Miscellaneous
I am interested and sometimes involved in various projects pertaining to the movements of free and open source software (FOSS), digital rights, and right-to-repair. Below are some subsections on specific projects within those movements that I take interest in.
The GNU Project and Linux
The GNU Project was launched in 1983 by Richard Stallman, providing significant momentum to the FOSS movement, and resulting in the GNU/Linux (or "Linux") operating system in the 90s.
Useful links on the subject:
- Link from itsfoss.com clarifies the difference between Linux, GNU, and other components of the GNU/Linux operating system.
- GNU/Linux naming controversy (Wikipedia)
- GNU Project (Wikipedia)
- Linux kernel (Wikipedia)
Books on the subject:
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary by Eric S. Raymond (1999).
- The Daemon, the Gnu, and the Penguin by Peter H. Salus (2008).
- Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams (2002).
- Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond (2002).
EFF
I am a member of the Electronic Fronteir Foundation (eff.org), a nonprofit organization working to defend the digital rights of people.
Custom Android ROM
I prefer to not use stock Android, but rather a custom Android ROM such as GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, Replicant, or LinneageOS.
Collapse OS
An interesting project is Collapse OS.
Right to repair
In general, I believe it is a good idea for vendors to make their hardware and products repairable and tweakable. The following are some examples of initiatives and projects within this movement: Fairphone, iFixit, 2020 Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative, Raspberry Pi.