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We should all switch to Linux

May 27, 2024

Microsoft’s launch of new spyware in Windows is a good reminder that Big Tech intends to exploit you via its computers and surveillance phones. A good non-corporate alternative is Linux, a free and open-source operating system.

Show Notes

Today we speak with “Peter Fung” (not his real name), a security expert living in Switzerland, about why, and how, we should all switch to Linux.

Below, sites mentioned in the interview:

DistroWatch.com: comprehensive listing of Linux distributions

Ubuntu for desktops: Linux distro OK for recent-model computers

elementary OS: recommended Linux distro

Zorin OS: recommended Linux distro

Pop!_OS: recommended Linux distro

LibreOffice: recommended alternative to Microsoft Office

ONLYOFFICE: recommended alternative to Microsoft Office

Apache OpenOffice: another alternative to Microsoft Office

NextCloud: recommended alternative to Google Drive

Element: secure communications platform (don’t use WhatsApp!)

Session: secure messaging (seriously, don’t use WhatsApp!)

Fairphone: “smartphones that benefit the planet”

Murena: deGoogled smartphones

Ubuntu Touch: Linux-based smartphone OS

GrapheneOS: deGoogled Android OS

LineageOS: deGoogled Android OS

CalyxOS: deGoogled Android OS

Greenweb Solutions: our guest’s company
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May 27, 2024