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I recently used it for a project and it was rock solid. Apart from that I could script/automate workflows with CLI!
Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?
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#223d Studio Max > Blender
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a bit unclear for me how they can provide all the development and maintain the servers running. Are the donations enough?
They're spending ~$34k/month according to the cost breakdown sheet from https://lichess.org/patron , which is about 6,800 $5/month patrons. They must also have a lot of $10 or more/month patrons.
They must run ads too, right?
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#24Word < emacs
Pandoc + markdown > both of them
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#25Gitpod > Codespaces | Plausible > Google Analytics | Cal > Calendly | Ghost > WordPress | Dub > Bitly
Plausible is way more limited than Google Analytics and has many shortcomings both in feature and UI.
I highly recommend it if you need a stat counter, but not if you need insights.
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#26OSM data is much better than Google Maps data for some things. OsmAnd is a really powerful map tool for when Google assumes too much about your use case.
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#27Emacs >>> [power gap] >>> Everything Else
Seriously though, most of the software I use is open source. Here's a fun fact: there are some use-cases for which there is no proprietary, public-release software because the open-source software is so much better. For example, ebook management with Calibre.
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#28Any sane mail client of your choice > whatever the fuck Outlook does.
Do you have any examples of good open-source mail clients?
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#29I like Metabase more than Looker. It's simpler, nicer to look at, easier to get to where you need to go.
CAVEAT: If you're an enterprise and need beefy things like SOC2 compliance, SAML controls. source control, have 3+ data engineers working together, and other things that you are just not interested in if you're say Series B or earlier, just use Looker and avoid the headaches.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
They're spending ~$34k/month according to the cost breakdown sheet from https://lichess.org/patron , which is about 6,800 $5/month patrons. They must also have a lot of $10 or more/month patrons.
They must run ads too, right?
Nope, they don't https://lichess.org/blog/YF-ZORQAACAA89PI/why-lichess-will-a....