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what is an American distro?

I mean does the kernel or DE have a nationality if they're Free Software? Anyone is supposed to be able to reuse them, no? Exactly like China has already building its own OS based on GNU-Linux

That's why, as a mere user myself, I consider the GNU-GPL license so essential (so much more than the code being 'Open Source') as GPL makes it so that no one can limit what anyone else wants to do with the code. And even if the USA one day stopped being our best friends, they would have no legal claim to prevent us (or China, or anyone else) from building on top of their code or to fork it. Freedom, is great.

J'aurais aimé une solution qui gaspille moins. Pour te donner le contexte: ma compagne et moi utilisons à peine nos téléphoines respectifs, alors en un avoir un supplémentaire dédié à filtrer le spam... tu peux imaginer comme ça ne nous enchante pas des masses. Mais j'ai pas trouvé de meilleure solution. On limlte la casse en achetant le téléphone d'occasion (un de moins à la poubelle) et en le faisant durer jusqu'au bout du bout (comme les nôtres, d'ailleurs) mais ça reste un sacré gaspillage de matière première pour avoir accès quelque chose qui devrait aller de soi: un filtre anti-emmerdeurs... C'est aussi un peu d'argent gaspillé, mais ça ça ne coûte qu'à nous, pas à la planète ;)

That sells what?

Many local shops have their own website, or they may have a shared portal between them. For example, the two nearby bookshops are part of such a portal (that is much larger than those two shops) where I can order any book at the exact same price I would pay it on Amazon (thx to our French law) and then go pick it up at the shop I selected (I suppose I could have delivered too, but I like to go there ;). For computer stuff, here in France we have LDLC.com and a few others (I use LDLC since they also have a few shops nearby). We have stuff like Darty.com or boulanger.com for appliances and small electronics. For art supply, the one I use the most frequently is https://www.geant-beaux-arts.fr/ but we also have quite a few much smaller stores around here, that also have an online store (and they're great too). The shop where I buy my clothes also has an online presence. And so on ;)

Also the platform being privacy oriented would be a big plus.

How would that be? I mean they would still need to collect a lot of personal informations to do business with a customer (bank, address, phone, personal mensurations, preferences,...). So, I wouldn't count much on that beside GDRP (which is European law, so any shop in the EU is expected to be respecting it).

I use to think I was moderately good at computers

That doesn't say a lot. It all depends what you already can do with a computer. Setting up a server is already somewhat technical stuff. Using a computer to browse the web and click stuff, is not—heck, even I use Linux and I'm no expert ;)

Just looking fro advice on my first build.

As a true beginner, imho you need a beginner-friendly distro aka one that will do most of the work for you. I use Mint and I like it a lot but there are plenty choices available (and I don't run my own server neither). So, take some time to find one you would like to use. Also, if you only want to create a server (not use it as your personal computer) you should focus on a distribution for servers, not your usual end-user one. I mean, any distribution can be used to setup a server (they all have access to the same tools) but some are more focused on general users (like Mint) while other are more on technical users like people that will admin a server.

So, my first advice would be to tell you to decide what exactly it is you want to do with that Linux computer. From that you will then be able to pick a good distro and then start reading teh docs as needed. And that reading will also depends your skills level. Something like Arch (a great distro) has an amazing Wiki, like it's really excellent. But it's also very technical and not that beginner-friendly. Then, there are things like https://linuxjourney.com/ that are so cool for beginning but won't be as complete ;)

I would not try to setup a server if I had not started using Linux already to get some familiarity with the system and its basics. For that you can pick any distro you like. Once again, I would suggest Mint out of personal preferences but I should probably say that before that I was a very happy Arch user too (I just realized I preferred to get less frequent updates).. There is not one best distro everyone would agree upon but there are various ones that are better suited to whatever type of user one may be.

