Dragster shone in '83 as an example of gameplay-over-graphics. Just outstanding.

I don’t have a 2600 today, but I do have a solitary cart of Dragster. Be ready.

Fully free distro list

If you know how to source hardware that uses fully-free drivers, they are worth a look.

Guix and Parabola also look interesting.

You probably didn’t even know it’s pronounced Jimp too!!

/s

MATE (prn: MAH-Tay)

because it comes with standard Trisquel and is a smooth DE experience.

That’s what my favourite font uses, behold MULI !

https://fontlibrary.org/en/font/muli

Got to be inspired by Dark Castle (1986).

Reject pixel-graphics, install aalib

;^)

I remember when Ubuntu was released, and I still have one of the first or second release Ubuntu shipit CDs.

Ubuntu was good at marketing and they were good at making things ‘just work’.

It was often the recommended choice of starter-distro due to hardware compatibility.

I’ve installed and admin’ed Ubuntu on 20 PCs in a small office setting, and it provides a decent user experience.

I would not personally use Ubuntu.

My daily driver now is Trisquel GNU/Linux, which is Ubuntu with all non-free packages(and binary blobs) removed.

If you are at the stage where you know how to source hardware that works with FLOSS-drivers, try out a fully-free FSF approved distro.

https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html

Clean, with zero corporate fluff.

Revolution OS(2001) was maybe the earliest documentary about Free Software.

This was great to view at LinuxConf2001, seeing many of the names you’d only read about previously.

Warning: It interviews various people discussed in this thread, but also contains plenty of Stallman being right.

Psygnosis

For Wipeout2097(on PSX), and the 90s Amiga releases.

One of the best quotes about Free Software, was how it is essentially using the same principles as Judo, use the opponents momentum against them.

The way Free Software uses full, restrictive copyright to create a permissive, free sharing-based copyright is an excellent example of the technique within many Judo throws.

I can’t remember where this quote was from, and a quick search found nothing. Maybe someone else can pinpoint it.

Winamp Skins Collection link

( * Has some NSFW skins mixed in.)

This video shows what is possible after a teardown, and yellowing-removal with 12% hydrogen peroxide solution.

If you are worried about making the plastic brittle, just follow the cleaning with soapy water part.

Thanks for the links, something I have not really thought about. I pretty much assume very low security/privacy on all modern smartphones anyway(commercial or FLOSS ecosystems).

F-Droid is a handy way to find and support devs who are sharing their expertise.

Certainly, use the download-channels that you are comfortable with.

As mentioned on that page, F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid can link you to many decent FLOSS apps. It’s an easy way to be exposed to a large amount of free software.

The best thing I have found on there:

How to navigate F-Droid and the huge number of apps.

https://alternativeto.net/list/28655/the-ultimate-f-droid-setup/

*disclaimer: I am not the author of this list

I just rejected this toy as non-canon marketing nonsense.

The toy’s face does not fit the character/voice at all, IMHO.

Noooo Cubone!

You’ve let the cat out of the bag!

I moved from Standard Notes to neutriNote, 6 months ago.

Recommend to give both a look.

Also lots of early netlabels here:

https://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/groups/

Used to listen to plenty of ‘thinner’ and ‘ideology.de’

More modern electro releases can be found on video sites, searching for Argofox or NoCopyrightSounds

Some of the early CC music sites, around 20 years ago, were ccmixter.org and mixotic.net .

I remember listening to Ashwan on CCMixter, and when Mixotic 061 (from The Ascent) was released, putting it on repeat because it was a fun boppy mix.

Looks like Mixotic has made their final mix-300 in 2022, with CCMixter still going strong.

• For metal, check out openmetalcast (although it has also finished with releasing new casts)