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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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Linux 7.4 Could End Up Seeing Kernel Builds ~36% Faster, Incremental Builds ~70% Faster
https://hexbear.net/post/9600707
Published: September 20, 2026 18:18
submitted by Champoloo to libre10 points | 1 commentshttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Faster-Kernel-Builds-AI-v2
So are there any truly bad linux distros?
https://hexbear.net/post/9547131
Published: September 14, 2026 16:17
submitted by Dort_Owl to libre8 points | 1 commentsI mean I’m always hearing about peoples recommendations for the best, but I never heard mention of any noriously bad ones
Power grab - (tante blog about Omarchy)
https://hexbear.net/post/9545365
Published: September 14, 2026 12:21
submitted by poster596 to libre10 points | 1 commentshttps://tante.cc/2026/09/11/power-grab/key quotes: Omarchy should not matter. But sadly it does. As a power grab. DHH is a racist and a fascist. He recently wrote articles on how there are [Content…
ChiPass - Slop free KeePassXC fork
https://hexbear.net/post/9545198
Published: September 14, 2026 12:10
submitted by chgxvjh to libre9 points | 1 commentshttps://codeberg.org/ChiPass/ChiPassFirst release codeberg.org/ChiPass/ChiPass/…/v2026.09.0
Any email clients with robust tagging features?
https://hexbear.net/post/9541970
Published: September 13, 2026 23:29
submitted by decaptcha to libre5 points | 0 commentsI have to use Outlook (web version) for my work, and I’ve recently got pretty good at managing my inbox by tagging my emails and shooting them straight to the Archive folder instead of trying to figure…
Ok I know I said I was just inquiring about CatchyOS out of curiosity and not planning to distrohop but I did it anyway
https://hexbear.net/post/9534180
Published: September 13, 2026 02:29
submitted by Dort_Owl to libre22 points | 6 commentsIt’s actually slightly faster than Mint, nice. I haven’t had any issues at all, even though my potato laptop has an nvidea I didn’t have to configure drivers, and unlike mint it actually knows when to…
Why Gentoo - Michał Górny (May 2026)
https://hexbear.net/post/9486998
Published: September 7, 2026 17:19
submitted by hello_hello to libre5 points | 0 commentshttps://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2026/05/28/why-gentoo/ Lately I’ve been thinking about how #Gentoo is perceived by people. So often they’re stuck in the “ricer” mindset: Gentoo is being built from…
Anyone here use CatchyOS? What's your experience with it?
https://hexbear.net/post/9481633
Published: September 7, 2026 00:38
submitted by Dort_Owl to libre9 points | 12 commentsStable? Good? Bad? Annoying? Is it beginner friendly? Should I try KDE or Gnome? I’ve only used Mint and SteamOS and from what I understand KDE should be similar to SteamOS Desktop mode because that is…
lem.el - Lemmy client for Emacs (link inside)
https://hexbear.net/post/9470382
Published: September 5, 2026 15:58
submitted by quarrk to libre1 points | 0 commentsProject page: codeberg.org/martianh/lem.el I haven’t fully tested it yet, but seems to work reasonably well. It is not fully featured yet - for example, spoilers don’t seem to render (although that might be…
Normalized Fascism in Open Source: $12 Million Given to DHH
https://hexbear.net/post/9456451
Published: September 3, 2026 23:38
submitted by Champoloo to libre9 points | 0 commentshttps://brennan.day/normalized-fascism-in-open-source-12-million-given-to-dhh/
There is a nitter alternative still being maintained - amaanq/teapot
https://hexbear.net/post/9425844
Published: August 31, 2026 15:56
submitted by starlight32 to libre13 points | 0 commentshttps://github.com/amaanq/teapotThe about page (which seems to be copied from Nitter) unfortunately the only instance i can find is hosted by lunduKKKe are there any other instances of this out there?
Debian developer Antoine Le Gonidec resigns after option allowing corporate LLM use without disclosure wins vote
https://hexbear.net/post/9425134
Published: August 31, 2026 14:04
submitted by Champoloo to libre31 points | 3 commentshttps://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2026/08/msg00318.html
Could someone please link me to a guide for how to install a distro with the home folder in a different location?
https://hexbear.net/post/9418994
Published: August 30, 2026 16:30
submitted by Poutine to libre9 points | 4 commentsI have always kept my personal files on a separate drive, and then deleted the folders in ~/ (such as Documents, Downloads) and replaced them with links to their respective counterparts in my media drive.…
Update: Debian votes to allow 'responsible use of generative AI'
https://hexbear.net/post/9412593
Published: August 29, 2026 18:39
submitted by hello_hello to libre1 points | 0 commentshttps://lwn.net/Articles/1091231/Update to hexbear.net/post/9402395 The results of the Debian general-resolution vote on the use of large language models have been posted; the winner is choice 5:…
As Ubuntu embraces AI, Debian discusses banning all AI-generated code
https://hexbear.net/post/9402395
Published: August 28, 2026 12:11
submitted by Champoloo to libre12 points | 2 commentshttps://www.xda-developers.com/as-ubuntu-embraces-ai-debian-discusses-banning-all-ai-generated-code/