switching.software | Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software
https://switching.software/

#switchingsoftware #alternative #alternatives #software #opensource

I have been suggesting #switchingsoftware to people who are looking for ethical alternatives to #bigtech software.

It is a *very* helpful tool, full of useful content.

However, I see that the repository of the project has not been updated since Jun 2021 - that's the repo I checked: https://codeberg.org/swiso/website/src/branch/develop, I hope that I am wrong :)

Anybody know?

@switchingsoftware

I know some of you wizards probably are way past this but now that I am exploring ways to move away from monolithic commercial services (e.g. from twitter to a mastondon federated service) I just discovered a re-animated site with info on substitutes: https://switching.software/ There doesn't seem to be much activity in the social feed @switchingsoftware since 2020. Are there any other lists like this around? #switchingsoftware

As I will co-ordinate the latest reboot of the @switchingsoftware website on behalf of @digitalcourage, I just decided to offer another #LightningTalk at #FnF2022:

“https://switching.software is looking for volunteers”

In case you don't know, #switchingsoftware is an alternative to alternative.to, namely a website recommending ethical alternatives to proprietary software and services.

#FreedomNotFear

Dass https://switching.software/ auch die Alternativen zu sich selbst auflistet finde ich so sympathisch, dass ich nie wieder eine andere Seite zum Thema benutzen werde!

#switchingsoftware

Super awesome #website (no.398)

http://switching.software

Learn the free-licence software that you can use to replace closed, or corporate software that extracts money or data (or both) from you.

#switchingSoftware #foss

@ademalsasa The 1st 3 are quite poor recommendations. #SwitchingSoftware, #PrivacyTools, & #PRISMBreak actually endorse privacy abusing svcs. It's well documented here: https://lemmy.ml/post/31487 here: https://lemmy.ml/post/32542 & here: https://lemmy.ml/post/35452 There are also threads in their bug trackers where serious issues w/endorsements are simply ignored. They just want donations.

@joeligj12 E.g. #swiso still endorses #DuckDuckGo, even though there's a huge list of serious issues (http://techrights.org/2021/03/15/duckduckgo-in-2021/) while at the same time there are tens of better options that #SwitchingSoftware ignored.

@dpwiz @mxtthxw@mastodon.online @FediFollows @switchingsoftware if "pack your stuff" & "walk away" is a metaphor for boycott #Cloudflare, that's indeed what I do. I boycott all of #MACFANG. But this is not about me; it's about #switchingSoftware, who is betraying their readers by lying to them about the openness of the #Cloudflare site that they endorse & by concealing the pitfalls which directly contradicts the #SWISO mission.

#SwitchingSoftware aplikazio ezagunen alternatibak biltzen dituen zerrenda bat da, kode irekikoak, etikoak eta pribatutasuna zaintzen dutenak. Zerbitzuren bat utzi nahi baino zerekin ordezkatu edo nora joan ez badakizu, oso lagungarria izan daiteke!

🌐 https://switching.software
:mastodon: @switchingsoftware

@mxtthxw@mastodon.online @switchingsoftware @FediFollows The concealed pitfalls and false statements show that #SwitchingSoftware distrusts the judgement of its readers, which is a clear cut sign that #swiso does not merit trust from its visitors.

@FediFollows @mxtthxw@mastodon.online @switchingsoftware Also note that #SwitchingSoftware /conceals/ all the privacy pitfalls in their 100% positive endoresement: https://switching.software/replace/patreon/ which is not only reckless, it's intellectual dishonesty and it betrays the public trust.

@mxtthxw@mastodon.online @switchingsoftware @FediFollows #SwitchingSoftware gives a lot of bad advice & even makes some false statements: https://lemmy.ml/post/31487

@torsten_torsten

Ja, #SwitchingSoftware (#SwiSo) ist super - ...und auch im Fediverse vertreten: @switchingsoftware 👋

@UmWerker the problem with DDG using MS both for hosting and for searching is that MS can link both sides of DDG traffic together to see who is searching for what. I don't get why there is no loud criticism of this. Sites people naively trust like #privacytoolsio, #prismbreak, #switchingSoftware continue to endorse DDG and neglect to warn users of this.

Le module Disconnect me montre qu'un site d'une asso super et ethique utilise G.Analytics et incruste des Google Maps sur ses pages. Je décide de leur écrire pour leur suggérer des alternatives plus vertueuses, notamment en aiguillant vers #switchingsoftware et #Leaflet.

Le lendemain même je reçois un mail de l'équipe disant qu'ils trouvaient ça super et se mettait sur le coup ! 😀😍

Le module Disconnect me montre qu'un site d'une asso super et ethique utilise G.Analytics et incruste des Google Maps sur ses pages. Je décide de leur écrire pour leur suggérer des alternatives plus vertueuses, notamment en aiguillant vers #switchingsoftware et #Leaflet.

Le lendemain même je reçois un mail de l'équipe disant qu'ils trouvaient ça super et se mettait sur le coup ! 😀😍