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Technology alternatives

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These lists of technology alternatives are just a starting point jump off list of the

Resilience

MediaWikis are very secure, extremely well supported globally as FLOSS (free / libré open-source software), and because powerful decentralized or distributed wiki networks do not exist (yet), our simple decentralization solution and top priority is to provide openly downloadable backups to prepare for the worst (censorship and loss of freedom).

Operating systems

Personal computer operating systems

Personal computer operating systems blurb will go here.

Wikipedia: Personal computer
Wikipedia: Operating system
Wikipedia: Computer tower
Wikipedia: Laptop or notebook computer

FLOSS blurb will go here.

Wikipedia: Free and open-source software

Personal Computer Operating Systems
Num	OS	Security	Details	Note
1	Linux Mint	strong	now most popular FLOSS	-
2	Ubuntu	strong	formerly most popular FLOSS	-
3	macOS	meh	Linux-based, extremely constricted, corporate compromised	-
4	Windows 7	weak	corporate compromised	-
5	Windows 10	terrible	corporate compromised	-

Portable device operating systems

Portable device operating systems blurb will go here.

Wikipedia: List of custom Android distributions
Wikipedia: Comparison of mobile operating systems
Wikipedia: Smartphone
Wikipedia: Tablet computer
Wikipedia: Set-top box (for televisions and home-theatres)

Portable Device Operating Systems
Num	OS	Security	Details	Note
1	LineageOS	strong de-Googled	Only supports specific models	requires tech skills
2	Android OS	Google	corporate compromised	-
3	iOS (formerly iPhone OS)	Apple	secure with humans but corporate compromised	-

DeGoogled phones

Wikipedia : DeGoogle

Can't or don't want to learn how to load an operating system on a phone?

AbovePhone.com
- DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Above+Phone

Programs and applications

Internet browsers

Wikipedia: Web browser

What are your browser needs?

usability
privacy (and security)
customizability
philosophy (open-source, privacy, security, etc)
respect for the user
looks
resource usage (speed, memory, processing, etc)

Very critical, thorough, and highly recommended article dissecting and reviewing all browsers:

'How to choose a browser for everyday use?

" Let's start with the basics. What is the point of a web browser? Originally, it was to be able to read HTML documents, but since then, the Web has changed massively, and modern browsers need to satisfy more demands. [...] One advantage of these niche browsers is that they don't spy on you, but what I've learned from trying probably all of them is that, in the end, addons are essential [...] so, for a day-to-day browser, you have only two options: Firefox based and Chrome based. Since they all support the same addons [...] we will have to use some other criteria to judge these browsers. These consist of usability, privacy, customizability, philosophy, respect for the user, looks, and resource usage. Let's analyze them one by one:

~ DigDeeper.NeoCities.org/articles/browsers

Browser recommendations

Jason Carswell generally recommends:

Stay clear of Microsoft's Edge & Internet Explorer, Google's Chrome, Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera, etc.
Good Chrome-based browsers, a standard using addons found in Google's Chrome Web Store.
- Brave Browser : Brave.com
  Related: Brave Search is better than Google Search and DuckDuckGo.com
  
  Search.Brave.com
- Vivaldi Browser : Vivaldi.com
Good Firefox-based browsers, a standard using addons found in Mozilla's Firefox Browser Add-Ons.
- LibreWolf Browser : LibreWolf.net
- WaterFox Browser : WaterFox.net
- PaleMoon Browser : PaleMoon.org
- Basilisk Browser : Basilisk-Browser.org

Wikipedia: List of web browsers

Browser add-on and extension recommendations

Jason Carswell generally recommends the following list of addons, among some others, mostly* available on either Google's Chrome Web Store or Mozilla's Firefox Browser Add-Ons. (* Google prevents YouTube addons from downloading audio/video files.)

