@topher the problem is the #Enshittifiaction and #Enfattening of #Websites and #Applications!

Seriously, I think that #Microsoft should be sued into insolvency for the way they create 100% avoidable #eWaste with #CensorBoot and #Windows11 to the point that if I didn't have my current job, I'd basically collect all the old machines from companies that are stupid enough to use #Windows [and they'll likely give them away for free minus SSDs / HDDs instead of paying €5+ for #recycling], shove some #Linux on [i.e. #RaspberryPiOS, #BunsenLabsLinux or #UbuntuLTS] and sell those off as used electronics for a good profit.

@topher @nekohayo +1 thanks...

I think it's important to #reuse, #repair & #upcycle not only when money is tight, but as a matter of principle.

• Every production is a toll on the planet and ecosystem and thus we should not only choose #RepairableTech but also keep stuff up and running or at least salvage tech...

Again: I started @OS1337 as an exercise in #minimalism as my #P11Z is getting too slow for @bunsenlabs / #BunsenlabsLinux.

• Abeit the current target is a #1440kB version that allows one to #SSH into things and work that way...

@krutonium I can recommend @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux which runs smooth in my #Vaio #P11Z with the shitty #GMA500 in #llvmpipe.

• If that's too straining, consider #TinyCore, which us a #BusyBox-based distro - abeit very minimalist.

Those are the options with a fancy #GUI.

• I aim for #i486 with @OS1337 (if #Linux didn't cancel #i386 and #toxbox never bothered with it, I'd aim dir that!) but as of now that isn't useable.

@SweetAIBelle Needless to say I'm convinced I can just boot @OS1337 from either a #USB-#Floppy(-#Emulator via USB Adaptor) or regular #flashdrive using #Ventoy, as #ISOLINUX distro...

• I've been using that for a while to do #multiboot - #flashdrives to replace #YUMI and not rely on the expensive #IODD hard drive / SSD cases...

I'll test it out today...

Luckily I have some "bare metal" to test against:

• Sony Vaio P11Z (Atom Z520 / i586 & sse3_atom)
• hp t530 (AMD GX-212 / i686, amd64 & sse4.1 )
• Zotac IONITX A-E (Atom 330 / i586, amd64 & sse3_atom)

Sadly I don't have much more "lower end" or "legacy" systems as a significant collection of mine got stolen from storage years ago and I don't have the money flying around to build @rasteri 's #Wee86 / #WeeCee... I was thinking about getting one of those Dell Wyse 3040 which AFAIK come with a #cursed #32bit #UEFI...

Sadly "Potato-level" #Netbooks running #VIA #C7 chips are nowadays rare and absurdly expensive and targeting those would be good as they already get too slow for mainstream 32bit distros like #BunsenLabsLinux so repurposing those as #OS1337 testing machines and target hardware may be a good option...
Tho just clocking down a #ThinClient with VIA Edenwould be sufficient to test out.

One of the machines that stolen from me was a Futro S300 with a #Transmeta CPU that I originally intended to use as #Windows95 box...

• Like with #Android - #ROMs I've to likely do custom .config files to target such hardware and stay within the 1440kB size Limit for or the "CORE Edition"...

@BestGirlGrace I just have a #hp #t620 #ThinClient with @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux and @tails_live / #Tails ISOs on it's SSD, using #ventoy to simplify that whole thing even more...

• Works like a charm, is #fanless and barely sips power...

@LambdaCalculus @cryptoparty
OFC @vkc did have more than a valid point why she'd not trust @ubuntu and those are all valid...

The good part is that #Linux isn't dependent on the interests of one big Corporation, redardless if #RedHat, #SUSE, #Canonical, #Microsoft, #Google or god forbid #Oracle...

• Also maybe one's in need of something more educative that runs on on an older machine? @Raspberry_Pi #RaspberryPiOS runs great on #i586 and up.

• Or want something slim enough to run on a #ThinClient? Try @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux and/or #PorteusKiosk...

There are mamy options and that is a good thing!

@PurpleJillybeans in fact, most good #Desktop #Linux #distro ranging from @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS, @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux and even @raspberrypi@raspberrypi.social / #RaspberryPiOS come with most #tools the average "#TechIlliterate" wants like @mozilla #Firefox, @thunderbird / #Thubderbird and @libreoffice / #LibreOffice out of the box and ready to go.

@kuba @venthewolf I disagree to some degree, as my recommendation to #UbuntuLTS is based off:

• 3rd Party #Support
• 1stP arty Support Options, including commercial and compliance help
• A beginner-friendly #community
• Excellent #documentation.

Shure, if one's just #gaming, then @system76 's #pop_os may be a better solution...

• And for #legacy hardware @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux may be a better fit.

• For #learning, #RaspberryPiOS for #i486 ( yes, @raspberryPI@raspberrypi.social released that!) is potentially more suitable if one doesn't need #CanonicalLandscape and other #UbuntuPro features.

• And if you consider #ITsec, #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec seriously, then there's no excuse not to have @tails_live / #Tails ready...

@sassdawe @buherator @gavi @anselmschueler or you could just use an #OS that is maintained by people who actually give a shit...

You don't need to use i.e. @tails_live / #Tails and certainy I'd disrecommend @kalilinux / #KaliLinux for regular, everyday users in favour of @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS, @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux, or even #RaspberriPiOS for #32bit #ix86...

Just give it a try and see for yourself...

@xgranade Or you could just use some #simple, #airgapped #Linux machine like getting a cheap old #ThinkPad and put @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux or @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS on.

In fact, I do have an old #VaioP #P11Z with #BunsenLabs on and that's a cute little writing machine...

Tho I'm working on @OS1337 and once that's done this should provide users with #DistractionFreeComputing & #DistractionFreeWriting in 80x25 characters...

Shameless self-promotion aside: Yes, I do have a typewriter too...

@Fingel @k @mos_8502 Even then there's no reason a single application takes up more memory tha @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux and that's a full-blown #Desktop #Linux...

So either #Rust doesn't properly manage it's #dependencies or it's #bloated af by design...

@nixCraft Yeah...

Jist put on some @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS amd hve a good Desktoo for 5-10+ years amd even lowest-end machines can be repurposed with @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux or if you want something to just surf on, consider #PorteusKiosk.

Either way, I think #Microsoft should be forced to pay for those >240M PCs they decided to obsolete for no good reason and that this should be accounted for in their #CarbonFootprint as a #Corporation!
https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/111628343283879250

@LateNightLinux OFC you were - just like @heiseonline @ct_Magazin were when they bought some #Fujitsu #Futro Thin client with a Celeron J4105 in it, to the point that these are nowadays completely jacked up in pricing on #eBay.de ...

Personally, I use some #hp #t620's as #MiniServer and they run flawlessly with @ubuntu / #Ubuntu 22.04 LTS #Server...

OFC they can also run @Raspberry_Pi #RaspberryPiOS, @bunsenlabs #BunsenLabsLinux and even @tails_live #Tails just fine...