Post by @nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt

2026-10-15 19:06 UTC

RE: https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/117441043503225633 The new policies for the Linux kernel make it more or less impossible to support a slop-free fork of Linux, so if you're worried about the reliability of your system level software, or have ethical concerns about LLM usage on your computer, the time to act is, well, now. If you have time this weekend, I recommend you to try one of the slop-free systems: NetBSD, 9front, HyperbolaBSD, Haiku, or OpenBSD. If you're adventurous, you could try new AlpineBSD, or research smaller systems, like FreeDOS. If you don't feel adventurous, you might want to check out anti-AI Linux distributions, like Elementary or Gentoo. There's no "one solution that fits all". But there's a solution that I chose for myself, and that's NetBSD: it gives me the most freedom, it supports most of my hardware, and can run a great deal of software I need. It's not easy to run, but it's a great learning opportunity. There's quite a few folks around using BSD and capable of giving hints and advice, so if you feel stuck, toot about #netbsd. 1/2

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@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt 2026-10-15 19:12

If you don't know where to start, a great starting point would be: Get yourself a virtual machine - that can be Qemu or maybe VirtualBox, these are free. There are other options available, depending on the OS you use.Go to NetBSD.org and download the installation image (it can be a USB image or a CD image) Create a virtual machine, add a virtual hard disk, and the NetBSD image you downloaded to it, and startHave the NetBSD website with the manual open. It explains lots and lots of things. You'll learn a lot about your computer by reading it, and it can be useful even for other OSes (if you decide that NetBSD is too hard) Install NetBSD, and then configure a graphical interface for it, and maybe some software, like free office suite (LibreOffice or maybe Abiword+Gnumeric), or incredible graphic editors (Krita and Inkscape). They might not necessarily be what you're used to, but they're worth trying, and you might like them enough to use them on your normal OS. Good luck! 2/2

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