Dark Reader
Enhancer for YouTube
Magic Actions for YouTube
Nimbus Screenshot
Return YouTube Dislike
SingleFile
SmartVideo for YouTube
Tab Manager Plus for Chrome
uBlock Origin
uMatrix - only if you know what you're doing, requires setup and tweaking
Video DownloadHelper

YouTube-DLG

The standalone app YouTube-DLG (GitHub.com/yt-dlg/yt-dlg) has the ability to download YouTube audio, video, and merged files, batch download channels, and/or batch download playlists, along with the ability to custom batch rename downloaded files as you see fit. YouTube-DLG downloads easily from most sites with videos (ie. Facebook, Reddit, Rumble, Twitter, etc), not just YouTube. Admittedly it is perhaps too much for most folks being advanced geekery with so much customizability and power. Expert geek users might not use the GUI (graphic user interface) and may prefer to use command line control with the original YouTube-DL (YouTube-DL.org).

Cross-platform software

Cross-platform software blurb will go here.

Wikipedia: Cross-platform software

Personal computer programs

Personal computer programs blurb will go here.

Portable device applications

Portable device applications blurb will go here.

Wikipedia: List of free and open-source Android applications

Crowdsourced references

Projex.Wiki will be starting a list of tech alternatives and solutions for normies and resistance folks. Please discuss them here and I'll copy paste your feedback/reviews. (Posted on SaidIt, by submitted 10 days ago by JasonCarswell, Feb 15, 2022.)

Brave Browser rather than Google Chrome
LibreOffice rather than Microsoft Office
DuckDuckGo rather than Google Search

Peer2Peer tier (Impossible to take down)
Briar (Chat, groupchat/private forums and Forums) ManyVerse (Chat, groupchat up to 7 and Facebook style posts) Jami (Chat and groupchat) Aether (Reddit style forum)
Decentralized tier (Hard to take it all down at once, no single point of failure)
Mastodon replaces twitter Diaspora/Friendica replaces Facebook Lemmy replaces Reddit Basically anything that support ActivityPub
Self-hosted tier (Easy to take down)
NextCloud (pi) for home cloud YunoHost for private hosting, Matrix/XMPP/email/websites, scripts etc.
Phone and computers (Disregarding the physical spy chips on modern CPU's)
Use Linux on your computer, use open source ROMs on your phone. If you can't hack it, it's not your hardware.

I subscribe to a lot of open source producers (PinePhone, Fairphone, etc) and programmers, newsbots, interesting people etc.
I also subscribe to youtube and instagram style platforms through the same account and get it in the same feed. I run a dedicated script that converts RSS to AP, so I subscribe to newssites through Mastodon too.

Shoes
- https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy
- https://www.privacytools.io/
- Nil's Free Speech Hosting Guide
  - https://SaidIt.net/s/DecentralizeAllThings/comments/8t47/nils_free_speech_web_hosting_guide/

This is absolutely incredible. Thank you for making this. How can I help?

https://UnBlockIt.cam instead of NetFlix

Linux rather than Windows
NextCloud rather than Google cloud services
Unbound (for running your own DNS server) rather than using the ISP DNS servers.

Browsers

Brave browser

Wikipedia: Brave (web browser)
great if you want $5 in extra beer money a month
not as good at privacy as they lead you to believe
currently the best combination of privacy and compatibility
Chromium based browsers like Brave can be better for privacy but still cede too much control of the open web to Google.

IceRaven

mobile

LibreWolf

Vivaldi browser

Wikipedia: Vivaldi (web browser)
made by a former Opera programmer or something

More secure and private communications and tools

There is no such thing as perfect security - but you don't have to be stupid nor make it easy for hackers and/or tyrannical forces.

Awesome Piracy

https://GitHub.com/Igglybuff/awesome-piracy
Aggregated lists of resource bookmarks.

Privacy Tools

https://PrivacyTools.io
Privacy Tools Guide: Website for Encrypted Software & Apps

Restore Privacy

https://RestorePrivacy.com
Privacy and Security News (top) + Restore Privacy Resources (below)

Signal

Wikipedia: Signal (software)
Signal is a superior alternative to WhatsApp for messaging apps

TOR

Wikipedia: Tor (network)
for the privacy inclined
Tor, short for "The Onion Router," is free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication.
Tor Browser
Tails OS (operating system)

Search engines

Search engines that don't use Google as a source:

Brave Search

https://Search.Brave.com
Wikipedia: Brave Search

DuckDuckGo

https://DuckDuckGo.com
Wikipedia: DuckDuckGo
Filters results too, they're just not as bad as Google.
Imperfect, without better alternatives.

searX

https://searX.TheGPM.org/
https://searX.TheGPM.org/about
Wikipedia: Searx
https://Searx.Space = list of SearXNG and SearX instances
Searx is a free and open-source metasearch engine with the aim of protecting the privacy of its users.

