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Aral Balkan<p>“Linux ‘just works’ – if you can see.<br>…<br>This isn’t a bug.<br>This is neglect.”</p><p>– <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dragonscave.space/@fireborn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fireborn</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w</span><span class="invisible">ant-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/</span></a></p><p>(And its ableist culture will sooner make you the villain for criticising it rather than acknowledging the failing and fixing the status quo. <a href="https://ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-been-shipping-with-a-broken-screen-reader-for-nine-years-but-the-real-problem-is-me/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-be</span><span class="invisible">en-shipping-with-a-broken-screen-reader-for-nine-years-but-the-real-problem-is-me/</span></a> There’s a reason I’m back on Mac after six years on Linux. As a developer, it was impacting my ability to make what I’m building accessible. And I reject the unspoken premise that the source being open is somehow more important than the human right to universal access. Ethical technology requires more than just the “four freedoms” <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250418090901/https://ind.ie/ethical-design/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2025041809</span><span class="invisible">0901/https://ind.ie/ethical-design/</span></a> This is why inclusivity is a core Small Technology principle. <a href="https://small-tech.org/about/#small-technology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">small-tech.org/about/#small-te</span><span class="invisible">chnology</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/universalAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universalAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a11y</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/freeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a></p>
Netopia EU<p>How Tech Disrupted State Services<br /><a href="https://netopia.eu/how-tech-disrupted-state-services/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netopia.eu/how-tech-disrupted-</span><span class="invisible">state-services/</span></a><br /> 🎯An excellent review by Ralf Grötker covering:</p><p>1/ Backend vs. Frontend Focus: </p><p>2/Control of Backend Infrastructure </p><p>3/ Impact on Welfare States: </p><p>4/ Digital Sovereignty and Security </p><p>5/ Regulation Gaps </p><p>6/ Commercial vs. Public Ownership </p><p>Read Ralf Grötker&#39;s review at <a href="https://netopia.eu/how-tech-disrupted-state-services/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netopia.eu/how-tech-disrupted-</span><span class="invisible">state-services/</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/algorithmicbias" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>algorithmicbias</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/backend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>backend</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/underseacable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>underseacable</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Universalaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Universalaccess</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/InternetExchangePoints" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InternetExchangePoints</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a></p>
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