https://whynothugo.nl/tags/sustainability/Recent content in Sustainability on WhyNotHugoHugo -- gohugo.ioenFri, 22 Dec 2023 13:35:57 +0100https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2022/04/29/open-source-platforms-for-open-source-software/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:11:35 +0000https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2022/04/29/open-source-platforms-for-open-source-software/There’s something that’s been low-key bothering me for many months now: the fact that so much open source software is hosted on proprietary platforms and has such a strong dependency on non-open source non-free forges. Now, sometimes we must be pragmatical, and use the closed sourced software when we don’t have a choice. But when it comes to products like GitHub, there’s plenty of choices. And most of them are, feature-wise and UI-wise, superior.https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2022/04/29/fairphone-please-lead-by-example/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:29:22 +0000https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2022/04/29/fairphone-please-lead-by-example/The FSFE published an open letter a couple of days ago, asking for legislation to allow users to freely user their own devices, contrary to the status quo, where devices are locked down and controlled fully by the manufacturer rather than the end-user. I whole agree with this stance and applaud this request: if I can’t install the software I want on devices I paid for, do I really even own them?https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2021/12/14/i-like-that-signal-is-looking-for-sponsors/Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2021/12/14/i-like-that-signal-is-looking-for-sponsors/Recently Signal has started asking people to sponsor them, and I’m actually really glad that this is happening. There are many companies out there offering “free services”, but, generally, companies that offer free instant messaging are often doing it to build a detailed profile on you, what you believe, how you behave, and how you feel about an important topic. They do this so they can then sell advertising (or, often, propaganda).