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+++ title = "Open Source Alternatives" date = "2023-04-16" author = "Brooke" TOC = true +++
Open Source Alternatives
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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.
{{< rawhtml >}}PRISM BREAK{{< /rawhtml >}}
Lists of services to avoid and alternatives to them, specific to avoiding projects like {{< rawhtml >}}PRISM, XKeyscore and Tempora{{< /rawhtml >}}.
{{< rawhtml >}}OPENSOURCE Builders{{< /rawhtml >}}
A collection of only open source software with a focus on the types of licenses, can provide out of date information and seems to be less maintained recently.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
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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.
{{< rawhtml >}}Awesome Selfhosted | Search{{< /rawhtml >}}
An open source searchable website for selfhosted awesome software, a direct replication of the Awesome Selfhosted github repository.
Additional notes about surveillance
{{< rawhtml >}}PRISM, XKeyscore, Tempora, {{< /rawhtml >}}etc
These three programs were declassified around 2013, they represent government surveillance through data collection and aggregation.
At the time of declassification there was a list released of current providers for the program were Microsoft, Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, PalTalk, YouTube, Skype, AOL, and Apple. {{< rawhtml >}}Read more{{< /rawhtml >}}