gear (Solid) series, Legacy of Kain series.
Also Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, and Sacred (1&2).
I revisit all these on a rotating basis from time to time.
It's not centralised though. It's quite decentralised actually.
As for your "nazi bar problem", I'd suggest you review the relays you connect to. That's the beauty of free speech, and power of choice.
A solution to this is Nostr. One identity across the entire network.
Twitter-like Platform/client dies overnight? No problem, all data still there.
Reddit-like platform/client dies overnight? No problem, all data still there.
PC dies overnight? No problem, all data still there.
Data is sync'd across multiple relays, you can run your own, and clients are interoperable.
It's my go-to now, for everything. A person's posts, their followers/audience, chats, etc never needs to be migrated.
Media is stored using the Blossom protocol which was created for Nostr.
V4V(Value 4 Value) is also a thing, so instead of just Likes/Reactions you can tip/Zap Sats (Bitcoin over Lightning) but that's optional.
While this is true, it's worth clarifying that GrapheneOS in particular is able to run apps sandboxed, so they can't communicate with eachother as they can on a stock OS.
Having said that, no one should expect that their right to privacy is given (or fought for), unless they take it first. Yes, laws and all, but user education is the bigger issue.
Users were onboarded onto the Internet before they had an understanding of the differences between cyberspace and meatspace, and how that could affect them. Placing the blame (and solutions) solely on third-parties is a dangerous mistake.
Skill issue.
Fix it.
Go Fedora for Gaming with new hardware. If you're a couple generations behind in hardware, Mint will do just fine.
Fedora gets new hardware support faster along with newer drivers, same with Arch and Arch-based distros (like EndeavourOS, BazziteOS)
What is it with these people that when thinking of Linux base their decisions on decade-old knowledge and go straight for Ubuntu. Ubuntu isn't what it used to be, competition actually happened and we're all the better for it. In the meantime, Canonical F'd up, and Ubuntu should not be anywhere near the top of the recommended distros list.
Want something that actually works, go Linux Mint. Have much newer hardware and want to game, go with Fedora or an arch-based distro like EndeavourOS.
Don't go Ubuntu. You never go Ubuntu.
Switch to an open source alternative so you don't have to deal with services shutting down the same way. Some alternatives include Wallabag, Karakeep, Floccus, Otter.
Element X is quite good now (note the X, not the classic 'Element'). Fluffychat's good too but missing some features.
Incorrect. Technically Matrix is a protocol, and a forum client can be made. You already have some PoC social media ones. It just so happens that most well known clients at this time and for instant messaging. But it can be much more.