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[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

OS

  • Linux on my laptop, had hackintoshed a 2015 MacBook Pro before to run macOS Sonoma, and that ran on this device before
  • Windows on my desktop to play games from studios that are owned by a certain Chinese investment company starting on T.
  • stock Android on my SM-A536B since LineageOS isn't ported (yet) to this device.

(Semi)Libre Software

  • Zed
  • Eternity for Lemmy
  • Tubular (NewPipe + Sponsorblock and ReturnYTDislike)
  • Tusky for Mastodon
  • Rust (the language)

Proprietary software

  • GSuite (for collaboration)
  • Games and game launchers (namely Steam on PC and on laptop and Epic ~~shitty~~ games launcher on PC)

I'd consider my setup 8/10 FOSS.

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why is Zed (Semi)Libre Software? Do you know something that I don't?

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The collaboration feature + the inclusion of GitHub login and Copilot. Though those can be stripped out if you don't want them.

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Ah, I see, I thought so.