IT Notes<b>Make Your Own Internet Presence with NetBSD and a 1 euro VPS – Part 1: Your Blog</b><br><br><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/22/make-your-own-internet-presence-with-netbsd-and-a-1-euro-vps-part-1-your-blog/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/22/make-your-own-internet-presence-with-netbsd-and-a-1-euro-vps-part-1-your-blog/</a><br><br><a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=itnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=notehub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoteHUB</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blogging</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=bssg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bssg</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netbsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownyourdata</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#series</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#server</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=ssg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ssg</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=tutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tutorial</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#web</a><br>
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Stefano Marinelli<p>Make Your Own Internet Presence with NetBSD and a 1 euro VPS – Part 1: Your Blog</p><p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/22/make-your-own-internet-presence-with-netbsd-and-a-1-euro-vps-part-1-your-blog/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/22</span><span class="invisible">/make-your-own-internet-presence-with-netbsd-and-a-1-euro-vps-part-1-your-blog/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSSG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>More relevant than ever: Who is the real Owner of your Data?</p><p><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/2024/02/12/who-is-the-real-owner-of-your-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my-notes.dragas.net/2024/02/12</span><span class="invisible">/who-is-the-real-owner-of-your-data/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a></p>
My Period Data Is Mine!<p>Quick shout out: <br />Our monthly get together will start in 10 minutes on </p><p><a href="https://meet.jit.si/MPDIM_Community_Event_April_2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">meet.jit.si/MPDIM_Community_Ev</span><span class="invisible">ent_April_2025</span></a></p><p>See you there 🥳 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MyPeriodDataIsMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MyPeriodDataIsMine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MenstruationMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MenstruationMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MenstruationTracker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MenstruationTracker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PrivatePeriodTracker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PrivatePeriodTracker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/period" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>period</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/menstruation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>menstruation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dataprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dataprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechnologyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechnologyNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>policies</span></a></p>
valOrie_p'O<p>This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/tRUMPSamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tRUMPSamerica</span></a> is a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/COUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COUP</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ComplicitGQP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComplicitGQP</span></a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CORRUPTscotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CORRUPTscotus</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/COUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COUP</span></a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SaveTheInternetArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheInternetArchive</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ownyourdata</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE&si=xA0A_UV4iCFxxwz3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkN</span><span class="invisible">E&si=xA0A_UV4iCFxxwz3</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>25 Years Later</p><p><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/2023/09/25/25-years-later/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my-notes.dragas.net/2023/09/25</span><span class="invisible">/25-years-later/</span></a></p><p>Old post, but still relevant – maybe even more relevant today than it was in 2023.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MyNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyNotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>I really loved this blog post — it perfectly sums up what I've believed for years: don't overcomplicate things.</p><p><a href="https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/how-little-metal-do-you-need/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michal.sapka.pl/2025/how-littl</span><span class="invisible">e-metal-do-you-need/</span></a></p><p>Thanks again, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@mms" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mms</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Launching BSSG - My Journey from Dynamic CMS to Bash Static Site Generator</p><p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/07/launching-bssg-my-journey-from-dynamic-cms-to-bash-static-site-generator/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/07</span><span class="invisible">/launching-bssg-my-journey-from-dynamic-cms-to-bash-static-site-generator/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ITNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITNotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NoteHUB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoteHUB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/bssg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bssg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ownyourdata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>server</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ssg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a></p>
IT Notes<b>Launching BSSG - My Journey from Dynamic CMS to Bash Static Site Generator</b><br><br><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/07/launching-bssg-my-journey-from-dynamic-cms-to-bash-static-site-generator/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/07/launching-bssg-my-journey-from-dynamic-cms-to-bash-static-site-generator/</a><br><br><a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=itnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=notehub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoteHUB</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blogging</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=bssg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bssg</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netbsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openbsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownyourdata</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#server</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=ssg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ssg</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#web</a><br>
Dennis Koch<p>I've been using Gmail as a personal mail account for over a decade and I never really questioned it. Today I realised that I own a personal domain for some time now and it's maybe a good moment to get my emails away from that big US tech giant.</p><p>Now I just need to find the time to replace the email in all my personal accounts 🙈</p><p><a href="https://phpc.social/tags/boycottusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycottusa</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ownyourdata</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Ok, maybe I should wait a bit, but I feel like giving a little preview, incomplete... </p><p>I’ll make a proper post to announce it when ready, but you can already take a look at the themes 🙂 </p><p>Pictures are random from picsum and will change at reload</p><p>The code hasn't been released, yet. I need to fix some things.</p><p><a href="https://bssg.dragas.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bssg.dragas.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSSG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/StaticSiteGenerator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StaticSiteGenerator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSG</span></a></p>
