In looking up suggestions made already I found 2 other projects that might be useful. Does anyone have comments about these? I have just looked at them a little bit.
OfflineIMAP
OfflineIMAP is software that downloads your email mailbox(es) as local Maildirs. OfflineIMAP will synchronize both sides via IMAP.
There are a few different overlapping projects by same developer(s). It is a bit messy.
OfflineIMAP/offlineimap3 - I think this repo is the one with the most active and up to date version of the software
Imapsync is an IMAP transfer tool. The purpose of imapsync is to migrate IMAP accounts or to backup IMAP accounts.
Imapsync is a command-line tool that allows incremental and recursive IMAP transfers from one mailbox to another, both anywhere on the internet or in your local network. Imapsync runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X. “Incremental” means you can stop the transfer at any time and restart it later efficiently, without generating duplicates.
@theshatterstone54 > "Reason for that being that Wayland is built with Linux in mind and would not work under FreeBSD without a lot of effort bwing put in as it uses some Linux-specific components or libraries."
Not so. FreeBSD is 100% Linux compatible and has Linux Kernel emulation built in. Wayland support is also built in to FreeBSD. FreeBSD is a much superior operating system compared to Linux. But the FreeBSD team only cares about the server aspects and really does not care about a graphical desktop. They tend to use Macs.
The state of Linux Desktop interface is a schizophrenic flustercuck with far too many cooks spoiling the stew. They're not just spoiling the stew; they're pooping in it. And a bunch of noveu-riche trust-fund baby nerds think this is cool. They don't give a rat's ass about the end user being able to get work done. They would rather we all waste our time filing bug reports rather than getting things done.
Android is already free software, and see how far that gets you. The kicker is that you’re tied into their services (with all the data harvesting, targeted advertising and monetisation that that involves).
Yes, because it is permissively open source, not only are these companies free to build what they want - we are entitled to that same right. We therefore created LineageOS and GrapheneOS, and its really great.
There’s also a lot of motivated people getting regular Linux distributions running on mobile devices too, so we have that as well
Apple would sell for 10 but would deny until death that it sold, and still convince you to believe that it didn’t sell.In addition to giving it a “cool” name like DNA Titanium Protection XDR or something like that,
There is already something in the works (that you can technically buy right now if you wanted), and it actively respects your freedom. Granted, as with everything in this ecosystem, its a very slow burn, so it’ll be a while before the software is actually good, but it’s already made massive strides from where it started.
I would say wait a bit and take a look at this later, but i do have one friend daily driving one now to some success (this wasn’t possible a year ago).
That would be great, but you can buy a $20 burner from a gas station that’s more powerful than those phones.
The regular version uses the Allwinner A64 chip which retailed for $5 when it was released… Back in 2015.
The Pro version uses the RK3399S, which is a custom lower binned version of the RK3399. Neither chip was made available retail, but the SK3399 was released in 2016 and only otherwise used in low-end Chromebooks and SBCs.
Sure, but calling them out for not being a $20 burner phone doesnt make sense when you’re comparing that to a developer/development device. This phone specifically isnt meant for everyday consumers. What it is, however, is a signal that there is now a third competitor in the works, and it’s real and tangible.
It’s a thing that’s built on top of wine (Windows application compatibility thingy). Its purpose is to create environments for Windows applications in a very user-friendly manner with a GUI. I think whatever you can do in Bottles, someone could do with the terminal using wine but that’s difficult.
Haven’t used Bottles in a while but you just get the .exe file like you would when using Windows OS, then you put it in the Bottles, and it should run. I have no clue about the details, but if you click enough buttons, it should work properly.
I’m having issues too. I’d just use a VM at that point xD. With Bottles it’s usually hit or miss but with a VM, almost anything works. Sorry friend🤧
Edit: my virtual machine manager of choice is GNOME Boxes because it’s very easy to use. If it doesn’t work it usually means KVM or SVM (one of them) is disabled in your BIOS.
Netplan makes more sense for the desktop then it does for a server because yaml is UI friendly. For the server it just adds an unnecessary level of complexity.
It was definitely easier to create music with my current tools when I used Windows and Cubase! I left Windows behind for good and haven’t been able to scratch that itch.
Would love to be able to get back to low-latency and tools I understand. I haven’t been breaking my back trying, but I spent a few days with different DAWs and not really getting anywhere close. If it became easier, I’d get my MIDI kit back out and my USB audio interface and mics and start creating music again. I’m no Dev, but a creative lacking the tools for expression.
Good to hear that something like this is possibly getting moving.
I’ve been using Mailspring for both personal and business email, it seems like a decent UI so far, and it functions as you’d expect: runs at login, sits in the tray, notifies when new email comes in, etc. It’s open source and free, unless you need their “pro” features.
Possibly some people will be annoyed that it’s an Electron app, but it launches and runs more responsively than Thunderbird ever has on my machines, so I don’t find that to be a problem. I would rather a Gnome native app, but I’m not aware of any that function well, as OP laments.
I tried Mailspring but it doesn’t support folders very well, and I tried improving that myself but my dev environment never really worked properly so I gave up.
It works well if you don’t heavily use folders (e.g. via Sieve filters).
Ok I’d cut through all of this and focus on your needs: phone with no spying, can’t find rom. I assume you mean your phone isn’t supported for graphene, lineage, or calyxos, or any others I missed?
Easiest way: buy a phone that is supported for the privacy minded os you want.
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