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submitted 10 months ago by melonhusk@sh.itjust.works to c/foss@lemmy.world

Seriously, I'm talking about the unsung heroes, the daily drivers, the stuff that makes you go 'how did I ever function without this?' For me, it's gotta be Jellyfin. Freed myself from the proprietary shackles and never looked back. But i'm curious, what's your ride-or-die FOSS? Gimme your best, your weirdest, your most indispensable!

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[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago

I'm gonna be that guy and say the Linux kernel.

[-] phanto@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

I wonder if you're the Owen from Canada I know. Hmm.... Tricky question only Owen would know... Thinking Ahh, screw it. OMH? Also, Proxmox. Try anything with almost no consequences for failure, and if it sticks, leave it to run. Loving Proxmox these days.

[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

I mean, there's only like twelve of us in Canada (if you don't count the moose). So it's probably me.

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 10 months ago
[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

I've never attempted matricide, but I do dream of being as attractive as Danny DeVito.

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Good news! He and Rhea Perlman split up a while ago, so there's a chance!

[-] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

VLC. Truly an amazing product.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Gecko-based browsers

[-] confusedwiseman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

Logseq. This is my memory, my work to do, and the easiest way to track it all.

Librewolf - because it is the portal to what's left of the "real" internet.

It's not vi/emacs, because if I can't complete the task with nano, terminal, and Files; then the question becomes should I even be trying to do this?
-- Bonus software Boxes (though not FOSS virtualbox) -- because a VM sandbox of my current distro and others that I want to play with require emulation. Booting off a live USB isn't the same as being able to bounce back and forth between desktop and a sandbox.

[-] Muffi@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago

Godot. Making small games and participating in game jams is the last creative bastion in my life.

[-] mech@feddit.org 1 points 10 months ago

Why are you posting engagement bait on lemmy?
The imaginary internet points here are even more pointless than anywhere else.

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 10 months ago

They're not pointless! You said yourself they're points!

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

and why is it not vi/emacs?

Because I didn't know someone combined the two? That must be confusing AF to use...

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