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+**I first encountered FCM in podcast form, via a link on distrowatch.com. Since the podcast really provides only headlines, that got me into reading the magazine itself. It is so refreshing to read a publication that is not trying to sell me something. I rarely find any article that I cannot read with interest, even if it doesn't have any particular applicability to the way I use FLOSS.
-Google and Manifest 3 and ad-blocking
+Articles are always pitched just right - from my standpoint at least. I'm a reasonably experienced Linux user, but in no way an expert. They don't assume a huge level of background knowledge, but equally don't treat the reader as a complete novice. That's a clever balance to get right but FCM achieves it.
-If you are a Chrome user, you will obviously know that Google does not want you to use ad-blocking. Chrome now disables uBlock as unsupported, or rather “no longer supported”. If you are a person who prefers not to have adverts vomit all over your screen, read on.
+I never realised FCM had been around for so long. I hope it can keep going another 18 years or more. There is really nothing else like it around.
-I’m on metered internet, as my only other option is the FTTH provider, that is the only one in the area and they know it, so the service sucks like an Electrolux. I waited 31 days for them to do an install; when I finally lost it and cancelled the service request. So I understand how precious bandwidth can be for some of you. (When I had unlimited internet, I did not care, but I did sympathize). I do not want to waste bandwidth on adverts. I also do not want to share my screen with adverts, so a logical avenue for me is a pi-hole. However, a pi-hole needs updating, etc, offsetting the bandwidth I would save from not loading adverts. I suppose if I were to update once every three months... Let’s not go there.
+I also hope Moss Bliss remains the podcast host for a good while to come. He has just the right balance of confidence and authority to make you want to read the magazine.
-Obviously, I say ‘obviously, as Google only has selling your data in mind, so Google would switch to manifest 3, for “security” purposes. If you realise that Google’s business model is your business, then the black-and-white starts to grey... Ad-blockers like the fantastic uBlock Origin (the one from Raymond Gorhill, not the fake one that harvests your data, on the Chrome web store), update their “blacklists” constantly, and this is what Chrome is attacking with Manifest 3. You see, if they take control of the way the extensions update - thus up to date blacklisting cannot happen – then they push adverts to your browser that you cannot stop. Now I am aware of uBO lite, a Manifest 3 complaint extension, but it is gimped.
+With congratulations and best wishes.
-Link: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ)
+Beeza**
-“uBO Lite (uBOL) is a pared-down version of uBO with a best effort at converting filter lists used by uBO into a Manifest v3-compliant approach, with a focus on reliability and efficiency as has been the case with uBO since first published in June 2014.
+J'ai découvert FCM pour la première fois sous forme de podcast, via un lien sur distrowatch.com. Comme le podcast ne propose que des titres, cela m'a donné envie de lire le magazine lui-même. C'est tellement rafraîchissant de lire une publication qui ne cherche pas à me vendre quoi que ce soit. Je trouve rarement un article que je ne puisse lire avec intérêt, même s'il ne s'applique pas particulièrement à mon utilisation des logiciels libres et Open Source.
-However the focus on reliability and efficiency in a Manifest v3 environment meant having to sacrifice many features beyond those not possible within a Manifest v3 framework.“
+Les articles sont toujours bien présentés, du moins de mon point de vue. Je suis un utilisateur de Linux assez expérimenté, mais en aucun cas un expert. Ils ne supposent pas un niveau de connaissances approfondies, mais ne traitent pas non plus le lecteur comme un novice complet. C'est un équilibre judicieux à trouver, mais le FCM y parvient.
-And it cannot be used in conjunction with other blockers as per the developer himself: https://x.com/gorhill/status/1033706103782170625
+Je n'avais jamais imaginé que le FCM existait depuis si longtemps. J'espère qu'il perdurera encore 18 ans ou plus. Il n'existe vraiment rien de comparable.
-You can also read Privacy guide’s take on uBO Lite: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/browser-extensions/#ublock-origin
+J'espère aussi que Moss Bliss restera l'animateur du podcast pendant un bon bout de temps. Il a le juste équilibre entre assurance et autorité pour vous donner envie de lire le magazine. Félicitations et meilleurs vœux.
-So, if you are a Chrome user, what do you do?
