Well, I you think about the question with the foundations the other day, it is not so easy any more. There are non-European products (like open-source products and services) that in the long run help to get rid of non-European products 😅
At this point we are discussing a lock in. E.g. if you use cloud and office products that force you to store data on foreign servers.
Another example could be Threema, a swiss messenger, where you only need a small ID instead of a phone number. It is well known for their encryption and that their software was audited. So, they are working as transparent as a company could. In my personal and business life, I would still recommend them (as well as Signal) for everyday Joe.
Hi chmod,
content-wise they are quite narrow and hopefully the possibility to crosspost will benefit both.
The text what to expect says, that we are focusing on the EU, but if other befriended countries slip through we are not enforcing rules. We called it a soft limit, so pepole tend to limit themselves, rather than mods jumping each post.
Due to the name being lend from one of the bigger reddit movements (buyFromEU) English should be the first language. But since you asked, I could imagine that articles in different languages could be marked (DE/GER/ES/..) and maybe given some context in EN. Just like a brieve sentence, why this news/article is awesome and related. I'll need to discuss if we'd like encourage that with the other mods.
Agreed, but you have to acknowledge that this happened a long time ago. It is good to remember the lineage and call that out, but I’m more worried (for example) about VWs current stance e.g. on Chinese slave labor or the general attitude towards EVs.
Working in a company where this is standard, I lust say that it cannot be done for all companies. For us git and markdown might be second nature, but for many it is a productivity bumper at first.
After recommending it to a friend, I just used it again.
Seeing the content without registering is a big + . Also the onboarding for server selction looked very nice.
I wrote this few step rundown, because I believe the concepts might be overwhelming at first. Its not the software or the clients, but having a first impression of what (server, instance, user, community, post) is situated where and how it is federated, or better said connected.
Actually they are great for tedious tasks. For a CSV file I asked an AI to write down every hour of the day in steps of 15 minutes and provide a file to download.
It took only 5 attempts until all hours were included 😂
I'm avoiding AIs because of the power and water consumption.
In my particular opinion they are not realiable and not worth the resources, yet. If at all I used them to generate logos and images, to avoid licensing troubles. Ah.. also sorting thorugh some data or producing structured data that follows a pattern.
Anyhow, a little comparison would be a good thing.
Nice query. Could you ask about the others (I don't now them all.. Gemini, Grok, ...). This could be a nice (even low key) overview post about differences.
We want this community to be as close as possible to the original intention. With no detailed info to work with, we would most probably let slip one or another country name dropping.
Time and community will tell if this is a good decision and needs to be adjusted or not.
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