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@nprofile…e64n @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…hl70
>but that is hard to pronounce
https://www.gnu.org/gnu/pronunciation.html
>and is too short
Then GNU's Not Unix!

2025-06-05 17:21:21 UTC

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@nprofile…e64n @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…hl70
GNU is shorter.

2025-06-05 00:48:16 UTC

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@nprofile…r8eu
I don't usually use emojis, so I don't have a program to select them. However, if I ever need one, I just execute `printf '\U270C\n'` in GNU Bash to print it.

2025-06-03 12:28:13 UTC

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@nprofile…pltp @nprofile…muvh @nprofile…a3cz
That's bloat.

2025-06-03 12:26:06 UTC

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@nprofile…pltp @nprofile…muvh @nprofile…a3cz
I will just hide the attachments in BloatFE (images are bloat).
. .
/' `\
// \\
( ~\\~//~ )
~| @"@ |~
' : '
/ \~\~\~ \ : / ~/~/~/\
/ \ (._.) / \
/ \___-/ ; \-___/ \
/ | | \
/ / ---...--- \ \
( ./ \ / __ / \. ?
/ / ( -- .| |. -- ? \ \
: ,. \ \---/ / ./ :
| \_/ ' ( \ / ? :\___/,
\ `.__ | ` | __.' /|
| \ :`-.._____..-': / |
`-___:`-..G|P|L..-':___-'
| /\ /\ |
/ \ / \
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| : v : |
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. / \ . |
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| ( ) ( )
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2025-05-31 23:19:14 UTC

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@nprofile…kz2s @nprofile…hc9j @nprofile…5pdy
You are using an operating system written thanks to a Jew.

2025-05-31 23:14:37 UTC

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@nprofile…xlp8 @nprofile…ft7s @nprofile…zw4s
He is pro-freedom.

2025-05-31 23:14:07 UTC

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@nprofile…xlp8 @nprofile…zw4s @nprofile…ft7s
https://www.gnu.org/gnu/incorrect-quotation.html

2025-05-31 23:12:18 UTC

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@nprofile…gx4l
Should have used Parabola GNU/Linux-libre.

2025-05-31 21:07:32 UTC

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@nprofile…359z @nprofile…j2q5 @nprofile…vrgz
Yeah... that also happens in the Third World, except for the part about coins (at least in my country). I never thought that the Netherlands would be such a proprietary country, especially regarding transport.

2025-05-31 20:47:42 UTC

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@nprofile…vklh @nprofile…vqps
>the base microcode loaded from ROM is what validates the signature on any ACMs that are loaded from flash.
Base microcode is not loaded, executed or modifiable. It is physically embedded in the CPU silicon as hardwired logic, commonly implemented as a hardwired finite-state machine. It functions as a control circuit that responds to input signals with predetermined outputs, without the need for interpretation or instruction execution. Among its functions is the validation of ACMs using integrated cryptographic modules.
>It is not simply an instruction lookup table, it is software.
Not being simply an instruction lookup table does not make the base microcode software; it indicates that it is complex circuitry.
>it is software.
Evidently, it is not.

2025-05-31 15:46:51 UTC

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@nprofile…vklh @nprofile…vqps
I'm not sure exactly what you mean. A ROM can be electrically programmable and erasable (EEPROM). A CD can be a CD-RW, CD-R, CD-ROM or CD-A — all of them are different.

2025-05-31 15:30:00 UTC

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@nprofile…vklh @nprofile…vqps
Although it's true that modern microcode is written in a language the CPU can interpret and that it can be updated or loaded from flash memory, this does not mean that all microcode is software.
The base microcode stored in MROM is physically implemented in silicon and serves as the hardwired circuitry that defines the CPU's core logic and fundamental behavior. It is not interpreted or executed like a program; it is hardwired to control the CPU's internal signals and state transitions.
Microcode fragments loaded from flash memory at boot time (updates or patches) are software: they consist of instructions that the CPU interprets to dynamically alter its behavior. However, the foundational layer —the original hardwired microcode— remains intact and is not executed in that way. These updates are not executed directly from flash; they are copied into the CPU internal volatile memory during the boot process, where they temporarily override specific behaviors, while the physical MROM remains unchanged.

2025-05-31 14:49:51 UTC

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@nprofile…vklh @nprofile…vqps
>your understanding of modern microcode is simply incorrect
You can't just say it's simply incorrect. You need to correct my supposed misunderstanding.
>and whether something is software or not is not determined by the tangible form it is fixed in
I did not claim that. In fact, I made it quite clear: for those instructions to be software, they must be in a format that a computer can interpret or execute.

