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"The Windows 10 update cliff is coming in October 2025. We've explained why that's a big deal, and we have a comprehensive guide to updating to Windows 11 (recently updated to account for changes in Windows 11 24H2) so you can keep getting security updates, whether you're on an officially supported PC or not.
But this is more than just a theoretical exercise; I've been using Windows 11 on some kind of "unsupported" system practically since it launched to stay abreast of what the experience is actually like and to keep tabs on whether Microsoft would make good on its threats to pull support from these systems at any time.
Now that we're three years in, and since I've been using Windows 11 24H2 on a 2012-era desktop and laptop as my primary work machines on and off for a few months now, I can paint a pretty complete picture of what Windows 11 is like on these PCs. As the Windows 10 update cliff approaches, it's worth asking: Is running "unsupported" Windows 11 a good way to keep an older but still functional machine running, especially for non-technical users?"
Les « Debian & Stuff » sont des rencontres informelles de la communauté #Debian dans la région de #Montréal pour travailler sur des choses liées à Debian - ou pas.
Venez discuter avec nous ou travailler sur un projet intéressant: tout le monde est bienvenu!
Samedi 2 novembre, de 10h30 à 17h00.
Foulab, Suite 33B, 999 du Collège, Montréal, Montréal
Do you want to share the links you discover? Shaarli is a minimalist link sharing service that you can install on your own server. It is designed to be personal (single-user), fast and handy.
SMS Backup+ is available on F-Droid https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus #degoogle #gafam
Over the past few weeks, #Zoom's use has exploded since it became the video conferencing platform of choice in today's COVID-19 world. (My own university, Harvard, uses it for all of its classes. Boris Johnson had a cabinet meeting over Zoom.) Over that same period, the company has been exposed for having both lousy privacy and lousy security. My goal here is to summarize all of the problems and talk about solutions and workarounds.
In general, Zoom's problems fall into three broad buckets: (1) bad #privacy practices, (2) bad #security practices, and (3) bad user configurations.
This device was supported in #LineageOS until v. 14.1 (Android 7.1.2). It’s not maintained anymore and the LineageOS d2tmo page.
Please note I AM NOT THE AUTHOR - This is an Untested build. Please try at your own risk.
"All of this applies to meetup.com as well as eventbrite.com
There are two things wrong with eventbrite.com. The superficial flaw is that it requires running nonfree Javascript code. That's superficial in the sense that it could be fixed easily, but it's a fatal flaw until they do fix it; running nonfree Javascript code deprives people of freedom, people ought to refuse to run it, and it is wrong to ask users to run it. See The #Javascript Trap : http://gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html
The deeper problem of using eventbrite to register people for an event is that it collects data about them and gives it to a company (with big brother reading over its shoulder).
If you want to register attendees for an event of any kind -- whether it is for business, for pleasure, for education, or whatever, please do it the ethical way: don't make them run any nonfree software, and don't make them send personal data (not even to you). That's how the #FSF does it. We don't insist on getting a person's real name. When we charge for attendance, we accept payment in cash at the door.
When you invite specific people to a private party, perhaps you know exactly who is coming because each one is your friend. It is natural for you to know that — just don't dox your friends to a company such as eventbrite! "
#Pterotype expands your audience by giving your blog an #ActivityPub stream, making it a part of the #Fediverse. Users of #Mastodon, #Pleroma, and other #Fediverse services will be able to follow and share your posts from the platform of their choice.
The Open, Privacy-Preserving Virtual Assistant - #Almond translates your commands into a personalized program.