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If it's free and open source and it's also software, it can be discussed here. Subcommunity of Technology.

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Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software (switching.software)

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A great resource that makes it quick and easy to find alternatives to Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Adobe and many more.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

My problem with these lists is they never provide any sort of evidence as to why these suggestions should be trusted. No discernable criteria that a suggestion in a category has to meet, no evidence the site fact checks its suggestions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

If you look in their bug tracker, it actually reveals that they ignore dirt that has been dug up on their suggestions.