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What is happening in Norway, and how do we spread it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by heartbreaker@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 81 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (10 children)

Norwegian here. I quit reddit and joined Lemmy after the API debacle. Installed mint because of W11. (A big factor was how Steam and proton enables me to play games)

Can't say either Lemmy or Linux has gotten any media attention in the big news sources as far as I can see.

I am the only one in my circle of friends that quit Reddit (most follow the various 40k reddits, and they have no replacement in federated options)

[–] AlexandraHR99@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Also Norwegian. I installed Debian linux inspired by my brother who uses a version of Gentoo before systemd, and trying to hack an annoying neighbour's bluetooth speaker. I quickly became invested in Linux. However, as far as I know, I might be the only one among my friends to make the switch. I joined Lemmy after discovering Voyager on F-Droid on my rooted, degoogled android phone

[–] senectus@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Did he ever hack the speaker?

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

There are two difficult problems in computer science. Naming things, and pairing with Bluetooth speakers.

[–] Beaver@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

We need answers

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Don't use root on Android or AOSP/Lineage OS

[–] diffusive@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Never changed the ROM of my abdroid phones but, as far as I understand, it should possible to install Lineage and lock the boot loader and stop using root, no?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Lineage doesn't really support bootloader locking

[–] achille225@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why is that ?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

It breaks the Android security model

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