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De-Google-Ify Internet

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Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by matthberg »

Each proposed "free alternative" looks like it comes from the site owner, FramaSoft (example: Google Forms -> FramaForms, Google Maps -> Framacarte).

While I appreciate the efforts to de-centralize the internet, this is more an ad for the company than anything.

Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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matthberg wrote: post #2

Each proposed "free alternative" looks like it comes from the site owner, FramaSoft (example: Google Forms -> FramaForms, Google Maps -> Framacarte). While I appreciate the efforts to de-centralize the internet, this is more an ad for the company than anything.

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Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by m_t »

matthberg wrote: post #2

Each proposed "free alternative" looks like it comes from the site owner, FramaSoft (example: Google Forms -> FramaForms, Google Maps -> Framacarte). While I appreciate the efforts to de-centralize the internet, this is more an ad for the company than anything.

Framasoft is not a Company, it's an Association.

And this website is not an ad, it's a portal to one of their objectives, presenting in a complete way what they propose and support using the tools they've created/adapted.

Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by JeanMarcS »

matthberg wrote: post #2

Each proposed "free alternative" looks like it comes from the site owner, FramaSoft (example: Google Forms -> FramaForms, Google Maps -> Framacarte). While I appreciate the efforts to de-centralize the internet, this is more an ad for the company than anything.

More infos at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framasoft

Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by Fradow »

matthberg wrote: post #2

Each proposed "free alternative" looks like it comes from the site owner, FramaSoft (example: Google Forms -> FramaForms, Google Maps -> Framacarte). While I appreciate the efforts to de-centralize the internet, this is more an ad for the company than anything.

The free alternative (without quote, they really are free) are mostly other free software with a FramaSoft branding, in order to make it look like a coherent offering rivaling Google suite.

If you go in the documentation of each software, you will see what project it comes from.

For example, Framabag is Wallabag, Framanotes is Turtl, Framapad is Etherpad, etc...

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