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  • utopiah@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•Best way to run Adobe products on Linux? Specifically lightroom.
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    2 days ago

    Right, then I can’t help you.

    To clarify for others though as I guess I wasn’t clear based on the downvotes : I’m not suggesting a single piece of software is a viable alternative to Lightroom. Rather I’m saying Lightroom itself is a collection of algorithms dedicated to photo editing wrapped in a UX one is familiar with. On the other hand ImageMagick (just to pick one I know relatively well) is a set of command line tools for image editing. It’s mostly used as a backend with other tools as interface. I imagine there are plenty of alternatives to ImageMagick too, probably some that can include arXiv STOA algorithms for photo editing, maybe some even with a GUI but my point again is to reconsider the workflow to understand how the tools one rely on actual work.

    So to hopefully express myself better this time, ImageMagick + Gimp + Krita + some script in a Github repository based on an arXiv publication + I don’t know what + … all together or in part might be better for some people but no I don’t know an all-in-one open source alternative that cover ALL needs without them being expressed first.

  • utopiah@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•Best way to run Adobe products on Linux? Specifically lightroom.
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    2 days ago

    Not.

    Now to be slightly more helpful (apologies for the provocation) I suggest you consider alternatives to Lightroom. I know that instantly you will receive countless comments on how alternatives are just nowhere near as good as Lightroom… and that’s OK. IMHO it’s OK because I bet YOUR usage of Lightroom isn’t the usage of others. So… I recommend you forget the brand “Adobe” or the product “Lightroom” and instead you list here the actual function of a tool you need.

    This way, by listing actual needs rather than a bundle product with branding and specific UX, you go back to the root of your problem, namely WHY do you need such a piece of software in the first place.

    Sure, you might end up with an entirely different workflow. Sure it will probably be absolutely alien at first… but so was learning how to use that piece of software in the first place too. Right now you do have the concepts, so replacing one click by a command line tool, or 1 piece of software by 10, is IMHO acceptable. What you will hopefully have in the end if YOUR workflow that is even more adapted compared to what you had first. It will be “weird” and maybe nobody else will get it but for you it will be exactly what you need.

  • utopiah@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•The GPU, not the TPM, is the root of hardware DRM
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    11 days ago

    I think that’s an important distinction here :

    • there can be NO genuinely open devices

    versus

    • open devices can’t be popular

    So when you say “what’s frustrating is that we can’t really vote with our wallets, and any right-to-repair or consumer-is-in-charge movement is going to be limited by intelligence agencies, corporations like John Deere, Apple, and the entire entertainment industry” I disagree.

    We CAN really vote with our wallets precisely by purchasing things like Precursor, MNT, NitroKey, etc while at the same time expecting, sadly, that it won’t become the most popular devices in the market. I believe allowing creators and maintainers of such system, and even distributors like CrowdSupply, to exist even though they are and might always remain niche, is already empowering. So I’d argue both of us already voted with our wallets on this topic and our acquaintances too.

    I’d also be cautious about preemptive pessimism. Sure it’s important to be mindful of worrisome examples like the FlipperZero (which AFAICT is only banned for purchase in Brazil due to lack of Anatel’s certification for wireless, I believe it’s possible to legally bring and use a FlipperZero in the country but I’m not a lawyer) or DRM for streaming (which I thought was a huge deal until I disabled DRM support in my browser and basically nothing changed in my browsing habits) precisely to learn from them. Also FWIW I did gather some ideas on the topic at https://fabien.benetou.fr/Content/SwappingPartsOfTheRestrictionStack so I’d be curious about your opinion on the topic, suggestions welcomed.

  • utopiah@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•The GPU, not the TPM, is the root of hardware DRM
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    11 days ago

    TPM. It’s what protects your phone and servers from attackers. Desktop would also benefit from it a lot.

    Hard disagree here, TPM is only 1 more protection, it’s not what alone does protect your data.

    Also desktop vs phone and servers are very different use cases. You can easily get your phone stolen in a public space. Your server if it hosted in a data center you don’t own might get compromised … but your desktop, it means breaking in or inviting in guests you do not trust. The situations are very different. Encrypting disks on a small device holding sensitive data, e.g. banking, that can easily be taken from you in public makes sense for most people. Doing so on a heavy bulky device that sits in your locked house where is quite another thing.

  • utopiah@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•The GPU, not the TPM, is the root of hardware DRM
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    13 days ago

    Historical context : it’s a 1yo post.

    TPM itself isn’t the problem. TPM itself technically might be a good solution, what the FSF precisely put forward is “out of the user’s control”. They even mention how it’s not about theoretical ideas but how it’s actually used. If Microsoft gets to decide HOW your computers works DESPITE you wanting NOT to behave that way AND it makes Microsoft itself, or its partners, even more entrenched then it’s a serious problem, it means “your” computer is their computer.

    What we have all witnessed is that bit by bit OSes like Windows, but also MacOS and Android, are not simply providing stores or tightly controllers channel (with fees for themselves) but ALSO removing entirely, or making it radically harder, to install software the user actually wants to install (not malware).

    It’s not about TPM, it’s as usual about who control your computer.

  • utopiah@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•What are some of your most useful or favorite terminal commands?
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    28 days ago
    fabien@debian2080ti:~$ history  | sed 's/ ..... //' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n | tail
# with parameters
     13 cd Prototypes/
     14 adb disconnect; cd ~/Downloads/Shows/ ; adb connect videoprojector ;
     14 cd ..
     21 s # alias s='ssh shell -t "screen -raAD"'
     36 node .
     36 ./todo 
     42 vi index.js 
     42 vi todo # which I use as metadata or starting script in ~/Prototypes
     44 ls
    105 lr # alias lr="ls -lrth"
fabien@debian2080ti:~$ history  | sed 's/ ..... //' | sed 's/ .*//' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n | tail
# without parameters
     35 rm
     36 node
     36 ./todo
     39 git
     39 mv
     70 ls
     71 adb
     96 cd
    110 lr
    118 vi