2025-05-31 14:46:42 UTC

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@nprofile…vklh @nprofile…vqps
Microcode updates loaded into volatile memory at boot are indeed software (usually proprietary and potentially malicious) — snippets of code that the CPU can interpret to modify or patch its behavior. However, this does not turn the base microcode into software nor change the physical MROM. It just adds a software layer on top of the hardware.

2025-05-31 14:41:40 UTC

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@nprofile…vklh @nprofile…vqps
The FSF does not claim that these elements are software, but rather that, although they can be considered software from a design perspective, in practice they are hardware.
Writing instructions on a sheet of paper does not constitute software by itself, but rather a tangible representation of software (like printed source code). That sheet is merely a physical medium. For those instructions to be software, they must be in a format that a computer can interpret or execute.
The base microcode etched into a CPU's silicon is not a program that the processor executes or interprets. Instead, it functions as a finite state machine implemented in hardware — a fixed set of rules and physical connections (states and transitions) that guide the CPU’s internal behavior to execute complex instructions.

2025-05-31 14:10:59 UTC

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@nprofile…vklh @nprofile…vqps
What has changed is the addition of an update layer loaded into volatile memory at boot, which can patch, modify or add behaviors. Using microcode updates for mitigations like Spectre does not mean the base microcode ceases to be hardwired, nor that the physical MROM is altered. These updates act on internal volatile memory that dynamically overrides behavior, while the MROM remains intact. Thus, modern CPU microcode operates on two levels: a hardwired base layer and a software layer that adds flexibility without changing the underlying hardware.
It is also important to note that vulnerabilities such as Spectre are not "mitigated" exclusively through proprietary microcode updates. Many effective mitigations are implemented at the operating system level —especially in the kernel— such as retpolines, kernel page table isolation, speculative execution barriers, et cetera.

2025-05-31 13:51:46 UTC

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@nprofile…w2y2 @nprofile…vqps
They are not, but commercial glasses cleaners are often proprietary. Visual diseases, such as myopia, are indeed restrictions imposed by proprietary nature — they limit your vision and force you to rely on external free aids like glasses. Myopia often develops due to insufficient exposure to proprietary sunlight. Furthermore, excessive exposure to free computer screens (i.e., free electric light) worsens the condition.

2025-05-31 13:18:46 UTC

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@nprofile…359z @nprofile…j2q5 @nprofile…vrgz
>They have these Suica cards for public transport there. They are completely anonymous because you can buy and recharge the cards using cash from a vending machine.
>But these cards are not used only for public transport. Many stores accept them too, and so do vending machines, arcade machines, etc.
Isn't that how those cards work all over the world? The only drawback of not registering your card here is that your transport ticket costs more, but hot chocolate doesn't.

2025-05-31 12:56:36 UTC

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@nprofile…vklh @nprofile…vqps
The FSF doesn't say that. You say that.
"The ethical issues of free software arise because users obtain programs and install them in computers; they don't really apply to hidden embedded computers, or the BIOS burned in a ROM, or the microcode inside a processor chip, or the firmware that is wired into a processor in an I/O device. In aspects that relate to their design, those things are software; but as regards copying and modification, they may as well be hardware" https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
A ROM can contain software, such as in the case of an EEPROM, which can be electronically reprogrammed. However, the microcode embedded in a CPU’s MROM is not software — it is physically etched into the silicon as part of the chip’s design and cannot be modified without completely redesigning and remanufacturing the chip.
An MROM is a section of the circuit where the manufacturer permanently fixes a binary sequence during fabrication by connecting or leaving disconnected specific silicon pathways — similar to fuses, but at the level of lithographic mask design. That is to say, the microcode is not executable software but hardwired logic: a behavior physically implemented in the chip’s design through fixed connections in the silicon. The CPU does not execute it as a program but operates according to a finite state machine implemented directly in hardware, which determines step-by-step how to internally execute certain complex instructions.
Microcode updates loaded at boot time do not modify the physical MROM or the hardwired microcode — instead, they overwrite a small internal volatile memory or cache that temporarily alters the CPU's behavior. Such software is often proprietary and potentially malicious.
That’s why you have free BIOSes like GNU Boot: https://gnu.org/software/gnuboot

2025-05-29 05:28:42 UTC

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@nprofile…nx60
:freedo:

2025-05-24 21:36:02 UTC

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@nprofile…68an
Linux is not even an operating system.