+Beeza
-uBlock Origin has become part of my life; I add things like Pinterest and Amazon and Google iframes, to it immediately, before my browser even hits the internet, thus it scares me, because this could happen to other browsers as well.
-Well, you’d say, my next avenue of attack should be the browser, and you are right! One could opt for Brave browser and minimise the adverts. However, normies don’t know or like Brave. This is always our problem – the normies. You will get retorts such as, “oh I don’t care if they mine my data”, “Just use Chrome”, and “I don’t know how to use X or Y”. You know, the type that goes on three-month diets and then end up bigger than they were a month later. So it’s not that easy. They do not want to leave their comfort zones and there are no pills for stupidity or ignorance. You might be a Chrome fanboy too, so how do we work around it? I’m not mentioning Opera here, as their ad-blocking is selective, opting to let adverts through that they approve of, again, telling you what you can and cannot consume, and I, for one, am tired of this $#1t where everyone wants to control and censor you. Hell, I hardly ever even use Google’s search engine any more as they remove too many results.
-Another way may be an ad-blocking VPN. These things do cost money and now you are paying, just to *not be harassed. I don’t think this is reasonable. Though they work, up to a certain point, I’d prefer a local solution to the gangster problem and prefer *not being extorted. (If they were dirt cheap, it would be great, but they are not.) It reminds me of a joke, when people walked, robbers would wait on the road, when people got horses and carriages, robbers became highwaymen, when people got cars, robbers opened service centres... and it feels like that is what is happening here.
+**I honestly don't remember when I found Full Circle Magazine. I had just started with Ubuntu, probably 8.04 or 8.10. It was before Unity; I remember that. When Ubuntu first went to Unity I was mad. I didn't like it at all. As is always the way of things, I got used to it and could do what I needed. By then I had several Ubuntu-only machines, not even trying to dual boot Windows anymore. And then they went back to Gnome, and I hated that even more. It seemed like several steps back to me.
-I looked into ad-blocking DNS, which connects DNS over HTTPS to a secure provider. My previous ISP offered this service, it sort-of worked, but you still needed things like uBlock Origin tossed into the mix; however, my current one does not offer that service and from what I understand, this is not the norm. I tried some of the ‘open’ ones offered on the internet, but I found the reliability to be lacking. I don’t know if this is a network thing, or some fault of DoH, or a bandwidth thing, where the secure DNS server just could not handle all the traffic it was getting, but my experience with these was very poor. I tried some on every continent, and the results were below average on connection alone. This means that you cannot have this for a business, as a sketchy connection is a deal breaker and there are always solutions within firewalls for businesses or a pi-hole in a pinch.
+FCM usually had an article or two every month about Mint, so I tried that for a little while. FCM recommended Mint highly as an option when Ubuntu started doing flatpak apps. I understand using sandboxed apps when you are beta testing or using something that is not really designed to work in Linux. But most of my programs are made for Linux and Mint; they run faster natively than if sandboxed. So I went to Mint completely and never looked back.
-[My friend and I were looking into turning this (a family friendly, ad-blocking, DNS provider) into a business, as it is a real problem. Our only issue was that we would need capacity and bandwidth, meaning we would need about a thousand customers at a dollar/pound/euro each per month, just to survive, maybe more, and usually you would need about three month’s worth of capital to float you. Then we would need hardware and salaries, which would mean you needed ten times that amount of customers and why would customers pay for something they get for free?]
+I have 5 different machines that are Mint-only operating systems. The only Windows machine I have is used at work because one of the building management systems runs in only Internet Explorer, which is not even available anymore. I have to use Edge of all things, and tell it to open the site in an Internet Explorer page. One of my machines I use for everything else at work, since it is all web based. Another is used for GRAMPS and genealogy. A great open-source program if you are into genealogy. Another I use just for my bible study work and biblical Greek study. The other 2 are just general backups that I keep updated in case one dies.**
-My current solution is going back to my old haunts, where I add my own blacklists to my hosts file. While this is a good solution, my computer has to reference those thousands of lines in my hosts file, creating quite a bit of overhead. This results in a delay when browsing, and on older machines it becomes really noticeable. That in conjunction with uBlock Origin as well as Tampermonkey scripts to put my browser into reader mode, for certain websites, etc. You can see how it becomes a lot of work, and why I do not like reloading.
