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Comment by 🐙 norayr

Re: "My Wife Hates Linux"

In: u/Bazmatazable

later when i had a courage to suggest to use another app to be in contact with me i was surprised that iy didnt feel a big deal for her. she just felt this is fun and she now has several contacts and group chats in her jabber client.

she got friends with my friends and my friends use jabber.

so there are group chats and one to one chats they use to stay in contact.

at the same time she uses proprietary messengers to stay in contact with her older friends and family.

sometimes she uses a second phone i got her with sailfish os on it. it doesnt cover all she needs but it runs duo lingo and an rss reader. she was a google reader user back then so she likes rss readers.

🐙 norayr

Nov 13 · 2 days ago

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🐙 norayr · Nov 13 at 01:53:

in the future i think on new device i will install an open android build or sailfish with google play services floss replacemeny, dont remember now how was it called, gecko, like the browser engine? and it wont be a problem. still i realize how privileged i am that we both try to not pressure each other or make each others lives uncomfortable for various reasons and reasons always can be found if there is a desire to find those.

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My Wife Hates Linux — Let me start by apologizing for the sensational headline but it really is something that I encountered that stopped me in my tracks. I am currently a year into my journey to switch away from big tech and have been setting up my own digital sovereignty. I have my own website, I host my own email (sort of) and I have a handful of indispensable services all running quietly on a little tiny box in my closet. So for me this is all very satisfying and yet is almost an exact...

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