There was #DivestOS made for devices that were no longer "in support" but apparently that project got canceled at the start of the year.
My brain is just going crazy that the #USGov is gonna come after me by subpoenaing my data from google, even though I have long since turned all privacy-sharing settings off on my phone.
These older devices may not be the most powerful, but they still can be useful, especially for those without access to better phones.
I'm gonna list out my interests, and there's a ton of 'em. Classic autism move, getting obsessed with weird topics that stick with you forever.
Heads up, #Fediverse, you might lose it when I drop 100+ hashtags in one post. That's just how autism rolls I guess.
## Interests and Obsessions
Substances and Legalization:
#Drugs #LSD #Shrooms #Psychedelics #THC #Psilocybin
Tech and Privacy:
#Linux #Debian #QubesOS #GrapheneOS #GooglePixel #Auxio #AntennaPod #PGP #Obtainium #PeerTube #FreeTube #Privacy #Security #Thunderbird #CapyReader #RSS #AtomFeeds #NewPipe #Mastodon #Pixelfed #Openreads #Signal #LocalSend #ThinkPad #FreeSoftware #FSF #ElementaryOS #Elementary #PaldoLinux #GNOME #i3wm #Monero #Mullvad #iVPN #LinusTorvald #Fairphone #DivestOS #Tor #TailsOS #Whonix
Politics and Activism:
#AnarchoSyndicalism #Anarchism #Syndicalism #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #TransRights #HumanRights #WorkersRights #Unions #Decentralization #Organizing #GrassRoots #DirectAction #AntiCapitalism #FuckSpotify #Piracy #ThePirateBay #EdwardSnowden #Wikileaks #JulianAssange #MeredithWhittaker #RichardStallman #RightToRepair
Music and Artists:
#ZoëStraub #Bandcamp #ShadowOfIntent #Alestorm #AlisonSudol #CœurDePirate #RussianPop #YuliaSavicheva #SavichevaMusic #Music
Content Creators:
#DougDoug #DistroTube #MattRose #TheHatedOne #EricParker #The8BitGuy #BernadetteBanner #LynnSaga #LukeSmith #UndineAlmani #DarkViperAU
History and Tragic Events:
#NorthKorea #WW2 #ColdWar #KoreanWar #Unit731 #NuclearWeapons #USSR
Fashion and Identity:
#GenderFluidity #Dresses #Lingerie #Pins #Buttons #Statues
Culture and Media:
#Buddhism #Warframe #Moomin #Books #Joker2019 #SocialIssues #AlternativeSocialStructures
#Traveling and Destinations:
#Austria #Vienna #Salzburg #Idlib #Pyongyang #Moscow #Bergen
Miscellaneous:
#AntiReactionContentCreators #ReactionContentBad #Crying
Yeah, I know it's a lot. But that's the beauty of an autistic brain I guess, we go deep on what fascinates us.
Je suis repassé-e sous LineageOS puisque DivestOS c'est terminé. Ben je suis bien deg. 
I hope some group will fork #DivestOS.
We're in 2025 and the only halfway acceptable OS for a popular device designed to handle private data is / was a single-maintainer project.
Society should get its priorities right ...
FOSS NEWS
Tusky 27 released with Material 3 design, distinct bar for hashtags, improved notifications, option to add description to audio attachments, optimizations for folding devices etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/tusky-27-released-with-material-3-design-improved-notifications-hashtag-bar-and-more/
Matrix v1.13 released with account suspension option for admins, option to report rooms:
https://matrix.org/blog/2024/12/19/matrix-v1.13-release/
DivestOS and its associated mobile apps like Mull get discontinued due to lack of funding and being a one-person project:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/secure-mobile-operating-system-divestos-ends-after-a-decade-of-development/
Darktable 5.0 released with additional camera-specific styles, optional splash screen to show startup progress, new high-contrast theme, performance boosts:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/darktable-5-0-enhances-photo-editing-with-improved-ui-ux-and-performance-boosts/
OpenShot 3.3 released with new default theme, Wayland-compatible color picker, customizable audio buffer size, Recovery menu, Ripple editing improvements etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/openshot-3-3-open-source-video-editor-is-now-available-heres-whats-new
Mixxx 2.5 released with Qt 6 port, beatloop anchor to set and adjust loop from either start or end, Rate Tap button, support for storing and restoring regular loops when toggling rolling loops, ability to undo the last BPM/beats change, type toggle to the cue pop-up etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-open-source-dj-app-released-with-qt-6-port-improved-controller-support
(At the turntable: deeeeeeeeeeejaaaaaaaaaaay... ASAHI!)
(Now playing: IBM ft. Red Hat - Fedora (Asahi Remix))
(Sry I couldn't resist lol)
(Linux news in original post)
With DivestOS discontinuing, I'm looking for an alternative to Mull on #Android. I want a Gecko-based browser, preferably more privacy-focused than Firefox itself. Though I will say that I'm not totally opposed to it.
Thus far I've heard of ArkenFox, which I'm going to try out. It's a bonus that it's on F-Droid.
I also saw that Midori has a Android version now. Though not on F-Droid? I've never heard of their Play Store alternative, UpToDown. Are they legit?
I have Tor, but it's too hard nosed for me for daily driving.
I'm up to suggestions!
::EDIT:: Mainly edited to fix a hashtag, but also I'm trying Fennec atm.
Sad news: The great #DivestOS project has come to an end and with it popular apps such as the hardened #Firefox fork #Mull, #Hypatia and the #Mulch browser: https://divestos.org/pages/news#end
Better migrate to #Fennec or #Firefox.
Thanks for all the hard work on the project all these years @divested! 
You will be missed and not forgotten.
DivestOS is coming to an end.
#DivestOS has announced it will cease to get updates. Among other devices, this affects the 
#Fairphone2 – afaik DivestOS was the last remaining OS that still provided security updates for the FP2. 
https://divestos.org/pages/news#end /u
KUDOS to #DivestOS supporting #Android11 with monthly security patches for #Fairphone2 !!!
https://forum.fairphone.com/t/supported-os-fur-for-fp2/112607/10
#Fairphone 2 has been released Dec 2015 - 9 years success story of a phone with great #repairability
@kuketzblog
Da #grapheneos leider den Support für mein Pixel4a eingestellt hat, werde ich demnächst zu #divestos wechseln.
Ich möchte eben mein Gerät so lang wie möglich nutzen. Ist halt das Spannungsfeld zwischen Sicherheit und Ressourcensparsamkeit.
Me:
> Does it have the same policy as F-Droid of only shipping apps under licenses that respect our software freedoms?
Hmm, no response from the DivestOS maintainer ( @divested), so I'll take that as a no. If I didn't care about that, I'd just use the @IzzyOnDroid repo. No offence untended to the workers of either project, we just have different priorities.
More motivation to get a fresh OS working on my PinePhone ...
