Can I avoid javascript on the forum?

  1. That’s why we only had mailing lists for many years. The forum is just an extra venue on top of those. If you don’t want to use it, you don’t have to.

  2. As deeplow pointed out, you can also just use mailing list mode with this forum. Then you never have to use JS (or even a web browser). There are frequent posters here who interact with the forum purely via email.

  3. As deeplow pointed out, if there were a better forum option, we would consider using it, but there doesn’t seem to be. So, the choice is between having this forum, having a worse one, or not having one at all. If you wish there weren’t one at all, probably best just not to use it and pretend it doesn’t exist.

  4. It’s a common misconception that Qubes OS is “privacy-centered” in the sense that privacy is the main value it aims to maximize. Rather, the main value it aims to maximize is security. Privacy and security are often complementary, but sometimes they come apart (and, in a some cases, are even opposed). We also care a lot about privacy, but our primary focus is security. Read more:

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