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me·ta·phil, der<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dresden.network/@fasnix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fasnix</span></a></span> 👍✊ </p><p>Finding and switching to alternatives Microsoft, Adobe and other <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> software products can seem hard.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedifreu.de/@switchingsoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>switchingsoftware</span></a></span> <a href="https://switching.software/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">switching.software/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>and<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@alternativeto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alternativeto</span></a></span> <a href="https://alternativeto.net" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alternativeto.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>are two great resources to get started today!</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/alternativeTo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alternativeTo</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SwitchingSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SwitchingSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fuckMicrosoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuckMicrosoft</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fuckGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuckGoogle</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/redecentralize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redecentralize</span></a></p>
switching.software<p>Yesterday we successfully moved to a new Mastodon instance run by some of our curators: <a href="https://fedifreu.de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fedifreu.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>It's running a friendly fork of Mastodon called <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/GlitchSoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlitchSoc</span></a> which gives us many nice features including Markdown posting, polls with more than 4 options, longer toots, and more. See <a href="https://glitch-soc.github.io/docs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">glitch-soc.github.io/docs/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for details.</p><p>Today we published a new version of <a href="https://switching.software" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">switching.software</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> with too many updates to list. Check it out for the latest alternatives to proprietary software!</p><p>We know that our website still contains some outdated content because this project had a period of inactivity. If you notice errors or omissions, please search for existing issues in our Codeberg repository before creating new issues: <a href="https://codeberg.org/swiso/website/issues" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/swiso/website/iss</span><span class="invisible">ues</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/switchingSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switchingSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/swiso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swiso</span></a> <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/softwareAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareAlternatives</span></a> <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a></p>
𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕<p>In future, I will only send this link to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedifreu.de/@switchingsoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>switchingsoftware</span></a></span> when people ask me again what is good for what on the PC. Unfortunately, many still say they are skeptical, but in reality they are too lazy to learn and teach themselves.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://switching.software" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">switching.software</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/freetoolfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freetoolfriday</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tools</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/freetool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freetool</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/findalternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>findalternatives</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/switchingsoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switchingsoftware</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/alternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alternative</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/it" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>it</span></a></p>
Markus Korporal<p>Tinkering for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/@switchingsoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>switchingsoftware</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://23.social/tags/WiP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiP</span></a> <a href="https://23.social/tags/switchingsoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switchingsoftware</span></a> <a href="https://23.social/tags/inkscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inkscape</span></a></p>
Dimitris Kardarakos<p>I have been suggesting <a href="https://floss.social/tags/switchingsoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switchingsoftware</span></a> to people who are looking for ethical alternatives to <a href="https://floss.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> software.</p><p>It is a *very* helpful tool, full of useful content.</p><p>However, I see that the repository of the project has not been updated since Jun 2021 - that's the repo I checked: <a href="https://codeberg.org/swiso/website/src/branch/develop" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/swiso/website/src</span><span class="invisible">/branch/develop</span></a>, I hope that I am wrong :)</p><p>Anybody know?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.swiso.org/@switchingsoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>switchingsoftware</span></a></span></p>
censored for “transphobia”<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dpwiz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dpwiz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mxtthxw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mxtthxw</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@FediFollows" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FediFollows</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.swiso.org/@switchingsoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>switchingsoftware</span></a></span> if "pack your stuff" &amp; "walk away" is a metaphor for boycott <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cloudflare</span></a>, that's indeed what I do. I boycott all of <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MACFANG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MACFANG</span></a>. But this is not about me; it's about <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/switchingSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switchingSoftware</span></a>, who is betraying their readers by lying to them about the openness of the <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cloudflare</span></a> site that they endorse &amp; by concealing the pitfalls which directly contradicts the <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/SWISO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SWISO</span></a> mission.</p>
FediFollows has moved!<p>Switching Software is a beginner's guide to help people switch to privacy-friendly FOSS apps and federated services. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.swiso.org/@switchingsoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>switchingsoftware</span></a></span> </p><p>The guide's website is at <a href="https://switching.software" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">switching.software</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Thes a git for the project at <a href="https://codeberg.org/swiso/website" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">codeberg.org/swiso/website</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SwitchingSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SwitchingSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Libre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Libre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Alternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alternatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DeleteFacebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeleteFacebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DeleteGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeleteGoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DeleteMicrosoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeleteMicrosoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DeleteAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeleteAmazon</span></a></p>
Fedilab<p>So switching social is back with a new maintainer and account at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.swiso.org/@switchingsoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>switchingsoftware</span></a></span> 🎉👍</p><p><a href="https://switching.software/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">switching.software/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/switchingsoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SwitchingSoftware</span></a></p>