+Honnêtement, je ne me souviens plus quand j'ai découvert Full Circle Magazine. Je venais de commencer avec Ubuntu, probablement en 8.04 ou 8.10. C'était avant Unity ; je m'en souviens. Quand Ubuntu est passé à Unity, j'étais furieux. Je n'aimais pas du tout ça. Comme toujours, je m'y suis habitué et j'ai pu faire ce que je voulais. À ce moment-là, j'avais plusieurs machines exclusivement avec Ubuntu, sans même essayer de faire un double démarrage de Windows. Puis ils sont revenus à Gnome, et j'ai détesté ça encore plus. J'avais l'impression de faire un pas en arrière.
-The solution, I think, as it stands now, is to use a combination of things, say, Steven Black’s adlist, or any other, but one only, not all of them, in your hosts file, then, a reskin of Brave to make it mimic Chrome exactly, to fool normies and maybe a Pi-hole with updates and update checking turned off...(We can add multiple blacklists on there)
+Le FCM publiait généralement un ou deux articles par mois sur Mint, alors j'ai essayé pendant un moment. Le FCM a fortement recommandé Mint comme option quand Ubuntu a commencé à développer des applications flatpak. Je comprends l'utilisation d'applications sandbox pour les tests bêta ou pour quelque chose qui n'est pas vraiment conçu pour fonctionner sous Linux. Mais la plupart de mes programmes sont conçus pour Linux et Mint ; ils s'exécutent plus rapidement en natif qu'en sandbox. J'ai donc opté pour Mint sans hésiter.
-As Linux users we are used to choice, I do not use Chrome at all, I do have Brave and Vivaldi and Opera though. My main browser is currently Floorp after the Librewolf key fiasco and I’m happy to report uBlock Origin still works well there. I can load adblock lists from different sections of the world and in conjunction with my large hosts file, then experience a reasonable ad-free internet.
+J'ai cinq machines différentes fonctionnant exclusivement sous Mint. Mon seul ordinateur Windows est utilisé au travail, car l'un des systèmes de gestion du bâtiment fonctionne uniquement sous Internet Explorer, qui n'est même plus disponible. Je dois utiliser Edge et lui demander d'ouvrir le site dans une page Internet Explorer. L'une de mes machines est utilisée pour tout le reste au travail, car tout est basé sur le Web. Une autre est utilisée pour GRAMPS et la généalogie. C'est un excellent programme Open Source si vous vous intéressez à la généalogie. Une autre me sert uniquement pour mes études bibliques et mon étude du grec biblique. Les deux autres ne sont que des sauvegardes générales que je garde à jour au cas où l'une d'elles tomberait en panne.
-I like other browsers, like say, Basilisk or Pale moon or whatever; the reason I do not use them is because they do not have uBlock Origin and Sponsorblock and the like... and this would also be a deal breaker for me when it comes to Chrome. If the breaking adblock madness washes over to Vivaldi, that would need to go too, I’m afraid, as I’m not willing to compromise on adverts. (I have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to adverts.)
-Opening a browser on someone else’s computer these days is like visiting a dirty toilet for me, so I understand the frustrations of Chrome users and the uproar (or if you ever used someone else’s old XP PC, where you could not even see the desktop through all the icons, or internet explorer with so many automatically added toolbars, you only had half a screen to work with, hehehehe).
+**FCM has always kept me current on Linux news in particular, and on operating systems in general. The news articles are usually interesting, even if I don't use that particular program. It is still nice to know in case I decide to use them at some point in time. The how-to articles are great, although some get a little too deep for my limited ability or need. I do like to read the review articles about operating systems or programs. They are very informative about what they can do and I usually wait to update until I can read an article and decide whether it is worth the trouble of updating. I am not into gaming, but those articles seem to be helpful if someone is a gamer.
-If you don’t like what Chrome is doing, vote with your wallets! (Google is so cock-sure that they cannot lose market share, they can do whatever they want). Uninstall it, simple as that. Then ask your IT guy to make FireFox or Brave look like Chrome – if you miss it so much. I have never understood the “loyalty” to Chrome, but I suspect it has to do with it being so many orders of magnitude better than internet explorer when it launched.
