Julien Kyou: > > > On 09/23/2015 05:54 PM, hellekin wrote: >> Your question bears its response: this is a public mailing list, >> it's not encrypted. (Where did you get this idea from?) > > the PGP Signatures at the ends of all the mails > >> Software freedom does impose sacrifices. It shouldn't, but it >> does. When there's no free version of what you're using, the >> dilemma is simple and complicated: either you keep using it, or >> you don't. From this dilemma, many things can be learned. > > I Was More interested in Alternatives ( though I did mention Steam > which is obviously Proprietary with no alternative)
Regard steam and leaving aside the general DRM problem: I know of no alternatives, although I can't recommend GOG.com for the way they package their gnu/linux versions/ports of games it is a DRM free alternative. Additionally there are smaller platforms you can find if you start looking for them (I forgot their names). > >>> Third I was thinking of buying libre.org > > >> The domain has been registered since 2001, and doesn't seem to be >> going anywhere. If you're ready to spend the money to buy it from >> its current tenant, you're welcome to run any service you like in >> support of free software. People will flood with ideas for such a >> name :) > > > That was My Mistake I tested the URL "unable the connect" so I assumed > it was available. > You can check the whois of an domain to see if it is available with dnstools or even use the website of an tld registrar. >> I see why people would use [email protected]: it's a great word, >> short, etc. Anonymous mail server sounds sketchy. Do you mean >> something like "mailinator" where you can grab a username/mailbox >> and start receiving email there? > > > Yes, Pretty Much. > >>> Fourth is there a language learning service supported/endorsed >>> by /available to/ Free-Software users. > > >> There was a recent thread about it on this list. Given that free >> software comes with the source code, the best "language learning >> service" is to read the code of great software. YMMV. > > > Sorry I should Have been More Specific. I meant like Spanish, Chinese. > >> Cheers, > >> == hk > > > -- --krosos public bitmessage: BM-2cSj8qEigE3CMaLU3CwPZf7T3LvzvnttsC more: http://krosos.sdf.org/ [[ GnuPG: my GnuPG key expires next year. I don't prefer GnuPG, ]] [[ please stop sending me GnuPG encrypted things. Use bitmessage. ]] [[ also: http://secushare.org/PGP ]]
