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Jatan Mehta
May 5
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I love open source software and care about digital privacy. After being frustrated by the usability and privacy nightmare that was the 2014 release of Windows 10, I switched to using Linux and discovered a whole new way of doing things. It turns out you can have customization, simplicity and privacy all without having to pay a dime.

While I ultimately switched to a MacBook to get better hardware plus a more polished and resourceful software experience, I very much enjoyed using all sorts of Linux distros for over six years. Here are some articles and posts I wrote based on my experience with Linux, and contributing to and interacting with open source communities.

Open Source

  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it

  • My contributions to elementary OS as a non-coder and how you can too!

  • Why I love elementary OS' file manager and prefer it over any other

  • My contributions to GNOME as a non-coder and how you can too

Privacy

  • Arguments against “I have nothing to hide” on digital privacy

  • Pro-privacy apps that are easy to use and don't break your workflow

  • A “Sign in with Firefox” service for an open Web

Interviews

  • Interviewing Prof. Miron Livny, whose open computing system contributed to two Nobel Prizes

Song fork

  • Imagine – Free(dom) Software version

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