Gianmarco Gargiulo

Hello, I’m a 22 year old guy from Naples, Italy. I’m a libre software activist at NaLUG, my local Linux user group, where I make public presentations. I also occasionally work on projects of my own. I like almost anything related to creativity, so I make a lot of videos, photos, vector and raster drawings, sound effects, etc. I like boomer shooter games, electronic music and anime. I don’t like other people very much. My CV is available in english and italian. My name is pronounced /dʒanmarko ɡardʒulo/.

Latest blog articles

2025-08-12 Website redesign for late 2025: Equinox

Exploring the changes in the new website and the design ideas behind it

After months of brainstorming and being discontent with the older design and structure, I decided to completely rebuild my website from the ground up. Here I present you the sixth iteration of my website, with this new bold design that I call Equinox, inspired by late 90’s and early 2000’s vectorheart/Y2K styles, with a bit of early web minimalism. A rebellion against the more padded and utilitarian designs we’re all accustomed to, which accompany the dull, condescending and …

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2024-07-20 The European Union must keep funding free software - Signing the petition

Open letter initially published in French by the Petites Singularités association, translation by OW2. To sign it: please publish it on your web site (French, English or both), then add yourself in this table. The European Union must keep funding free software Since 2020, Next Generation Internet (NGI) programmes, part of European Commission’s Horizon programme, fund free software in Europe using a cascade funding mechanism (see for example NLnet’s calls). This year, according to the …

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2022-11-12 Alternative platforms and why you should consider them

I'll tell you how to be an internet chad and resist from Elon's and Mark's empires

Most people nowadays have a very limited view of the internet: they just watch content like posts, photos and videos from the same 5 or 6 social networks owned by a few corporations who filter the content to make people spend even more time on these sites, making them believe what they want you to believe and bombarding you with ads tailored to every single activity of yours, even on other websites, holding entire monopolies on the tech industry and the flow of information. Instant messaging …