No AMD is fine. You pretty much never need to install anything to get full performance from it, not sure what OP is up to maybe ROCm which is like, AI-related stuff. Not something most people need.

First question is - are you familiar with Linux command line at all? If not get familiar with it first.

Second you’ll need to own or buy a domain and point it to the server’s IP.

Then install either Ubuntu Server or Debian on the server, setup SSH and run this Ansible project - https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible

If that’s not comprehensible to you, I’d really recommend getting more familiar with Linux command line and servers before I’d recommend starting a Lemmy instance.

There isn’t a Google Voice app. It’s not Android.

You could probably place calls from the browser but not receive them.

I heard of some people setting up IP phone stuff for it, but it doesn’t seem simple.

No. I have a second phone with it just to play with.

It’s functional, but rough. App support is lacking, VoLTE doesn’t work still which means on countries like the US which shutdown 2/3G you cannot make or receive calls. The UI is clunky and dated.

I think a lot of these issues would go away pretty quick if it got a lot of attention. But then it’s unlikely to get much attention without that stuff. Vicious cycle. It’s a good base to build on.

You can buy no OS. Or even no included drive. You’ll save on having to pay the Windows license.

Donate to devs. Donate to your instance. Post. Comment. Be active.

That’s cool.

It would still be even cooler if the app makers just packaged them for distros. Or even just Flatpak.

But that’s a cool project I’ll keep it in mind for my next go with an immutable distro

That’s cool and all but it would be even cooler if you could just install and keep it updated through your package manager

Hope that I don’t start the early spread of New World diseases to indigenous Americans

And I’d be dead by the end of the week

On one hand cool, on the other hands troops not cool

Yeah but it’s way easier and less tinkery than what’s described in the OP

Well for some items it’s definitely easy. Laptop for example just say it’s your laptop. No box or receipt you brought it with you. But it has to be like 1. And it’s still illegal.

Yes. But only one or two things at a time. It’s illegal but like you said if you just say you had it when you entered Canada you’ll probably get away with it.

If you come over with 100 laptops in your trunk you will almost certainly be forced to pay import duties on them.

Basically if you’re trying to save some money personally yes it’s possible. Under a certain dollar amount you can usually even do it legally as long as you don’t intend to sell it. But if you’re planning on making a business out of doing this and selling it in the US cheap then you’re gonna get caught

Oh I never let Windows touch my partition table anyhow. That’s a Linux job.

What image do you put for when you install the BTRFS driver in Windows (yes it’s real and it works pretty well actually.)

For extra unholy fuckery try installing Windows on the same partition as Linux, if you can load the driver that early. Edit: https://github.com/maharmstone/quibble it is possible. May God save our souls.

Hopefully not here

I do occasionally turn it on when there’s waves of spam sign ups.

But I know how off putting it is to a new user to have to wait and be approved for some site you’re not even sure you want to join.

It’s pretty open hardware I’m sure it would be very easy to flash it to Fairphone’s OS

What???

What free healthcare? And even if they have that, that doesn’t pay for food, shelter, etc…

You can compile iOS apps other ways… But IIRC to publish them on the app store you’re supposed to use XCode