2025-05-23 19:12:26 UTC

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@nprofile…qac8 @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…y62z
https://media.freesoftwareextremist.com/media/88/9d/f5/889df5dc5811965ead7f658c652eb38ab7eb9e22c8e4e5be19578022c2c8b8dc.jpg
https://media.freesoftwareextremist.com/media/26/ff/6c/26ff6cd22834527b7fa750906f7bc33c954a82347d8bd74c82d9890ed517db2b.jpg

2025-05-23 19:04:16 UTC

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@nprofile…qac8 @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…y62z
GNU/Hurd just works.

2025-05-23 18:34:25 UTC

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@nprofile…qac8 @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…y62z
That is not autism. Linux does not operate on its own and will panic() if it doesn't find an operating system (https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/init/main.c#n1522).
If you still can't understand this, I'm sorry to say that you probably have a mental retardation, or as they recently started to call it, intellectual disability.

2025-05-23 18:21:17 UTC

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@nprofile…qac8 @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…y62z
>Autism is when one person corrects another with severe understanding problems
Hmm. I don't think it works that way.

2025-05-23 16:12:41 UTC

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@nprofile…eyrc @nprofile…vqps
>actually, in our current world it is normal for most people to become a wage slave and sell their labor for money.
Actually, in our current world, slavery is still practiced.
>it’s the same with proprietary software: don’t attack the victim and make things even harder for them, attack the perpetrator.
Attacking the perpetrator is not just about punishing those who profit, but also about disrupting the system that sustains it. If no one uses proprietary software, the business of the proprietary master collapses. Freeing the victims also means taking away something they have become accustomed to, even if at first it seems like an aggression to them. But in the long run, it is part of freeing them from control. It is not about attacking them, but about not perpetuating their subordination out of fear of making them uncomfortable.

2025-05-19 14:59:01 UTC

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@nprofile…y62z @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…uxag
I can, but you are free to eat capybaras.

2025-05-19 14:51:18 UTC

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@nprofile…y62z @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…uxag
I'm in Argentina. Anything you make is my property until I die.

2025-05-18 03:14:26 UTC

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@nprofile…5f97
Freedom enjoyer should be a legally protected class and I should be able to sue you if your laundry service or whatever bullshit requires proprietary software.

2025-05-16 15:39:24 UTC

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@nprofile…vqps @nprofile…359z @nprofile…pjhs
If you do not register your SIM card, it will be useless in about 30 days.
I refuse to do such a thing (which also requires proprietary software). Instead, I will purchase a registered SIM card rechargeable with cash.

2025-05-16 15:23:32 UTC

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@nprofile…pjhs @nprofile…359z @nprofile…vqps
>He does not acquire a registered SIM card rechargeable with cash

2025-05-13 04:41:13 UTC

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@nprofile…q9ff
Linux was proprietary software in 1991, relicensed under the ambiguous GPLv2 in 1992, and proprietary software again in 1996 with the addition of the first proprietary program. Since then, the amount of proprietary software has been steadily increasing. If you execute the command "find /lib/firmware/ | wc -l", you will see that it currently includes, but is not limited to, 5000 proprietary programs.
Fortunately, there is a free Linux distribution: https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/
You can install a GNU distribution like Trisquel that includes GNU Linux-libre by default.

2025-05-12 18:07:39 UTC

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@nprofile…azjd @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…359z
Please share the instructions to log out of this universe.

2025-05-12 02:37:31 UTC

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@nprofile…eed6
It became unusable since it demands the execution of proprietary malware. While you can elude this requirement, it is advisable to use 4get to access this and other search engines.

2025-05-10 01:02:43 UTC

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@nprofile…359z @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…muvh @nprofile…99je
Yes, I suppose you registered when it was still possible to do so from the free client.

