Free (libre) software replacements for proprietary software
- Hoodik - FOSS Self Hostes E2EE Cloud Storage Drive!
Just needs a cross platform syncing app
- Jami is a free/libre, end-to-end encrypted, and private communication software.
(i haven't seen it mentioned in this sub. it has improved quite a bit since its inception. it deserves some credit🥂)
Jami is a free/libre, end-to-end encrypted and private communication platform that requires no central authority.
Multiple devices can be linked to a Jami account, and no personal information is required to create an account.
What features does Jami include?
- Instant messaging
- Audio and video calls
- Swarms (group chats)
- Video-conferences and Rendezvous points with no third-party hosting
- Audio and video message recording
- Screen sharing and media streaming
- Built-in extension platform for new features and experiences
- Jami can also function as a SIP client
Jami uses a distributed hash table (DHT) to connect peers. Jami accounts are asymmetric X.509 certificates generated by the GnuTLS library. Calls are made over the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) after negotiating a TLS-encrypted secure connection, performing Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP) communication which carries the media streams.
https://jami.net/
- GameLaunchergithub.com GitHub - 0xFOSSMan/GameLauncher: A WIP replacement for samsungs gamelauncher which respects your privacy
A WIP replacement for samsungs gamelauncher which respects your privacy - GitHub - 0xFOSSMan/GameLauncher: A WIP replacement for samsungs gamelauncher which respects your privacy
- docuseal - FLOSS docusign alternative?github.com GitHub - docusealco/docuseal: Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️
Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️ - GitHub - docusealco/docuseal: Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️
- mosparo - the modern spam protectionmosparo.io mosparo - the modern spam protection
mosparo is the modern spam protection system for your forms. mosparo will catch the spam messages before they get sent to your inbox. It is usable by everybody - except robots - and is open source and free to use.
- Alternativeto for finding FOSS alternatives
Alternativeto is not itself FOSS or anything, but it's nonetheless a handy tool for finding open alternatives for proprietary software & services.
There's an Open Source filter under Licenses.
I've found a lot of good stuff there.
- Fosscord, a work in progress AGPL discord replacementfosscord.com Spacebar - For better and secure communication
Spacebar is a free and open source software compatible with Discord. It's a chat, voice and video platform similar to Slack and Rocket.chat.
- List of Bibliogram/Nitter/Invidious/Piped instances I discovered
Intrigued by the fact that many Bibliogram/Nitter/Invidious/Piped instances are from sites that also offer other services, I set out with good will to sift through them one by one, and here are the results (and I must say I discovered many instances that are not indexed on the "official" directories).
Obviously if I missed any I will point them out and add them.
- Forge federation: How forge friends want to liberate your code (Webinar)forum.forgefriends.org Forge federation webinar, January 19th 2022, 10am-noon UTC+1
Recording of the webinar For the benefit of people who did not have the opportunity to attend the live event, it was recorded and you can find links to the videos of the presentations as well as Q&A in the agenda. Alternatively you can explore the directory that contains all the material, includ...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/140387
> ### Open Webinar, 19 January 2022 at 10.00 UTC+1 > > What if you could easily collaborate with any free software project, no matter where it is hosted? Use the Github UI to discuss issues on a remote Gitea code forge project. Send a Merge Request from Gitlab to Github. Have you and your team members, all your project contributors, everyone working from their own favourite environment. Use your code forge of choice to collaborate. Just like you also freely choose your email provider to communicate with others. > > This is the objective and vision that the forgefriends community is working hard to realize. Its members, all forge friends, strive to allow seamless interoperability between code forges by adding federation support. Using the Fediverse and open standards such as ActivityPub and DVCS they will enable free software development to liberate itself from centralized platforms that lock projects in with their network effects and FOMO. > > In this webinar you will learn about the importance of forge federation, and what it means to be "a friend of code forges". The various community projects are introduced, with brief explanation how they work and what is on the roadmap. Anyone is highly encouraged to contribute and become a forge friend too. Each presentation is followed by a Q&A session where you can ask the presenter how you can jump in. > > ### Agenda > > - Forge federation: An overview from 10,000 feet by Loïc Dachary > - Go-Fed: ActivityPub and ForgeFed foundations in Golang by cjslep > - ForgeFlux: Using forge API's and adapters to interoperate by Aravinth Manivannan > - Gitea: Update and plans for adding federation support by techknowlogick > - Forgefriends: Contributing an incremental import/export to Gitea by Loïc Dachary > - Funding Free Software projects in a transparent way
- Any FOSS Subscription manager. Alternatives to Zuora and Chargebee.
Is there any FOSS to manage subscriptions? My particular need is to trigger an API call upon subscription to start the service, and then bill subscribers based on their usage. The service would report the usage to the subscription manager.
It would be awesome if the manager also provides a user area for subscribers to manage their subscription, pay bills and change a few settings, create support tickets, etc.
- FOSS alternative to MS Paint?
Any FOSS alternatives to MS Paint? Krita and Glimpse are quite sophisticated, so maybe something simple to just use in a pinch.
- Video on why Lemmy is a great Reddit alternativetilvids.com The Best Reddit Alternative: Lemmy
In this video, I will give a brief overview of Lemmy. Lemmy is opensource software that allows anyone to create their own Lemmy based website that is privacy friendly and decentralized. Lemmy: https://join.lemmy.ml/ Support me at: Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/geotechland Patreon: https://www.pat...
I just made this video about why Lemmy is an awesome alternative: https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/eed58554-8c27-47fe-b83a-53cbe6f612e6
- FOSS Alternative to unsplash?unsplash.com Beautiful Free Images & Pictures | Unsplash
Beautiful, free images and photos that you can download and use for any project. Better than any royalty free or stock photos.
Does anyone know a foss alternative to unsplash?
- FLOSS or just OSS Stackoverflow alternative?
I've noticed question2answer (https://alternativeto.net/software/stackoverflow/?license=opensource) as a first alternative, but I don't know how to find instance of it focused on programming. There's a list on their webiste, but very few instances are listed there. Does anybody know about some libre alternative to Stackoverflow?
- Is there such a thing as a floss or privacy based domain registration site?
Not sure if this is the right place for this but I want to buy a domain and I would like to support floss if that is even a thing for domains.
- Free and Open Source Speedtestlibrespeed.org LibreSpeed - Speedtest
Free and Open Source Speedtest. No Flash, No Java, No Websocket, No Bullshit.
- GitHub - eerotal/LibreSignage: An open source digital signage solutiongithub.com GitHub - eerotal/LibreSignage: A free and open source digital signage solution.
A free and open source digital signage solution. Contribute to eerotal/LibreSignage development by creating an account on GitHub.
- Website that presents free replacements for popular proprietary software?
I am looking for a website similar to Privacytools, Prism Break, Ethical.net or switching.software but more focused on freedom than privacy, presenting the best replacements for proprietary programs in the desktop and mobile. Is there anything like that?