I'm out of the loop, how does the EU have access to Windows source code?

I think even Russia had it at some point. Microsoft is ready to allow it, if it is needed to convince state structures using Windows.

Yes, but I start with the browser. What are the Notepad++ alternatives on Linux and MacOS, for those times when I have to use them?

I love a feature of notepad++ where when you have documents open and exit, it won't bother you with a save dialog and when you open it again the previous state will be there. I found that mousepad on linux can do this.

For something functionality close I would look at Kate.

I love and hate it at the same time, just like my browser tabs hoarding, it means I currently have 218 open documents on Notepad++ (and 96 browser tabs). I might not even need them anymore, but it's always "I'll look at them... later".

For the browser you can use something like Session Buddy. Save the session and move on secure in the knowledge that the tabs are there IF you need them.

https://sessionbuddy.com/

Thanks, I use https://www.visibotech.com/search/label/FreshStart but Session Buddy looks more polished.

or notepadqq

Geany. Both npp and geany use the same editor component.

These kind of editors are typically already installed. Pluma, Kate, Emacs, Vi... If anything there is still nano.

And of course “Ed is the standard text editor.”

> https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.en.html

At least in past I gave up and just used N++ with Wine. It didn't fit the rest of system at all, but was more usable for editing simple text files than DE defaults of GEdit and Kate.

Sublime Text. I think it's better than Notepad++ and is available for all computer platforms, not just Windows.

I don’t think licensed software is a valid alternative to freeware.

VSCode in UI land, nano/vim in terminal.

A lite (without node) version of Zed could be it.

BBEdit (free version of course).

Sublime maybe?

vim :)

Visual novels usually present an autoplay feature[1] which stops at choices, or just skips text you haven't met yet. The genre is famous for its multiple endings, even in the dozens, so a game can branch a lot and players re-play a game many times, so the autoplay feature is appreciated. You can also set the text speed in many games, and there's a play log called history[2] if you missed something.

[1] https://vndev.wiki/Autoplay [2] https://vndev.wiki/History

I actually confused them many times, when I started researching Android alternatives and Linux phones. Now I learnt :)

>charged with blasphemy for insulting religious figures

Isn't that the exact definition of "blasphemy"[1]?

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blasphemy

Indeed it is. And when you hear that someone has been charged with blasphemy do you think of a modern society or a medieval hellscape?