While I would normally give the /e/OS founder the benefit of the doubt, it looks like the AI nonsense has pushed him off deep end.
Over on Mastodon, Duval announced the release of a new version of ElixirOffice.
https://mastodon.social/@gael/117530501841058734
The project is 100% vibecoded with no human contributions. Just human supervision.
https://techhub.social/@daks/117554870613898127
I almost wrote that things “spiraled” but that is a loaded word. Duval defended himself.
https://mastodon.social/@gael/117558336561536469
Made a comment about “idiots”:
https://mastodon.social/@gael/117565645599355671
(I guess idiots is people that don’t like AI)
And told another user to “Go Fuck Themself”:
https://mastodon.social/@gael/117565649289007656
Briefly, I considered a hacked account. But…
AI is the most powerful technology ever available for humanity and I wish the good people embrace it too. Not only the bad.
https://mastodon.social/@gael/117574052628223076
In his own words, he is living in a different world:
In the end, the real tools were the “AI” boosters and simps we made a long the way…
ffs. First proton, now this. Were running out of options.
Dude is in deep. I’m so glad I don’t have /e/OS installed.
Well, I was already thinking about switching from /e/ to lineage, so I guess now I have a very good reason to get it done…
Lineage OS accepts AI contributions, too. See their AI contribution policy.
Alternatively, Nura (previously postmarketOS) does ban AI contributions
Well the thing is with Nura, it really doesn’t have any good software support unless you plan on using everything in a browser. It also doesn’t support Verizon and other carriers with IMEI whitelisting. Unfortunately it still has a long way to go until it’ll be an actually good and functional mobile operating system.
Now I’m afraid of getting a phone with e/OS
Sigh… I only switched to e/os/ this year since Google was starting to lock me out of certain apps (I sideloaded basically everything since hell no I’m not using the google play store if I can avoid it). I missed that android encrypts your SD card unless you back it up to pc with a usb cable and lost all my files. I am very hesitant to switch again, but it certainly looks like I unfortunately am going to be forced to in the very near future.
I really want to get off mr. Bones wild ride… :(
Glad my old Motorola with /e/OS is powered off in the drawer
The Mailings tab is back: write a letter, load a CSV list, preview each recipient and export DOCX or PDF (merged or one per recipient), offline. (It shipped in 0.5 but didn’t appear)
It… “shipped but didn’t appear”. Great.
later he says:
Interesting experience with the anti-AI zealots today. Do they really think there can still be a world without AI? 🤔
Their proposal: either you are using AI and therefore you are a fascist. Or you never use AI, never ever.
My proposal: let’s make AI better.https://mastodon.social/@gael/117577271270407804
Clearly he wasn’t taking any criticism seriously.
I am glad that i read your whole reply well written post, because first I was lie… what’s the problem this time…?
But sad to read that somebody is so much out of touch, that he could be a politician





