IMO anything you do will be futile so long as Google has essentially root access to your system.
But you can start by deleting your advertising ID and disabling any tracking you can from your Google account itself. You’ll probably want to look up a guide, as they can be well-hidden.
I find myself often paying more for less these days. The Slate truck isn’t really a great deal either when comparing to something like the new Chevy Equinox EV.
Never in my life, thanks for asking. Are you volunteering?
Lucky for them ethical hackers (CCC) found that and did not use the data.
I think the most effective way to ensure privacy is to find data mined on anti-privacy politicians and release all of it to the public.
I wish I knew how.
Okay let me try again:
Why is mint only for starters?
It’s not just for starters.
Nobody wrote just or only for starters
You are confused. Try again.
It’s not just for starters. Lots of veterans use it too.
E: if you have the disposable funds or the skills you can do an EV conversion.
ideally not requiring a terminal
No chance, sorry. Look at every Linux distro in existence and you’ll find the terminal pinned in the Dock. Learning to use it is just part of The Linux Experience.
ideally doesn’t require a password for every input
You can enable autologin, but in my experience this just means you have to enter your password in every time you open a new app. You can look into Howdy. Basically the Linux equivalent of Windows Hello. But this will require terminal to configure as well. And most likely still wont work because biometric hardware is rarely compatible with Linux.
You could use Matrix but it is very finicky and complicated.
You could use XMPP but they don’t have any nice clients.
You could use Zulip but it’s confusing as fuck to navigate.
You could use Mattermost but it’s tied to a corporation that seems intent on removing features from the open source version to convince you to buy a license.
You could use Quiet (not self-hosted but p2p) but it’s very new and very Alpha.
You can use NextCloud Talk but that’s probably more than you need, and it seems to be very difficult to maintain for many.
I won’t engage in any arguments, these are just my opinions, and options for OP.
Not sure if serious. “Spying” on people by looking at their public profiles?
Sick, thanks. I’m with Yunohost currently but I’ll keep your project in mind.
It sounds like they’re just going to make it more difficult to sideload.
Ghost is just one piece of selfhosted software. But I have inquired and they have declined.
They’re not running a charity.
They are, actually. They’re a registered non-profit.
Chances are the email requirement is just what they have for other features.
More unnecessary functionality.
You should probably ask the developers then
…which ones?
functioning service something like password reset is necessary.
It is not necessary if you don’t lose your password, which I don’t ever, because I use a password manager. It’s also not necessary if you have administrative access to the server.
not even trying to put yourself into other shoes
Brother we have the opposite problem. You are not putting yourself in my shoes, or other people like me.
I am not suggesting everyone should get rid of it, I’m asking why it can’t be optional and easily disabled…
Since then you would need to have another way to achive the goals e-mail does.
None of those things are necessary. Like I don’t even have email configured on my server because I don’t need it at all except when the developer unnecessarily integrates it to the extent that it breaks it.
for that one user that does not want it.
I am not at all the only one. Just look at the other comments and votes in this thread.
maybe the design goals of the software do not fit your goals.
That makes no sense. Nothing about the software goals are related to email integration.
Could this somehow help…Linux phone efforts?
I thought about this but the biggest problem with Android is lack of adoption from developers of third party app stores and UnifiedPush, and similarly widespread adoption of Play Integrity API. This won’t solve those problems.
There’s certainly the possibility that Android apps begin being distributed on Steam. But probably only gaming apps.
the majority of users want and/or need one for user management
Is it too much to ask for self-hosted users/developers to use something slightly more modern, convenient, and easier to implement? Or to simply make it optional? As long as it’s not even an option we’re pretty much doomed to the dinosaur-era of internetting permanently.
I don’t know that there are any options. You should know that these cameras are creating an insanely powerful surveillance network. The cops have access to them. And now they’re partnering with Flock to add 80k more cameras to their surveillance network. They’re not just a danger to you, but everyone around you.