Quand je parle de soleil ,je parle pas de se dorer la couenne pour soigner son bronzage. Je parle de recevoir une doise de lumière naturelle (même par temps gris). Je pense que nos ancêtres se débrouilalient pas mal sans lampes à UV, sous les mêmes latitudes, mais peut-être je me trompe.

You outed me! There is this domesticated kangaroo, that I keep hidden at home and that is doing all the admin work around here, nice dude if a bit jumpy. We recently had an argument about the amount of veggies he wanted to get paid for each Weekly Thread illustration. I think he wanted to let me know he was not happy with our latest agreement. Maybe I will have to give him that one more lettuce he was asking for.

Sure. But don't worry, our bright leaders have obviously considered that tiny little potential but veeeeeeery unlikely issue the day they decided to rely on US-tech. They must have a backup plan. They did have a backup, right?

Beside Windows and Office, thinking about all the European data that US clouds have been tasked to 'safekeep' for us by our so very lucid leaders, the same leaders that have persistently refused to listen to the few people around here telling them that maybe that was not the fucking smartest idea ever to let go of that control on our essential data... I do wonder how many vital, key or even just nice to have European services will instantly stop working if the US was to ever pull the plug?

I also wonder if my bank would still be able to work? And what about my medical data?

Not that our US friends would ever do such a thing to their dearest European allies, obviously they love us (read the last few paragraphs).

USA + EU = BFF & <3

C'est bien de chercher des solutions à ce qui est un vrai souci essentiel, mais un vélo d'appartement? Pourquoi ne pas leur proposer plus d'activités à l'extérieur plutôt?

C’est peut-être une question naïve mais j'avoue que les encourager à rester assis sur un vélo d'appartement au lieu de les envoyer dehors faire du sport me laisse perplexe.

Vu de l'extérieur (je suis vieux, j'ai quitté l'école y a bien longtemps), c’est un peu comme de proposer des séances de lampes à UV à quelqu’un qui ne prend pas assez la lumière. C'est une solution très technologique, coûteuse, et qui ne fait que traiter le symptôme au lieu de traiter sa cause. Au lieu de lui proposer la solution la plus simple qui consiste à (lever son cul de sa chaise, ouvrir la porte et) sortir de chez soi un peu chaque jour, pour marcher au grand air. C'est gratuit ou presque, le soleil est plus efficace qu'une ampoule même très high-tech, et c'est aussi potienllement très (re)sociabilisant ce qui, en retour, pourrait devenir une motivation plus grande pour encore plus d'activitiés à l'éxtérieur et donc pour prendre plus de lumière (et pour une meilleure insertion sociale).

Ça aurait aussi le mérite de les encourager à se sortir la tête des écrans, un peu plus. Ce qui ne ferait de mal à personne, jeunes comme moins jeunes ;)

I don't journal systematically. I mean, once shit really starts hitting the fan I may not take the time to journal as much as I would like to (and that could be for a single day, weeks, or more) but I will still try my best to do it.

First, I try to keep a record, a long-term memory of events whose details I will most certainly forget otherwise. And then, I try to journal as a way to (try to) reflect upon what's happening and my attitude: how did I react, did I panic?... Like I just did, a couple minutes ago, when I was suddenly faced with a certain situation and an urgent situation, it's how I try to analyze my reactions and see if I made the right choice, or not the right one.

Said pages in my journal can be real messy and not flattering nor kind toward myself but I don't l mind. What I do mind is in retrospect to realize I have not written at all about/during that event and have not tried to get all I could from analyzing my (re)actions.

It's a great move, I 100% support. But I worry too many people don't realize that it's a long journey we're just starting. A multi-years journey, if not decades long. The change, if change there is, won't be instant. It also won't be painless, seeing how so many people expect things to 'just work' a few may feel a little... frustrated. And this will also have a monetary cost too.

Yep, it's kinda silly. But I have little doubt they can't all last that long. So, I'll repeat myself: don't worry too much. Keep doing your good work and one or the other community should impose itself.

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We use that too. It's less impactful than using a clim and it's still enough for us.