So if Reddit takes these actions, the site will suffer no matter what. We're just calling attention to that and communicating before it's too late. I for one have been spending much more time on open source decentralized not-for-profit social media like the choices listed on https://switching.software -- if I'm going to contribute for free, it might as well be to something that respects me instead of acting like... Source: about 1 year ago

There are already a few projects like this (i like switching software), maybe it's better to consolidate the efforts? (or at least provide I link to them like osgameclones). Source: about 1 year ago

You can also gradually shift away from these companies' services without completely turning your life upside down. For example, you could switch from Google Maps or Bing Maps to OpenStreetMap without having to change other things in your life. There are many alternatives to major proprietary apps and services in switching.software that you could gradually experiment with. Source: over 1 year ago

Add it to the list? https://ethical.net/resources/ https://switching.software/ https://www.privacytools.io/ https://degooglisons-internet.org/en/alternatives https://opensourcesoftwaredirectory.com/ I think if alternativeto.net just adds a setting to only view FLOSS alternatives maybe this genre of websites would be threatened. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

Https://switching.software is a very basic kind of advice and a torch in the dark I can give you to look around. There is also https://prism-break.org that you should check out for guidance. Source: over 2 years ago

As commented here, please be be available in Fediverse. Your presence will nicely align with your approach to Open Source. Source: 11 months ago

You just described the Fediverse, and it already exists. Come join the fun https://fediverse.party/. Source: 12 months ago

Lemmy is part of the Fediverse. The Fediverse is "decentralized, autonomous networks running on free open software on a myriad of servers across the world." Since Lemmy is hosted on multiple servers and runs on multiple instances, it is impossible for the entirety of it to go down. Separate instances (or servers) could go down, but users would be able to login using a different instance and continue to access the... Source: 12 months ago

Also, while KasmVNC and the KASM and LinuxServer docker images are open source, Kasm Workspaces itself is not Open Source, but they do have a #Selfhosted Community Edition available for free, and they do use some portions of Apache Guacamole in their product. - Apache Guacamole is completely Open Source and free, backed by the Apache Foundation. (Cross-posting from Kbin on the fediverse). Source: 12 months ago

This protocol sits at the basis of many other such platforms/software/whatever you want to call them as well, and allows you to post from one to another using your same account, wherever that might be. Source: about 1 year ago