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# Welcome to libre A comm dedicated to the fight for free software with an
anti-capitalist perspective. The struggle for libre computing cannot be
disentangled from other forms of socialist reform. One must be willing to reject
proprietary software as fiercely as they would reject capitalism. Luckily, we
are not alone. libretion
[https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/bc8a7cbe-1f6c-405d-a7fa-41e529d9f3d9.png] #
Resources 1. Free Software, Free Society
[https://www.gnu.org/doc/fsfs3-hardcover.pdf] provides an excellent primer in
the origins and theory around free software and the GNU Project, the pioneers of
the Free Software Movement. 2. Switch to GNU/Linux! If you're still using
Windows in $CURRENT_YEAR, try a GNU/Linux distribution
[https://fedoraproject.org/]. # Rules 1. Be on topic: Posts should be about free
software and other hacktivst struggles. Topics about general tech news should be
in the technology comm [https://hexbear.net/c/technology] or programming comm
[https://hexbear.net/c/programming]. That doesn't mean all posts have to be
serious though, memes are welcome! 2. Avoid using misleading terms/speading
misinformation: Here's [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html] a
great article about what those words are. In short, try to avoid parroting
common Techbro lingo and topics. 3. Avoid being confrontational: People are in
different stages of liberating their computing, focus on informing rather than
accusing. Debatebro nonsense is not tolerated. 4. All site-wide rules still
apply # Artwork - Xenia [https://xenia-linux-site.glitch.me/] was meant to be an
alternative to Tux and was created (licensed under CC0) by Alan Mackey in 1996.
- Comm icon (of Xenia the Linux mascot) was originally created by @ioletsgo
[https://wetdry.world/@ioletsgo] - Comm banner is a close up of "Dorlotons
Degooglisons"
[https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/viewer/framasoft__2023-05-20_Dorlotons-Degooglisons_by-David-Revoy.html]
by David Revoy [https://www.davidrevoy.com/] (CC-BY 4.0) for Framasoft
[https://framasoft.org/en/]
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Stremio UI freezes on Linux Mint anyone got a fix?
https://hexbear.net/post/9248180
Published: August 9, 2026 02:07
submitted by Dort_Owl to libre4 points | 0 commentsAs soon as I start streaming something it doesn’t freeze, but the actual UI freezes permanently after a few minutes as I’m scrolling it. Very weird.
Can’t find answers anywhere else so I thought I’d ask…
GNOME GUADEC 2026 talks are available online
https://hexbear.net/post/9246021
Published: August 8, 2026 21:33
submitted by hello_hello to libre5 points | 0 commentshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLca7aIB6SD3EATTENTION: that the attached link is to a Google YouTube playlist, if you want to access these videos without using YouTube, use an Invidious instance,…
The Nixpkgs core team has disbanded
https://hexbear.net/post/9245941
Published: August 8, 2026 21:11
submitted by hello_hello to libre5 points | 0 commentshttps://discourse.nixos.org/t/the-nixpkgs-core-team-has-disbanded/79413TL;DR: Two of the most nicest, most technically proficient people you know just got burnt out from contributing to their operating…
codeberg keeps it real: Protecting our FLOSS commons from LLMs
https://hexbear.net/post/9231158
Published: August 7, 2026 03:17
submitted by none to libre18 points | 1 commentshttps://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.htmlin part:
Collaboration at danger
It is not purely the digital and civic infrastructures that are impacted by the use of LLMs. The…
Best Linux init system?
https://hexbear.net/post/9192353
Published: August 2, 2026 16:08
submitted by Rindogang to libre15 points | 9 commentsOut of all the Linux init systems out there, which one are you actually daily driving right now and why?
​Have you tried any others before your current one? What made you stick with it over the rest?