Startpage

https://www.StartPage.com
Wikipedia: Startpage.com

Social media

Bastyon

https://Bastyon.com
https://Bastyon.site/get-started-content-creators/
Decentralized/distributed free-thinking truth-seeking social media client app.

Flote

https://Flote.app
American free-thinking truth-seeking social media client app.

Friendevu

https://Friendevu.com
Canadian free-thinking truth-seeking social media.

Librti

https://Librti.com
Canadian free-thinking truth-seeking social media and indie-media.

Mastodon

Decentralized and Federated.
Mastodon is more than just a website like Twitter - it's thousands of interconnected Mastodon instances.
Mastodon seems rather counter-intuitive and not user-friendly.

Saidit

https://SaidIt.net
Free-thinking truth-seeking Reddit-like news aggregator forum.

Unjected

https://Unjected.com
Free-thinking truth-seeking social media for unvaccinated people.

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 === Personal computer operating systems ===
-: ''Personal computer operating systems blurb.''  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system
+: ''Personal computer operating systems blurb will go here.''
-: ''FLOSS blurb.''  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer Personal computer]
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system Operating system]
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_tower Computer tower]
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop Laptop] or notebook computer
+: ''FLOSS blurb will go here.''
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software Free and open-source software]
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
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 === Portable device operating systems ===
-: ''Portable device operating systems blurb.''
+: ''Portable device operating systems blurb will go here.''
-* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_custom_Android_distributions
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_custom_Android_distributions List of custom Android distributions]
-* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems Comparison of mobile operating systems]
-* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone Smartphone]
-* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_computer
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_computer Tablet computer]
-* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set-top_box
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set-top_box Set-top box] (for televisions and home-theatres)
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
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 === Internet browsers ===
+Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser Web browser]
 What are your browser needs?
@@ Line 104: / Line 113: @@
 [[Jason Carswell]] generally recommends:
-* '''Stay clear''' of Microsoft's Edge & Internet Explorer, Google's Chrome, Apple's Safari, Firefox, Opera, etc.
+* '''Stay clear''' of Microsoft's Edge & Internet Explorer, Google's Chrome, Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera, etc.
 * Good Chrome-based browsers, a standard using addons found in Google's [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions Chrome Web Store].
 ** '''Brave Browser''' : [https://Brave.com Brave.com]
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 * Tab Manager Plus for Chrome
 * uBlock Origin
-* uMatrix
+* uMatrix - only if you know what you're doing, requires setup and tweaking
 * Video DownloadHelper
-==== YouTube-DLG ====
+=== YouTube-DLG ===
 The standalone app YouTube-DLG ([https://GitHub.com/yt-dlg/yt-dlg GitHub.com/yt-dlg/yt-dlg]) has the ability to download YouTube audio, video, and merged files, batch download channels, and/or batch download playlists, along with the ability to custom batch rename downloaded files as you see fit.  YouTube-DLG downloads easily from most sites with videos (ie. Facebook, Reddit, Rumble, Twitter, etc), not just YouTube.  Admittedly it is perhaps too much for most folks being advanced geekery with so much customizability and power.  Expert geek users might not use the GUI (graphic user interface) and may prefer to use command line control with the original YouTube-DL ([https://YouTube-DL.org YouTube-DL.org]).
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 === Cross-platform software ===
-: ''Cross-platform software blurb.''
+: ''Cross-platform software blurb will go here.''
-* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-platform_software
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-platform_software Cross-platform software]
 === Personal computer programs ===
-: ''Personal computer programs blurb.''
+: ''Personal computer programs blurb will go here.''
 === Portable device applications ===
-: ''Portable device applications blurb.''
+: ''Portable device applications blurb will go here.''
-* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_Android_applications
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_Android_applications List of free and open-source Android applications]