IT Notes<b>OSDay 2025 - Why Choose to Use the BSDs in 2025</b><br><br><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/03/23/osday-2025-why-choose-bsd-in-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/03/23/osday-2025-why-choose-bsd-in-2025/</a><br><br><a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=itnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=notehub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoteHUB</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netbsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openbsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=osday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#osday</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownyourdata</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#server</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=zfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zfs</a><br>
Michael Nordmeyer<p>Getting rid of ad-supported services which we occasionally use, simple edition.</p><p><a href="https://michaelnordmeyer.com/self-hosting-a-check-my-ip-service-on-nginx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaelnordmeyer.com/self-host</span><span class="invisible">ing-a-check-my-ip-service-on-nginx</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Nginx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nginx</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Mastodon will no longer support Redis Namespaces. The reasons are fully valid. Redis (or, more specifically, Valkey or KeyDB) is lightweight software that is easy to install/manage, so separation is always a good thing. <br>However, I read that many admins will face problems because they use Redis "in the cloud" and, therefore, have a single instance. Unfortunately, this is also a side effect of the "cloud," meaning the loss of control over your own software. </p><p>On FreeBSD, a thin jail with "Redis" takes up very little space and resources. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> – in the long run – always pays off.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/34198" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/d</span><span class="invisible">iscussions/34198</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>_elena</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@miaq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>miaq</span></a></span> Thank you, Elena! Considering the great work you're doing in the Fediverse and with my beloved <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> movement, I feel honoured to read your message.</p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>"Historical" photo from a friend: Me giving a presentation at a Linux Day event in 2004, explaining the existence of open-source alternatives to the major closed software people were used to on Windows. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@henomis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>henomis</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@wildbat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildbat</span></a></span> Do you remember those days? 🙂</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ThrowbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowbackThursday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/LinuxDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/WindowsAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsAlternatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>One of the things I've been advocating for years - and where I want to raise my voice even louder - is the importance of owning your data. <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p><p>Over the past few days, I’ve come across two examples of how misinformation is causing immense damage, leading people to believe that there's no alternative but to hand over their data to big corporations, putting themselves entirely in their hands.</p><p>- A well-known lawyer, just before a meeting, warned about using Teams and its new "virtual assistant," which joins conferences before anyone else and transcribes everything. When I pointed out that it would be wise to use alternative tools (like Jitsi, for example, but there are others), he abruptly ended the conversation, saying, "We've lost this war. There's no alternative anymore."<br>That wasn’t the right moment for a detailed discussion, so I just noted that alternatives do exist - but if no one starts using them, and if we passively accept certain behaviors from certain companies, things will never improve for us.</p><p>- Just now, I received another one of those emails that hurt more in the heart than in the wallet: "Our e-commerce is taking off, so we’re moving it to Shopify to better manage our growth."<br>I replied, trying to explain that handing over a growing e-commerce business to a third-party company (right now, they have full access to their own server - meaning all their databases, data, etc., are under their control) means losing ownership of it. Prices could change at any moment, contract terms could shift negatively, and, worst case scenario, if Shopify itself faced issues (which seems impossible today, but think of giants like Kodak), they could lose everything. Of course, they’ll do what they think is best, but I feel obligated to warn them.</p><p>Luckily, others are making the opposite choice. But I keep wondering: since these big platforms aren’t exactly cheap, rather than "selling themselves" to them just for (potentially) fewer headaches, wouldn’t it be worth paying someone (not me, of course, but someone working exclusively for them) to handle these things - ensuring they retain full ownership of their business and their data?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/DataOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/DataRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MyDataMyChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyDataMyChoice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/TakeBackControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeBackControl</span></a></p>
Marianne Spiller<p>Im Sinne von <a href="https://konfigurationsmanufaktur.de/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> mal wieder eine Kleinigkeit ins <a href="https://konfigurationsmanufaktur.de/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> gepackt: Kontaktverwaltung in Nextcloud und die Anbindung von Apple-Geräten. Es gibt auch schon einen Kommentar bezüglich Android 🥰 Für viele Techies vermutlich ein „püh, langweilig“, für manch andere vielleicht interessant...</p><p><a href="https://www.unixe.de/kontakte-in-nextcloud/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unixe.de/kontakte-in-nextcloud</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>This morning has been quite packed. Almost all of it was dedicated to sending a project and a very competitive financial proposal (I hope the client realizes just how advantageous it is) to create something that's very close to my heart. Now comes the waiting phase, filled with anticipation. Not for the money, but for the joy of doing what I love and helping them work even better, with ownership of their own data, using solutions I believe in and that are truly effective. <br>Fingers crossed!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>The threat of shutting down Starlink to Ukraine is one of the best advertisements for <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> - that I've been advocating for many, many years. Geopolitical and commercial changes can be unpredictable and sudden.</p><p>Some clients are finally deciding to move to infrastructures under their control (even if not in their offices, and in many cases, I can agree). <br>So here's the suitable soundtrack.</p><p><a href="https://song.link/s/1CKvinIoExZec5pv8OHtzU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">song.link/s/1CKvinIoExZec5pv8O</span><span class="invisible">HtzU</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MondayMood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MondayMood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Soundtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soundtrack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MastoMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoMusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MastoRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FediMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediMusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FediRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/JukeBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JukeBox</span></a></p>
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