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		felixgallo on Feb 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Nitter officially declared "over" today – ... Linux user accounts are local to the system, not centralized in a cloud service. There is no corporation tracking or monetizing your uid or gid.

charcircuit on Feb 18, 2024 [–]

That's beside the point. Linux has a login wall before you are able to do anything. You must have an account in order to use it.

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