This year we made good progress. You know, Linux gaming becoming better, Reddit fucking up, Metaverse failing etc. But on the other hand Big Tech has or are planning to make some moves. Such as, Google’s Web Enviroment Integrity API (EDIT: they backed off), UK’s encryption bill, etc.
So what do you think of the future? I’m currently optimistic. I think the best recent event was Reddit fucking up. Obviously one of the biggest information sources going down that path isn’t something to celebrate. But it was bound to happen. I believe decentralized social networks becoming more popular is what Aaron Swartz would have wanted if he saw how Reddit was being managed.
Most of the phone OSs are FOSS, the complaint there is the blobs for the drivers, which is nearly impossible to get around.
The blobs are a similar issue on traditional computers as well. This is something we are far from resolving until OpenISA like RISC-V become practically usable and purchasable for commoners.