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Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by Ylpertnodi »

petcat wrote: post #90
miyuru wrote: post #41

only-eu.eu registered on Porkbun LLC and hosted on Cloudflare, Inc https://whois.eurid.eu/en/search/?domain=only-eu MX points to route1.mx.cloudflare.net as well. they should use their own product before giving others advice.

It's all performative anyway. > Europe does it Better. > Europe does it Safer. > Europe does it Greener. > Europe does it Fairer. > Europe does it Private. > Europe does it Stronger. Unfortunately I think it's mostly just a meme at this point.

> Europe doesn't trust the USA.

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by BLKNSLVR »

palata wrote: post #47
jaccola wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I first learned when reading about Steve Jobs, how the Japanese never use "quality" in their advertising. Yet people still view(ed, at least) Japanese manufactured goods as superior quality. It turns out people don't judge quality based on what you tell them but based on their experience. All this to say: I wouldn't stress about it too much. In the consumer space the best usually does win, and people will simply vote…

> In the consumer space the best usually does win It was like this with capitalism. But we live in an era of Technofeudalism, where it's not the case anymore.

Yeah, well, that's how capitalism was meant to work, but mostly seems to have been implemented with various thumbs on scales (which is also true for most of the -isms).

Feels kinda like the thumbs on the scales resulted in the (d)evolution towards techno-feudalism.

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by kiyundai »

outsidein wrote: post #36

The affiliate information shows that it the website shows mostly / only affiliate offers, and omits (intentionally?) much better a lternatives like posteo.de for email. Listed vendors like OVHcloud must follow the US cloud act, so not really independent from US. Just advertising, no real privacy focused.

OVHcloud US is a separate entity, European & other region are not subject to the US cloud act.

You need separate account for service in US vs services in EU

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by snakeboy »

petcat wrote: post #90
miyuru wrote: post #41

only-eu.eu registered on Porkbun LLC and hosted on Cloudflare, Inc https://whois.eurid.eu/en/search/?domain=only-eu MX points to route1.mx.cloudflare.net as well. they should use their own product before giving others advice.

It's all performative anyway. > Europe does it Better. > Europe does it Safer. > Europe does it Greener. > Europe does it Fairer. > Europe does it Private. > Europe does it Stronger. Unfortunately I think it's mostly just a meme at this point.

I don't need any of these statements to be true to want to divest from a US monopoly on essential software.

It's about decentralization, always has been.

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by sdoering »

madman_dev wrote: post #2

Hi HN, I built only-eu.eu, a curated bilingual (DE/EN) directory of European alternatives to common US software and services. Motivation: The CLOUD Act creates a structural difference between US and European cloud providers that's separate from GDPR. European companies can't be compelled by US federal courts to hand over data regardless of server location. For companies and individuals who care about this, finding ve…

Setting cookies without asking permission while claiming GDPR compliance – chef's kiss.

To be precise: cookie consent isn't actually regulated by the GDPR itself. It falls under the ePrivacy Directive, which requires explicit consent before storing anything on a visitor's device, unless it's strictly technically necessary.

Cloudflare cookies are, at best, highly debatable as "technically necessary." So the GDPR claim is technically correct – but the site is likely non-compliant with EU law anyway.

I'd recommend dropping CF.

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by monooso »

holoduke wrote: post #69
vldszn wrote: post #22

I’m working on a free and open-source invoice generator: https://easyinvoicepdf.com - No sign-up, works entirely in-browser - Live PDF preview + instant download - VAT EU support - Shareable invoice links - Multi-language (10+) & multi-currency (100+) - Multiple templates (incl. Stripe-style) - Mobile-friendly - QR code support GitHub: https://github.com/VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf Would love feedback, contributions, or…

Can't we just use claude desktop / cli to generate an invoice. In my experience if you provide some skills and access to some data it can generate pretty consistent invoices. No other tools needed at all.

My clients love non-deterministic invoices.

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by reddalo »

vldszn wrote: post #22

I’m working on a free and open-source invoice generator: https://easyinvoicepdf.com - No sign-up, works entirely in-browser - Live PDF preview + instant download - VAT EU support - Shareable invoice links - Multi-language (10+) & multi-currency (100+) - Multiple templates (incl. Stripe-style) - Mobile-friendly - QR code support GitHub: https://github.com/VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf Would love feedback, contributions, or…

Don't forget that Italy has mandatory e-invoicing in their own strange XML format. :(
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