#gpl

That's why I like watching the scrolling details of my system updating in the background; a digital aquarium showing me the internals of my system.

It has nothing to do with feeling like a hacker to me, and troubleshooting my personal system isn't really fun without an upgrade budget.

All the <app> vs. <app>-ng vs. <app>-next vs. <pun-on-app> debates are like different finches to me. I may have a favorite, but I sometimes can't tell them apart at a glance and with forks and builds the issues with taxonomy feel similar to trying to define species.

Stallman

Ne tražim da me voliš kao što voliš druge,

jer ja nisam kao drugi. U meni su oluje, ne prestaju, i ne znam kako da ih utišam.

Ali molim te slušaj me

Kad vičem, ja ne mrzim tebe,

mrzim zidove u kojima sam zarobljena.

Kad se povučem, ne bježim od tebe,

već od sopstvenog odraza u tvojim očima.

Ne tražim opravdanje za ono što radim,

samo želim da znaš kako boli kad ne mogu da obuzdam, ni reči, ni ruke ni suze.

Kad se lomim iznutra i sve što osećam izbija napolje, kao požar.

Ja te volim, više nego što mogu da podnesem, a to me plaši.

Plaši me tvoj mir, jer u njemu vidim svoj haos.

Plaši me tvoje ćutanje, jer se moj svijet uruši u praznini.

Razumej, ja ne želim da povredim.

Samo ne znam kako da objasnim ono

što ni sebi ne mogu da objasnim.

Ne tražim savršenstvo, samo da ostaneš dok učim

kako da se držim čvrsto bez lomljenja.

Ako odeš, razumeću. Ako ostaneš, bojim se.

Ali znaj, iza svake moje greške stoji ljubav toliko snažna

da me čini opasnom i krhkom u isto vreme.

Molim te, ne odustaj od mene,

Best girl

My first post to this account was detailing what all I hoped to achieve but it was written as, well, a post and that can be hard to quickly tell what the contents are, for many people.

So, for anyone who may have questions, I hope, with Swanye, to create social media which

will never have ad.s

will always be available as a free option, never requiring that you pay for it

will absolutely never collect and sell your data; you will never be the product

will prioritize disability accessibility

is always open-source

requires any who use the source code to make accessible their version as open-source and viewable by anyone

will have tools that allow any instance of the software that you run to administrate and set the rules for your community

will never use an algorithm to modify the order of posts on your dash or try to shoehorn in people you don’t follow into your dash

things like recommendations of people to follow based on hashtags or likes will have an option to turn off or opt-out

any algorithms for such things will be transparent and readable since the project is open-source

namely, attempts to put control of your online presence and your data back into better control of you

I may edit this if I think I’ve forgotten any; but these are definitely the reasons I started making this (and felt there was a need to make it).

There’s absolutely no reason everything you interact with online should be a product with decisions about what happens with your interacts left up to others; the internet – and social media – was supposed to be a way for people to better be able to make connections with other people about the things they love or are passionate about and it was what excited me about the Internet, originally.

I want some of that back; and I think that federated, open-source software can do that.

I always assume that people will just inquire, if curious about something, and that, if I was unclear or confusing in my first post of this account (or this post, right here), people would just inquire about Swanye.

But that can be daunting, especially if you don’t quite understand what the thing is, to begin with.

So, hopefully, this drills right to the heart of what I think Swanye can do; and, if any of that sounds interesting to you, absolutely feel free to ask about it.

Part of this account is not only to detail the features that’re being developed but to answer any questions or possible hopes for an improved Tumblr anyone might have.

Eee, thank you so much, Anon! Gilead is indeed reference to Gilead's Prized Lamb, which was a commission from a lovely user who wanted more Superior Iron Man 🥰

I think I'm starting to become known for SIM content 😅 But I love it!