+I usually read FCM cover to cover, even the ads. The Daily Waddle is always funny and worth the magazine by itself! I hope that FCM sticks around for a long time for people like me. I know that some people would rather just YouTube a how-to article, or do a web search on something. FCM seems to me to be a good go-to source for reliable information and help. I usually read the magazine as soon as I download it. I like the pdf option because I think it will always be available across all platforms. I have seen epub readers come and go, and what works in one doesn't work in another one. Just me, I know.
-(I fiddle with everything so I don’t even recall what default Brave looked like... XD).
+Thanks Ronnie [and the writers], for a great magazine!
+Roy A. Milner**
+Le FCM m'a toujours tenu au courant de l'actualité Linux en particulier, et des systèmes d'exploitation en général. Les articles sont généralement intéressants, même si je n'utilise pas le programme en question. C'est toujours utile de les connaître au cas où je déciderais de les utiliser. Les tutoriels sont excellents, même si certains sont un peu trop approfondis pour mes compétences ou mes besoins limités. J'aime lire les articles de test sur les systèmes d'exploitation ou les programmes. Ils sont très instructifs sur leurs fonctionnalités et, avant de mettre à jour, j'attends généralement de pouvoir lire un article pour décider si cela en vaut la peine. Je ne suis pas un passionné de jeux vidéo, mais ces articles semblent utiles pour les joueurs.
+Je lis généralement le FCM du début à la fin, même les publicités. Le Daily Waddle est toujours amusant et vaut à lui seul le magazine ! J'espère que le FCM restera longtemps disponible pour les gens comme moi. Je sais que certains préfèrent simplement regarder un tutoriel sur YouTube ou faire une recherche sur le Web. Le FCM me semble être une bonne source d'informations et d'aide fiables. En général, je lis le magazine dès que je le télécharge. J'apprécie l'option PDF, car je pense qu'elle sera toujours disponible sur toutes les plateformes. J'ai vu les lecteurs ePub apparaître et disparaître, et ce qui fonctionne sur l'un ne fonctionne pas sur l'autre. C'est mon cas, je sais.
+Merci Ronnie [et les auteurs] pour ce super magazine !
+Roy A. Milner
+**I don't remember how I came across FCM, but it was almost certainly a recommendation on Ubuntu Forums (which have recently moved to Ubuntu Discourse [1]).
+When I saw your post on r/linux [2] back in 2013, I added a comment in support of FCM. I, and a number of others, were all downvoted as shills — because we had nice things to say! How utterly ridiculous.
+I have occasionally contributed to FCM.I still read FCM every release, and continue to be grateful for the hard work that you put in.
+Paddy Landau
+[1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/
+[2] https://redd.it/1nb02n**
+Je ne me souviens plus comment j'ai découvert le FCM, mais c'était très certainement une recommandation sur les forums Ubuntu (qui ont récemment migré vers Ubuntu Discourse [1]).
+Lorsque j'ai vu votre message sur r/linux [2] en 2013, j'ai ajouté un commentaire en faveur du FCM. Moi et plusieurs autres avons tous été critiqués comme des complices, parce que nous avions des choses gentilles à dire ! C'est complètement ridicule.
+J'ai contribué occasionnellement au FCM. Je continue de lire le FCM à chaque nouvelle version et je vous suis toujours reconnaissant pour le travail acharné que vous y avez consacré.
+Paddy Landau
+[1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/
+[2] https://redd.it/1nb02n
+**How I first found Full Circle Magazine? I was working then and was experimenting with Ubuntu on my work machine. I wanted more information on Ubuntu and, in my searches, saw that Full Circle Magazine was about to make an appearance. Since then, I have downloaded every issue.
+What do I like/dislike about FCM? It was changed from portrait to landscape. That was a good decision. I like the articles on LaTeX. I use LaTeX as much as possible. As a hardware guy, I like the technical articles that have appeared. I skim the other articles looking for gems. My only dislike is the games articles. I don't play them because I just can't be bothered.
+Victor Moisey**
+Comment j'ai découvert le Full Circle Magazine ? Je travaillais alors et j'expérimentais Ubuntu sur mon ordinateur. Je voulais plus d'informations sur Ubuntu et, au fil de mes recherches, j'ai vu que le Full Circle Magazine allait bientôt paraître. Depuis, j'ai téléchargé tous les numéros.
