Hey can you explain this? I was recently looking into libertarian they seem to want a smaller gov. Does it just not at all shake out like that?
Do you mean mdadm? https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/A_guide_to_mdadm If not can I have a link?
Any recommendations? Ideally for SIMs/radios that work on Linux
Is there a nice up to date list of companies like this that have clearly little desire to improve security or are just very anti consumer?
Grapheneos can be used almost identically to stock android. You can install google apps and use them or not. The biggest piece of it is the options.
There is no account associated to GOS. You can login to an existing google account etc, just like any android.
GOS has messages for SMS only. It had a Gallery app for photos and a files app for system files. There aren't many apps it comes with, so getting alternative apps is easy. Mostly via Fdroid (or droidify for a more modern looking app). For a better photos app, I recommend "Aves" For a drive app, a private option would be proton drive. Notes app can be anything you want, but GOS doesn't come with one. If you want to use google notes you can. I wouldn't recommend it, but you can. There are lots on Fdroid to choose from.
As for cloud sync, GOS doesn't do this, but again, you can use any other service you'd normally use to sync. I use Syncthing to sync a folder on my phone to a folder on my PC. That way I can have things like my photos easily on desktop and have backups.
As for app stores, GOS doesn't recommend Aurora because they don't sign the apps the provide, but I use it anyways, as it is the best way to get apps without a google account.
You definitely don't need your own Nextcloud or Homelab. I prefer paying for hardware I own instead of cloud things, but both have good positives.
Also, your questions aren't stupid their great! You're just learning about this stuff that that's amazing. Keep learning.
We don't do the piracy Mr FBI
Hot take: going from biggest to smallest unit is best
Agreed. However, iMessage is better than sms. And I am trying my best to remove sms from my life
More of my stats:
Fennec (privacy badger + unlock origin): 1 in 23301.0
Fennec private tab (privacy badger + unlock origin): 1 in 20712.44
Firefox hardened (arkenfox + privacy badger + unlock origin): 1 in 37281.6
Firefox hardened private tab(arkenfox + privacy badger + unlock origin): 1 in 31069.5
Mullvan browser (dafaults with unlock): 1 in 147.48
Better yet, pi-hole
Thanks for the explanation!