Please boost and spread the word.
European alternatives for popular services from the USA. This page is far from perfect or complete but just an illustration that there are alternatives.
https://european-alternatives.eu/alternatives-to
This is also an interesting page with alternatives,
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/
@ErikJonker "popular services from the USA."
They are actually from California.
It is a problem that we also have in the stock market. I have never owned stock from the USA. I shorted Exxon once, but it doesn't count.
All my USA stock were actually from California. I am left with a couple of whom I am a day one fan. But I am scared. That guy is a mix of Hoover, W Bush and Der Adolf.
#California
#SmootHawleyTariffAct1930
#smoothawley
#canada
#dax
#cac40
@ErikJonker I'm trying to get a similar thing off the ground, for #UK specific #services and #platforms.
Anyone that has recommendations for 100% UK based options, please let me know.
@ErikJonker thanks for the boost, I've now created a dedicated account for this project.
Follow @alt_in_uk for regular updates!
@toychicken @ErikJonker @alt_in_uk Check out Portfast for DNS, hosting, email etc. I use their DNS service and they're great.
@ErikJonker there is a bunch of possibilities:
Browser : Chromium/Firefox.
Mail client : Thunderbird
Mail service : self-hosted (Mailcow).
Office software : Collabora
Video conference : OpenTalk
Desktop OS : Linux.
Social : Mastodon
Messenger : Matrix/Element
Projektmanagement : OpenProject
Files : Nextcloud
VPN : WireGuard
Objectstore: Minio
Etc. Etc.
All selfhosted in data centers running on 100% decentralized produced renewables 😎 @collective_zero
Thank you for sharing this valuable information. I have to look for a free email service which can also give me at least 15 GB of free space, free as in free forever; I haven't seen that yet on the list...
@ErikJonker @TCD 👍 Here are some more tips:
Lists with free or affordable alternatives to big commercial applications and services… ➡️ https://switching.software ➡️ https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/ ➡️ https://european-alternatives.eu/alternatives-to ➡️ https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle ➡️ https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools ➡️ https://github.com/KenneyNL/Adobe-Alternatives ➡️ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNXpuy5tVP0q-El0DqoY-AwmPHT6K09NEZG-Pf0KJ7E/edit?tab=t.0 ➡️ https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome #software #tip #tips #free #OpenSource #FOSS #tech #technology #BigTech #FediTip #FediTips #MastoTip #MastoTips #tools
@ErikJonker There is also a Lemmy-Community around this topic:
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Nice. And what are the EU alternatives to US computers?
I would like to de-US-ify everything in my computer life, both academic and personal.
But made according to US specifications, particularly Microsoft (starting with the BIOS or the newer variants) and Apple computers.
Which provider offers a Linux-compatible computer without any piece of US interference? None, as far as I know. Even the (non-Apple) ARM computers have US crap built-in, before you install Linux.
Exactly. We are doomed and at the mercy of the US.
I've just mentioned this problem to my 15-year old son, and he answered "there is coreboot" and gave me this link:
I haven't studied the link.
But there is something.
Let's compile a list of non-US based computer technologies/applications for people looking for alternatives. Here are some that I use daily: #Obsidian MD (Canada) #SublimeText (Australia) #Spotify (Sweden) #Vivaldi (Norway) #Tuta (Germany) #Codeberg (Germany) #Suunto (Finland) #Runalyze (Germany) #Mistral (France) #Wise (UK) #Sync (Canada) #Mapy.cz (Czech Rep.) #Windy (Czech Rep.) #Ventusky (Czech Rep.) #Meteoblue (Germany) #aminus3 (France) Feel free to expand 😎 #BoycottUSA
@ErikJonker @djembro I use Nextcloud. It’s free and open source. You can run it on your own server at home, but I pay a small fee for a provider in the UK (around 4 euros per month, though there’s an even cheaper plan). The provider ensures everything stays up to date. Plus, you can choose where your server is located (for me: in Europe), and it runs on 100% green energy. I’m very, very impressed with this Google Docs alternative and highly recommend it.
No technical skills needed!
@ErikJonker Useful!
Even if you are in the US, or actually specially in the US.
Erik Jonker
Albert Borneo
Ænðr E. Feldstraw
Airikr 
jailandrade
xs4me2
Joe GANIO-MEGO
GabyB
pir4t3sp4c3ship
Rob Waldteufel
MJ Ray
Leigh Garland
Chris Pitts
Alternatives in UK
themadhatter
Jenna Smith
jdb
nichtsicher
Radio Azureus
Metin Seven 🎨
Jacob
readingchameleon
Javipz
brabitom
Max Schalz
Avocado Diaboli
Martin Escardo
Adam Wysokiński
Neil 
Djembro, RO, supports 🇺🇦🇬🇪
Erik van Schaaik
Pait