Bruno
Feb 10, 2021
Please welcome Bruno Miguel, @brunomiguel #Arch Linux https://t.co/HnfS9ziCcL maintainer and @fosshostorg volunteer
Feb 10 to 17 on @imakefoss
Interview: https://t.co/3P6jIzSg5z
@imakefoss is a rotation curation account, a blog and a YouTube channel. https://t.co/PrXm3iU4Dq
Feb 10, 2021
Hello, @imakefoss community \o
First of all, I would like to thank @josp0001 for the invite and @sramkrishna for the passing of the torch
As stated by @josp0001, I’m the maintainer of https://t.co/HnfS9ziCcL and a volunteer for @fosshostorg
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Feb 10, 2021
@josp0001 @sramkrishna @fosshostorg my repository is for Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions, like @ManjaroLinux, @OsEndeavour (the one I personally use) and @garudalinux, for example. Almost all of the packages are from AUR, with some metapackages I created to provide ‘minimal" DE’s
- Bruno
Feb 10, 2021
My first contact with Free Software started at least 20 years ago, when I was a teenager. A neighbour gave me a CD with a Linux distribution. So many years have passed that I don’t remember which one. I do remember it used @kdecommunity and it crashed a lot. 1/
Feb 10, 2021
@kdecommunity I used it for a few weeks. I was curious about it, specially the filesystem hierarchy, way different from the only OS i had known so far - a proprietary OS whose name shall not be mentioned ;P 2/
Feb 10, 2021
@brunomiguel @kdecommunity @debian I’m still using Linux to this day. I used @debian and @ubuntu for several years, until I eventually changed to Arch and Arch-based distributions. After changing, I ended up using one or two packages from AUR, but those package numbers started growing and growing 5/
Feb 10, 2021
I used it as a base for my own. After bootstraping a VM, it started compiling the packages I used. A few days passed and I began considering publishing it in the Arch Wiki and add more packages.
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Feb 10, 2021
Surely there would be folks like me that don’t have powerful hardware to build them at every update. So, I added an entry in the Arch Wiki and made it public. The initial number of packages was low, but today they are a little more than 600
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Feb 10, 2021
The packages include typefaces, small utilities, markdown editors, icons, themes, video players, window managers and a bunch of other software. If there is a package you would like me to add, ping me at @brunomiguel. I will gladly review your request. -Bruno
Feb 10, 2021
If you want to use my repository on your Arch or Arch-based distribution, please refer to https://t.co/6c2wsb9oZv
All the instructions are there, as well as the link to the git repository with the source code: https://t.co/qpSfW9oAih
- Bruno
Feb 10, 2021
@DMConstantino @brunomiguel @kdecommunity @debian @LinuxUnplugged @ivomartins Things were really different back in the day - says the crutch man ^^ Things have improved a lot since then, thanks to the amazing work of the free software community and several vendors supporting open systems, although sometimes with (sadly) closed code
- Bruno
Feb 10, 2021
@DMConstantino @brunomiguel @kdecommunity @debian @LinuxUnplugged @ivomartins I hope that, one day, all code will be made free as in freedom. The knowledge should belong to everyone, so that we can build even better software and a better society.
- Bruno
Feb 11, 2021
I would like to give a word of appreciation to @fosshostorg. Covid-19 struck and the existence of my repository was on the line. Thanks to their kindness, I was able to keep it running and I’m now a volunteer for the project, where I help with documentation.
Feb 12, 2021
As stated in the introductory tweet, I’m a volunteer with @fosshostorg. If you want to learn more about this amazing project, you can listen to the Thomas, the project founder, on The Business of Cloud Native podcast https://t.co/QBWKQ82O9y
Feb 12, 2021
@fosshostorg If you have an Arm-based free software project, you can apply to one of our services, https://t.co/touh2lwdn6. More about it here: https://t.co/DDH1Rb98b0
And may the Free Software be with you
- Bruno
Feb 12, 2021
In the FLOSS community, some people prefer ‘open-source", while others favor “free software”. I’m on the “free software” side because I believe it’s not only a technical issue but a philosophical and ethical one too. How about you and why?
- Bruno
Feb 13, 2021
RT @josp0001: @imakefoss @fosshostorg And Monica Ayhens-Madon, @peripateticacad met @fosshostorg founder Thomas Markey for an interview in…
Feb 13, 2021
The @fsf is organizing a seminar on free software licensing, to be held on March 22. It can be a good opportunity for you to gain more knowledge about this part of free software development. Don’t forget to register! https://t.co/HnKldHG0su
Feb 13, 2021
How did you get imbued with the Open-Source / Free Software spirit? For me, it was after listening and reading content by Richard Stallman, and having online contact with @mind_booster and @RuiSeabra
Feb 13, 2021
@mind_booster @RuiSeabra Up to this day, I’m inspired by Stallman’s content and ideals. Although I’m not as strict as he is, I do dream of a time where all software (and firmware) will be free as in freedom
Feb 13, 2021
In order to provide hosting for open-source projects, @fosshostorg relies in a team of volunteers. But, as a fast growing project, there is always a need for more volunteers. If you want to be a part of this amazing project, check the following wiki page https://t.co/l85hVJOBpW
Feb 16, 2021
Arch Linux and Arch-based users, would you like to see a kernel available at https://t.co/NKAI8ndYsS? I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but I would like to have the community feedback: are custom kernels needed or are the stock ones enough?
- Bruno
Feb 16, 2021
@jamesabernard Parabola GNU/Linux and Hyperbola GNU/Linux have it https://t.co/wLMynRHFOP https://t.co/qS1wu3D9pK Both are Arch based
Feb 16, 2021
@Bryanpwo I was thinking something along the line of linux-xanmod, as provided by chaotic-aur, which ‘fits the bill’ https://t.co/A7gsKv1E78
Feb 17, 2021
Recently, a proprietary password management tool limited its free tier. Some users are, understandably, irritated with the change. But would you trust a closed service, free or not, to manage and keep your passwords, or would you use an open-source service like @Bitwarden? 1/
Feb 17, 2021
@Bitwarden By the way, @Bitwarden is available at https://t.co/HnfS9ziCcL. You just need to ‘sudo pacman -Syuv bitwarden-bin’ 2/
- Bruno
Feb 17, 2021
@Bitwarden https://t.co/HnfS9ziCcL offers three more open-source password management tools. They are: rooster, passman++, and passbook-stable-git. Feel free to check out any of them and see if it fits your specific needs.
This is the [free software] way.
- Bruno
Feb 17, 2021
Have you checked https://t.co/T7bOuktmFk by @fosshostorg? If you have an Arm-base FOSS project, please consider applying here: https://t.co/61AOY4yj8D Together, we can bring Arm-based projects to the desktop and data center, and benefit the FOSS community!
- Bruno
Feb 18, 2021
It was a pleasure to curate the @imakefoss account during this last week, and talk to you a bit about my repository and @fosshostorg. See you all on the interwebs \o
- Bruno