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The community to discuss buying European goods and services.

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by qaz@lemmy.world to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
 

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There might be some changes that could improve it further:

  • ~~Remove Brave~~
  • ~~Maybe add Signal; It's easier than Element, but it's also centralized~~
  • Stop suggesting Linux Mint specifically
  • Recommend Hosted Nextcloud
  • ~~Add GrapheneOS~~
  • Maybe add Delta chat
  • ~~Maybe remove Bluesky~~
  • ~~Remove Stremio and add Jellfyin (even though it's selfhosted and not a direct equivalent)~~
  • ~~Add ente because Immich is selfhosted~~
  • ~~Add aurora~~
  • ~~Add SearxNG~~
  • Add SimpleX
  • Add lichess
  • Add pCloud

Any other suggestions?

Temporary improved version:

From To Compromise
X, Threads Mastodon Bluesky
Instagram Pixelfed
YouTube PeerTube ReVanced (just blocks adds)
Reddit Lemmy
Netlix, Disney+ ๐Ÿ”จ Jellyfin
Google Meet, Zoom Jitsi Meet
Google Docs Etherpad
Google Search ๐Ÿ”จ SearxNG Kagi, Ecosia
Google Drive Nextcloud pCloud, filen, Proton Drive
Google Photos, iCloud Immich Ente
Google Chrome Librewolf, Firefox Ungoogled-chromium
All messaging apps Element (matrix) Signal
Google Home, Amazon Alexa Home Assistant
Play Store F-droid, Aurora
Google Android, iOS LineageOS, GrapheneOS
Windows, MacOS Linux Mint

๐Ÿ”จ = Self-Hosted only (requires running a server)

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[โ€“] iamericandre@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Any good euro alternatives for adobe suite?

You may want to clarify which parts you want to replace. As a whole suite, there isnt anything I am aware of, but each individual part usually has one or more open source alternatives

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[โ€“] Roopappy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I recently moved Gmail, Google Docs and Sheets, Google Keep (tasks) and Drive to Mailbox.org. It's super affordable and works really well. You can edit docs/sheets online or offline. No self-hosting required. I recommend it. It's located in Germany.

[โ€“] Foni@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Nextcloud is not the same as Google Drive. Element is not the same as Netflix. Recommending bluesky as a replacement for X is at least misleading, it is neither European nor free nor is it anywhere near better than X.

Edit: Stremio comparison with Netflix wanted to say

[โ€“] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yep, most things on that list are not drop-in replacements for these products at all, as you're supposed to change your behavior entirely. i.e.:

  • For Nextcloud, you have to self-host or to search for a provider. Nextcloud themselves aren't offering any cloud services;
  • Same for Element (which is Matrix);
  • Flashes is just Bluesky, but with only photos - these same photos can be posted on Bluesky directly.
  • ReVanced as an alternative to YouTube? You gotta be joking.
  • Stremio - if you're not looking for piracy, then this is not for you. But it's a nice touch though
  • Immich - you can only self-host it
  • Brave; Firefox - they're the lesser evil, yet they're still American
  • For Droid-ify - you gotta jump to Android first. If you want to stay on Apple, use Alt Store

Probably the most feasible things for the regular folk to jump to are Mastodon, PeerTube, Pixelfed, Lemmy (self-hosting is not mandatory), Jitsi, Ecosia, LineageOS (if they switch phones) and Linux Mint (or any flavor of Linux for that matter).

[โ€“] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

people have issues with brave, because its owned a trump loving homophobic, and the crypto scams.

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[โ€“] Herring@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I use Nextcloud as a similar way as Google Drive or Google Photos. But it's self-hosted and not for the mass.

I would recommend a mail service for drive. Most are quite stingy with storage. Mailbox.org or Infomaniak.

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[โ€“] crowbar@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Why is no one mentioning Delta as alternative chat app? it is neat, has bots and mini apps, multi device too.

[โ€“] AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What's the alternative for gmail / Google calendar etc.

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[โ€“] Yuriq@feddit.rocks -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Yeet Brave & element. add jabber and irc. Swap mint 4 fedora atomic.

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