They do have a a plan for corporations, for other end users the main path is self-hosting. Which is not hard, alternatively, there are known provides that you can sign up with, however. Most of them are paid services. In general, in one way or another have to pay for things, nothing is 100% free.

However there may be some free services but they are likely very limited or there is the issue of whether you want to trust them with your data.

But… This is a good thing. I will take it. More FOSS awareness is great news. As long as it sticks.

Or, the most obvious, less moving parts answer is that they are corrupt and only will push policies and fear mongering that will keep them in power. Irrelevant if they are Left or Right.

You are being too kind if you think they are not 100% aware of what they are doing. They do not need a lesson in Civics, they need to be replaced.

For all the talk that Obama did, great job of showing that he is a sell out by extending the Patriot Act and all the spying that it allows.

Good stuff.

Uh, FreshRSS coupled with Wallabag? Or Nextcloud?

Hmmm, fair point.

I am reminded of the Monroe Doctrine and say, Operation Condor.

Touché, friend. Have an upvote.

Uh… At the fear of sounding pedantic, do not go into a country illegally.

If I went to France or Guatemala, I would not be surprised if I suddenly get deported. In order for Laws to mean something, they have to be upheld.

Or are we supposed to pick and chose Laws, but only when convenient? If incorrect, can I rob you or get your Visa or MasterCard numbers? Promise not to use them. ;-)

NASA+ is amazing.

If you check, NFB, check 9ut The Cat Came Back, and The Log Driver. Cheers.

So, these are centre-Left politicians, correct? So, why are they doing this? For our 'safety? ’ Right…

Aside what the other poster said, which I agree with, I think there is also an increasing dislike of Google in general, that may be feeding the undercurrent of the hate you see.

Or eating random, wild mushrooms.

Truthfully, if people are stupid enough to buy into this hype they sort of deserve it as much as the morons who run those companies. Buyer beware and all that jazz.

We all know the meme of the Smart-BBQ that refuses to BBQ because of a failed update via wifi. If people are walking away from having a simple metal pit to amber some meat on it, then we are failing as a species. More vectors of failure just means more vectors of failure. Use KISS whenever possible. Don’t fall for the ‘for your convenience’ trap. How ridiculous that, if true, they cannot flush a toilet that literally works on gravity.

No idea who would buy this. By definition networks will fail at some point. Same aslt avoiding subscription models as much as possible.

True, it is simple to use but no one who is a normie will ever use it. I have offered to help but if it is not in their workflow they won’t even try if they do not care about privacy. Which few do.

You don’t, neither do I. why the hell are they pushing this?

It the jingling of the keys that may sound good to some investors?

If you are from a Western country, use smaller, non-English speaking countries.

It works via my VPN. Maybe switch it to a different location?

Was in the market for a new phone and was thinking of getting the latest Pine phone, and upon research, I found that like others have stated, it is more of a piece of kit to tinker with and not a daily driver. The OS is still being baked and at the current rate it might take a few years before it is as responsive and as useful as Android is day in, and day out. There is just no contest. Which was a bit disappointing as I actually though the OS was far more developed.

I do hope that progress is made, but, if you need a phone that works well, then stick with Android for now. Hardware on latest Pine is better than on the first phone but still Mid, at best, and it is not cheap for the hardware you get.