I'm looking for a TOS-breaking telegram client that strips out all the premium shit
Hello fellow pirates! I'm tired of having all the telegram premium ads and antifeatures in the client and I'm looking for a client that removed them even if it's against the TOS. Any tips? I'd rather use an actual open source fork than a cracked version of the original
I'm looking for both Android and Desktop (Linux)
What I want is to remove the hateful ads in the channels and the "buy premium to unlock these emojis", and also to be able to arrange the folders in whatever order I like, without being forced to keep the "All messages" as first
thanks in advance!
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https://github.com/nikitasius/Telegraher
It's super weird to me that pirates aren't advocating for the Free Software movement. Being able to control their own devices should be like one of their main goals.
My main goal as a pirate is getting stuff for free, and I would reckon that the majority of pirates are the same.
Free Software gives you the 4 essential freedoms. One of them is the freedom to distribute the program. So anyone could legally give you a copy for free. Sounds like what you want, no?
Even if the authors implement some kind of DRM, any programmer can modify the program to remove that feature and share the modified version with everyone. Technically that is also possible with non-free software, but it's illegal, pretty difficult and requires special skills.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Free Software
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html
Thanks for the link! I'm trying to install the latest APK in the releases (which is 1y old), but when I try to log in it says "you're using an outdated version, please update" refusing to let me log in :(
Yes, you can only use it if you where using it in the past, sadly the project seems to be abandoned.
(Except your device's manufacturer)
(Except your cloud/SaaSS provider or proprietary app developer)
What "agenda" are you posting? You're just nay-saying.
Go eat hay elsewhere with that attitude.
I am pointing out that user-controlled computing and user freedom is in a bad shape. That's not nay-saying, since there's a way forward: open hardware and offline-first/p2p software.
We've had a way forward for 40 years and it's called Free Software: https://youtu.be/Ag1AKIl_2GM
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/Ag1AKIl_2GM
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
I agree! But in at least one case the FSF's understanding/handling of free software is ineffective: firmware. Especially with boot chain security being increasingly implemented in a user freedom hostile way, the focus as presented by the FSF is imo too narrow.
The FSF's stance is just based on our current capabilities. Most people still use proprietary operating systems. We are capable of developing free alternatives of non-free programs, even very complicated ones. But it's not realistic to think that we can currently replace all firmware for any device if we don't know how it works. The amount of products that have the RYF certificate is already very small. Even Librem 5 didn't manage to get it. When it becomes easier, I'm sure they will change the requirements or add more levels.
I'm pretty sure Libreboot contains proprietary firmware now and GNU is planning to develop an actually libre fork. So it's silly for the developer to criticize the FSF for not being radical enough. It makes me think that the person doesn't really believe in what they are saying.
But then the author says they want us to have proprietary firmware packages in our systems. So they want our OSes to be less libre... They even compare not including proprietary firmware to burning books... I stopped reading after that.
I am not saying that we need to replace every non-libre firmware, I am saying that not using firmware updates is hurting free software adoption and doesn't advance user freedom.
But nobody is saying that there shouldn't be a way to update firmware. Firmware just shouldn't a be part of the OS, unless it's free. Adding proprietary components to our systems will only make it harder for us to keep our freedom.
The proprietary firmware is already there, and if you don't update it, your libre system becomes more insecure and less reliable. Distributing updates for those devices is a net gain for software freedom.
You don't know what the proprietary update contains. It can be a security fix, but also a backdoor. People can decide on their own if they want to update, but I see no reason why I must be forced to have proprietary stuff in my system. I want a fully libre distro. I can't switch to one, because I would have to give up on using AMD GPUs, because people like you say that this is fine.
No. You're using a distro which enables you to use the devices you bought. If every distro would follow the misguided path, you would be unable to use your GPU with a libre operating system at all.
Nobody is stopping you to remove your firmware. Right now you're not doing it, because you want actually functional hardware.
People like me can't change what big companies do. They just do it, and get their money from other companies and consumers who don't care.
I personally don't want to watch while free operating systems become increasingly unusable and insecure. Let's instead use the devices to our advantage as much as possible.
I am forced to keep proprietary firmware in my OS to use the hardware and that's what you are advocating for. You want everyone to be forced to do that. But I don't want anything proprietary in my system. I see no reason why I should have a proprietary firmware package installed for my GPU to work. The firmware could be just on the device itself and if someone wants to change it, then they can install the package in their OS. But maybe there could also be some other way.