remotedev

joined 2 years ago

Full Stack Developer in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 4 points 5 months ago

Are you hiring

Density saves nature in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 14 points 5 months ago

Sharing walls sucks

dataisbeautiful in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 63 points 5 months ago

Seems to have been the right decision

What’s your “I can’t believe other people don’t do this” hack? in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The ol' Lemmy-switch-a-roo?

Trump tried to push Harris into more debates. Now he's not sure he'll do another. in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 5 points 5 months ago

Don't disrespect the San Diego Chicken with comparisons to Trump

If only we were that lucky in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 9 points 5 months ago

Shame.gif

Any ideas? in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 10 points 6 months ago

on another level

Ohhh youuu

stick it in in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 6 points 6 months ago

You perv

Monopoly in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 8 points 6 months ago

She got her nursing degree

Costs Less? When That Happened? in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pro versions: Does a little more

Costs even more

Best regards

have you ever had a rule in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 18 points 6 months ago

Sometimes I just start a sentence, and don't know where it's going

Are we today on diet? in c/[email protected]

[–] remotedev 12 points 6 months ago

It should be a shell instead

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Official vs FOSS software? (self.linux)

submitted 2 years ago by remotedev to c/[email protected]

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Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this, I couldn't find a linux-no-stupid-questions community lol.

I'm migrating again to linux, and working on Linux Mint for now to avoid a huge change due to my upcoming program for school soon where I won't have extra time to fiddle with things. So I'm trying to get everything set up, and download my most used applications, but I'm trying to figure out - should I be downloading the official software if it's available, or is it better to find a FOSS alternative instead? I plan to go with the apps that come with it like the libre office instead of Microsoft, obviously, but I was looking at Discord and there is what appears to be an official looking option in the software manager app, and below it a FOSS WebCord option. Or, if this one isn't the official, I could always go to the discord site and get it from them if they have it available.

Does it matter which option I go with? Is it better to go with official software if possible? Or is it better to go with FOSS for more control/privacy?