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title = "Open Source Alternatives"
date = "2023-04-16"
author = "Brooke"
TOC = true
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### Open Source Alternatives
> {{< rawhtml >}}<strong><a href="https://alternativeto.net" target="_blank">AlternativeTo</a></strong>{{< /rawhtml >}}
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> Reviews, comments, and recommendations from the community, and the largest collection of software alternatives including a wide expanse of filtering options.
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> {{< rawhtml >}}<strong><a href="https://opensource.builders/" target="_blank">OPENSOURCE Builders</a></strong>{{< /rawhtml >}}
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> A collection of only open source software with a focus on the types of licenses, can provide out of date information and seems to be less maintained recently.

### Awesome Selfhosted
> {{< rawhtml >}}<strong><a href="https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted" target="_blank">Awesome Selfhosted | Github</a></strong>{{< /rawhtml >}}
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> Github repository for a list of selfhosted awesome software with a table of contents labeling all of the categories of aggregated software.
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> {{< rawhtml >}}<strong><a href="https://awesome-selfhosted-analysis.vercel.app/" target="_blank">Awesome Selfhosted | Search</a></strong>{{< /rawhtml >}}
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> An open source searchable website for selfhosted awesome software, a direct replication of the Awesome Selfhosted github repository.

### Additional notes about surveillance
> {{< rawhtml >}}<strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM" target="_blank">PRISM</a>, </strong><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XKeyscore" target="_blank">XKeyscore</a>, </strong><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempora" target="_blank">Tempora</a></strong>, {{< /rawhtml >}}etc
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> These three programs were declassified around 2013, they represent government surveillance through data collection and aggregation.
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> At the time of declassification the list of providers for the program were Microsoft, Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, PalTalk, YouTube, Skype, AOL, and Apple. 
> {{< rawhtml >}}<strong><a href="https://coop.myco.systems/posts/surveillance/" target="_blank">Read more</a></strong>{{< /rawhtml >}}