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RealM__@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play StoreEnglish52·3 days agogoddamnit I JUST bought a new Fairphone 5 and opted not to go for e/os variant, because I was worried of incompatibility issues.
Guess I’ll have to learn how to replace my phone OS in 2026…
RealM__@lemmy.worldto Games@sh.itjust.works•Nintendo-owned titles excluded from Japan’s biggest speedrunning event after organizers were told they had to apply for permission for each gameEnglish322·23 days agoSame. Passed on the switch 2. Fuck that noise.
RealM__@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)English247·3 months agoI admire the plan, but I doubt the public sector is going to completely acclimate to Linux. The average age of an employee in the public sector is something like 40+.
You might get lucky and get them to use one new program like LibreOffice, but there’s no way you’re going to completely revamp every desktop PC to Linux. I work in this field, and while everyone has been nice and friendly, they (and the entire system around them) are also hugely resistant to digital change. If they ever make the move to a Linux Desktop environment, the IT support will go through hell.
e/os is most likely my next step, especially with Google disabling installing “unverified” third-party apps in 2026.
Bought a FP5 with e/os in mind as a possible upgrade path, I just was too worried to immediately do the full jump.