I joined Lemmy back in 2020 and have been using it as [email protected] until somewhere in 2023 when I switched to lemmy.world. I’m interested in systems/Linux, FOSS, and Selfhosting.

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  • qaz@lemmy.worldMto196@lemmy.worldRule
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    2 days ago

    “and you have to pay for it when I’m in prison.”

    So? The state is liable for all medical expenses? If someone breaks a leg they also have to fix it. And even if you deem mental problem’s differently, other drugs required for a prisoners mental well-being like anti-depressants are also provided.

    “You have to let me play sports against biological girls. You can’t make me play sports against boys - it has to be girls”

    Would you let a trans boy play in a girls team? Seems rather unfair to me.

    Trans women that demand to use the women’s restrooms before they are effectively transitioned.

    And? What’s the problem with that? And even if a ciswoman walks into a men’s bathroom, what’s going to happen? The age old tradition of gendered toilets is not some divine ruling that’s going to make the rivers bleed if broken. Unless of course you’re referring to something else, but you wouldn’t do that right?















  • qaz@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlWorth using distrobox?
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    8 days ago

    It works well when you want to install software that is not compatible with your distro, but it is not a great security measure since it integrates with your host system instead of acting as a sandbox.

    Isolation and sandboxing are not the main aims of the project, on the contrary it aims to tightly integrate the container with the host. The container will have complete access to your home, pen drive, and so on, so do not expect it to be highly sandboxed like a plain docker/podman container or a Flatpak.


  • qaz@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlWorth using distrobox?
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    8 days ago

    This is just incorrect

    …or containers, e.g. Docker/Podman

    Distrobox is a script that manages Docker/Podman containers

    What you are installing can cause damage so IMHO it’s more about keeping things manageable while having your actually important data…

    Programs are installed the container, not on the host system. When you break the container the host system is fine unless using rootful (or Docker) containers.

    …while having your actually important data (not programs, downloaded content, etc but rather things you did yourself, e.g. written documents, sketches, configuration files, prototypes, photos, etc) safe…

    Using Distrobox does NOT keep your own files safe, it actually mounts your home directory and external USB drives inside the containers by default fully exposing your documents to whatever you install inside.

    From the documentation:

    Isolation and sandboxing are not the main aims of the project, on the contrary it aims to tightly integrate the container with the host. The container will have complete access to your home, pen drive, and so on, so do not expect it to be highly sandboxed like a plain docker/podman container or a Flatpak.