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[-] sic_1@feddit.de 22 points 1 month ago

TBH I don't like FreeCAD - I fell like it's like recommending Gimp as a serious alternative to Photoshop. With enough effort and deep knowledge you can almost achieve similar results but you have to invest multiple times as much time. The saving in licencing cost is very quickly eastern up by the increased labour cost.

There is an alternative that has come a long way IMHO, though: BlenderBIM. They are still not quite as good as ArchiCAD and such but it runs natively on Linux and is very neat so far.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 4 points 1 month ago

Agreed, but it still is the only device that can run GrapheneOS.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 9 points 2 months ago

Signal seem to be the least compromising messenger app out there with their privacy policy and open source code base. It's only natural they are frequent victims of FUD.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 5 points 3 months ago

And how is that determined? I found the shit that I took this morning immensely creative.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Dude, those are nice programs but if you need professional work done those are of very limited use. The only thing that is almost as useful as Adobe is Affinity and that's also not running on Linux.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 5 points 3 months ago

I love Linux but Programs like CAD and professional graphics software don't run. Still Linux is only an option for programming and gaming.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 8 points 4 months ago

And the Screenshot is made in the underdark, right west of the entrance below the goblin camp. This game deserves all of it praise.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 6 points 4 months ago

Well technically they did raise awareness.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 1 points 4 months ago

Have not used Standard Notes yet. How does it compare to Obsidian?

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago

I wanted to fully switch to Linux and FOSS for a while now but specialised software like CAD and image editing are either non existent or completely useless for professional purposes in their FOSS versions. What angers me most is that most is them could run on wine easily if the developers did some minor changes so it seems intentional.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 4 points 5 months ago

Some of the tech they developed and use is open source. But the core tech is closed. For me, that's good enough as long as they keep up acting with integrity they do.

[-] sic_1@feddit.de 9 points 5 months ago

Been using them for a while before switching to their paid version. Of course they are closed source and a business, so any hype and over the top praise is misplaced. That said they are indeed one of max a handful companies that never did anything to make me feel that my trust is misplaced. Their service is great, the products are well polished and reliable. Development is slow and they aren't cheap. Their target audience is very security and privacy aware so any betrayal of trust would be punished incredibly hard. In that light, their own self interest should be a good insurance, should you be uncertain.

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