+Qu'est-ce que j'aime/n'aime pas dans le FCM ? Il est passé du format portrait au format paysage. C'était une bonne décision. J'aime les articles sur LaTeX. J'utilise LaTeX autant que possible. En tant que passionné de matériel informatique, j'apprécie les articles techniques qui ont paru. Je parcours les autres articles à la recherche de pépites. Mon seul bémol, ce sont les articles sur les jeux. Je n'y joue pas, car je n'en ai vraiment pas envie.
+Victor Moisey
+**My transition from Windows to Linux many years ago led me to FCM. It's the ideal means to stay abreast with the Linux world.
+Glenn - Melbourne**
+Mon passage de Windows à Linux il y a de nombreuses années m'a conduit au FCM. C'est le moyen idéal pour rester à la pointe de l'univers Linux.
+Glenn - Melbourne
+**I have been involved with computers within my personal and professional life as a commercial photographer since the late 1980's and most of my experience has been with Microsoft Windows, Apple MacIntosh/iPad, Commodore Amiga's and Android phones/tablets.
+As a user of these systems, they allow me to be more creative and productive by eliminating manual procedures to do reporting or electronic manipulation to produce a digital product. Due to the digital environment growing it was not as much of a problem to keep up with the learning curve.
+Always intrigued to use digital in some way within my photography career, as it transitioned from film to digital, I embraced all of the changes as they appeared. I wanted to dabble in Linux to see how it compared to all the other operating systems and I was not disappointed when I first used Ubuntu in 2007.
+It was very easy to navigate the interface, it was attractive, had the power of a command line (which I was very much a novice in) and it just worked! **
+Je suis photographe commercial et j'utilise l'informatique dans ma vie personnelle et professionnelle depuis la fin des années 1980. J'ai principalement travaillé sur Microsoft Windows, Apple MacIntosh/iPad, Commodore Amiga et les téléphones/tablettes Android.
+Utilisant ces systèmes, je gagne en créativité et en productivité en éliminant les procédures manuelles de reportage ou les manipulations électroniques pour produire un produit numérique. Avec l'essor du numérique, suivre le rythme d'apprentissage n'a pas été aussi difficile.
+Toujours intéressé par l'utilisation du numérique dans ma carrière de photographe, lors de la transition de l'argentique au numérique, j'ai accueilli tous les changements au fur et à mesure. Je voulais m'essayer à Linux pour comparer ses performances aux autres systèmes d'exploitation et je n'ai pas été déçu lors de ma première utilisation d'Ubuntu en 2007.
+L'interface était très simple à utiliser, attrayante, puissante comme une ligne de commande (j'étais novice en la matière) et tout fonctionnait parfaitement !
+**My introduction to FCM was in my desire to find a resource to help me understand the underpinnings of the OS, its changes as it developed, its many iterations, and it was nice to know their were so many people out there like me who appreciated a knowledgeable resource like FCM to help them in their journey.
+I admit I am not a command line geek, my personal use for the system is to learn an alternate operating system for mostly pleasure and see how well it adapts its software and compare it to Windows versions, which I use mostly nowadays.
+I have 4 computers running Windows 11, and 2 running Linux Mnt 22. I have published two articles over the 18 years to contribute, but mostly I have read the monthly magazine to educate myself on the changes.
+Good luck to your magazine as it has been a valuable resource over the years.
+Brian Hartnell
+Marinette, Wisconsin**
+J'ai découvert le FCM en cherchant une ressource pour comprendre les fondements du système d'exploitation, ses évolutions au fil de son développement et ses nombreuses itérations. J'ai été ravi de savoir que tant de personnes, comme moi, appréciaient une ressource aussi compétente que le FCM pour les accompagner dans leur parcours.
+J'avoue ne pas être un geek de la ligne de commande. Personnellement, j'utilise ce système pour découvrir un système d'exploitation alternatif, principalement pour le plaisir, voir comment il adapte ses logiciels et le comparer aux versions de Windows que j'utilise principalement aujourd'hui.
+Je possède quatre ordinateurs sous Windows 11 et deux sous Linux Mint 22. J'ai publié deux articles en 18 ans pour contribuer, mais je lis surtout le magazine mensuel pour me renseigner sur les changements.
+Bonne continuation pour votre magazine, il a été une ressource précieuse au fil des ans.
+Brian Hartnell
+Marinette, Wisconsin