2025-05-10 01:00:10 UTC

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@nprofile…muvh @nprofile…359z @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…99je
Freedom 0 of free software guarantees users "the freedom to run the program as they wish, for any purpose". This does not mean all features must work without restrictions — but rather that the execution of the software on your computer is unrestricted.
Telegram Desktop requires that, when building your own copy, you provide an api_id and api_hash. You can obtain "your own credentials" (which requires executing proprietary software) — not to forbid execution, but to authorize access to its API. However, Telegram provides public test credentials. If you use the public test credentials:
api_id: 17349
api_hash: 344583e45741c457fe1862106095a5eb
the client can be compiled, executed, and its interface explored — but when attempting to log in, it will return an internal server error (API_ID_PUBLISHED_FLOOD). That limitation affects the usefulness of the login feature, not the freedom to execute the software.
Disabling part of a software functionality does not infringe freedom 0 as long as the binary can be executed. And since Telegram Desktop is free software, freedoms 1 and 3 allow you to study, modify, and redistribute the software. If you find the credential requirement unacceptable, you are free to remove or alter that check in your version and share it freely:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/dev/Telegram/SourceFiles/config.h | sed -n "88p"
Removing that #error allows you to compile without the preprocessor stopping you, but it does not elude the server verification – the client will continue to use the test credentials (17349/…5eb) and Telegram will reject the login with an internal server error.
You would also need to replace those constants with valid credentials or modify the client to point to your own MTProto server – but all official clients have the RSA key of Telegram's server hardcoded so without that key, you will never be able to connect to your own server.
In conclusion, the requirement of an api_id and api_hash limits access to the Telegram API — but it does not stop you from executing the software. Therefore, freedom 0 is not infringed — but perhaps this makes the exercise of freedoms 2 and 3 inconvenient.
https://media.freesoftwareextremist.com/media/46/7b/c0/467bc06d06621bb892217fc577ff6280df35da3cfeeda51d3ffe56a47218be7b.png

2025-05-09 19:45:29 UTC

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@nprofile…muvh @nprofile…359z @nprofile…vqps @nprofile…99je
I recommend posting such information on the Trisquel Forum.
On the other hand, I tried to create a Telegram account using the client provided by Trisquel, but I received a message that says: "Please enter the code that was sent to you via Telegram or log in via QR code. If you haven't signed up for Telegram yet, please register from your phone or tablet first".
I also tried to register a Telegram account on LineageOS by downloading the official client from Aurora Store. However, when I reached the screen where I need to enter the code, it indicated that the code was sent to me via SMS, but it never arrived. I assume that Telegram does not allow account creation without Google Play Services, as I tried to register an account using the official client from the Play Store on an Android device, and the code just arrived via SMS.
No GNU/Interjection required — I am aware of how proprietary all the mentioned software is, although I am not completely sure about Telegram.
I would appreciate it if you could check whether this is just an unexpected error or if there is another underlying issue.

2025-05-09 15:17:36 UTC

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@nprofile…vqps @nprofile…359z @nprofile…99je
As far as I know, the Telegram desktop client is free. However, if you want to create an account, someone will have to execute proprietary software.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

2025-05-08 21:52:49 UTC

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@nprofile…y62z
It's not your problem, since you're not even Argentine and you never will be. It's also not my problem, because I already have several GNU software pins.
I just debunked your post.
https://media.freesoftwareextremist.com/media/a4/62/19/a4621947242b40e0493be1f43a452ebe0abeac2381a13583f4a7d40bef72bc6f.png

2025-05-08 18:58:31 UTC

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@nprofile…y62z
>Gold
>Look inside
>It's a proprietary and porteño penguin
Disgusting.
Freedo would certainly dress like a gaucho and ride horses of the pampas, since he knows how to ride gnus.

2025-05-08 17:47:42 UTC

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@nprofile…xnqn
>He doesn't sleep with a physical photo of his girlfriend

2025-05-05 20:26:25 UTC

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@nprofile…fjqm
Friendly reminder: Google Search requires the execution of proprietary malware. While you can bypass this requirement, it is advisable to use 4get to access this and other search engines.

2025-05-04 19:11:04 UTC

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@nprofile…vqps @nprofile…x0g4
It is still possible to use Google Search without JavaScript with certain user agents. Parabola IceWeasel-libre does this for you.

2025-04-13 18:57:29 UTC

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@nprofile…vqps
I'm evaluating whether I should acquire a T60 or a T400 to GNUBoot.

2025-04-11 08:32:08 UTC

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@nprofile…vqps @nprofile…muvh
As far as I know, Reddit does not require you to use JavaScript at all to browse it. On the other side, Discord is unusable without JavaScript and demands you to execute proprietary software.

2025-04-09 05:58:24 UTC

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@nprofile…2385
>People shilling GNU
>Go to the website
>Free software on the front page
I'm glad to be a GNU/Chad.

2025-03-29 01:18:42 UTC

I recently found out about the unfortunate current situation of the D945GCLF. It's a shame, as I intended to acquire this motherboard.
I wonder if the situation with the D510MO is similar.

2025-03-28 21:53:58 UTC

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2025-03-28 05:02:20 UTC

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@nprofile…vqps
The original drawing shows a girl dressed in a Stux costume. It has been modified so that she now wears a Freedo costume. However, the text 「・リブレ」 still needs to be added at the bottom.
https://media.freesoftwareextremist.com/media/a0/60/e4/a060e440d80f83a1d703c004d81164f27b84d7de2237e5d9d514ca94bf3549c2.png