FOSS Selection Record

My guideline for choosing free and open source softwares is functionality and liberty. First, operating system. For desktop, Linux can do daily work perfactly (see 《完全用 Gnu/Linux 工作》1). Distros won’t be too different, except Ubuntu (for its proprietary Snap repo), so avoiding it is a better choice. Packages arn’t 100% open source usually for proper functions, and policies for proprietary packages differ between distros (see Explaining Why We Don’t Endorse Other Systems). ...

May 14, 2026