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 * [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice LibreOffice] rather than [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office Microsoft Office]
 * [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo] rather than [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search Google Search]
-Search engines that don't use Google as a source:
-* Startpage - https://www.StartPage.com/
-* Brave Search - https://Search.Brave.com/
-* https://RestorePrivacy.com/
-* https://www.PrivacyTools.io/
-* https://GitHub.com/Igglybuff/awesome-piracy#anime
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-* Mastodon
+* I subscribe to a lot of open source producers ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone PinePhone], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairphone Fairphone], etc) and programmers, newsbots, interesting people etc.
-** So far as I can tell, there's nothing on Mastadon. I don't think anyone really wants to learn how to use it. It seems rather counter-intuitive and un- user-friendly.
-* I subscribe to a lot of open source producers (pinephone, fairphone etc) and programmers, newsbots, interesting people etc.
-* Mastodon isn't just a website like twitter, it's thousands of mastodon websites interconnected.
 * I also subscribe to youtube and instagram style platforms through the same account and get it in the same feed. I run a dedicated script that converts RSS to AP, so I subscribe to newssites through Mastodon too.
-Shoes
+* Shoes
-* https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy
+** https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy
-* https://www.privacytools.io/
+** https://www.privacytools.io/
-* Nil's Free Speech Hosting Guide
+** Nil's Free Speech Hosting Guide
-** https://SaidIt.net/s/DecentralizeAllThings/comments/8t47/nils_free_speech_web_hosting_guide/
+*** https://SaidIt.net/s/DecentralizeAllThings/comments/8t47/nils_free_speech_web_hosting_guide/
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-* https://UnBlockIt.cam/ instead of NetFlix
+* https://UnBlockIt.cam instead of NetFlix
 * Linux rather than Windows
+* NextCloud rather than Google cloud services
 * Unbound (for running your own DNS server) rather than using the ISP DNS servers.
-* NextCloud rather than Google cloud services
-* Brave
-* DuckDuckGo
-* Signal
-* LibreWolf
+=== Browsers ===
-** desktop
-* IceRaven
+==== Brave browser ====
-** mobile
-* Chromium based browsers like Brave can be better for privacy but still cede too much control of the open web to Google
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser) Brave (web browser)]
+* great if you want $5 in extra beer money a month
+* not as good at privacy as they lead you to believe
+* currently the best combination of privacy and compatibility
+* Chromium based browsers like Brave can be better for privacy but still cede too much control of the open web to Google.
+==== IceRaven ====
+* mobile
+==== LibreWolf ====
+* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:LibreWolf
+* desktop
+==== Vivaldi browser ====
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser) Vivaldi (web browser)]
+* made by a former Opera programmer or something
+=== More secure and private communications and tools ===
+There is no such thing as perfect security - but you don't have to be stupid nor make it easy for hackers and/or tyrannical forces.
+==== Awesome Piracy ====
+* https://GitHub.com/Igglybuff/awesome-piracy
+* Aggregated lists of resource bookmarks.
+==== Privacy Tools ====
+* https://PrivacyTools.io
+* Privacy Tools Guide: Website for Encrypted Software & Apps
+==== Restore Privacy ====
+* https://RestorePrivacy.com
+* Privacy and Security News (top) + Restore Privacy Resources (below)
+==== Signal ====
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) Signal (software)]
+* Signal is a superior alternative to WhatsApp for messaging apps
+==== TOR ====
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(network) Tor (network)]
+* for the privacy inclined
+* Tor, short for "The Onion Router," is free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication.
 * Tor Browser
-* Tails OS
+* Tails OS (operating system)
-** for the privacy inclined
+=== Search engines ===
+Search engines that don't use Google as a source:
+==== Brave Search ====
+* https://Search.Brave.com
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_Search Brave Search]
+==== DuckDuckGo ====
+* https://DuckDuckGo.com
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo]
+* Filters results too, they're just not as bad as Google.
+* Imperfect, without better alternatives.
+==== searX ====
+* https://searX.TheGPM.org/
+* https://searX.TheGPM.org/about
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searx Searx]
+* https://Searx.Space = list of SearXNG and SearX instances
+* Searx is a free and open-source metasearch engine with the aim of protecting the privacy of its users.
+==== Startpage ====
+* https://www.StartPage.com
+* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startpage.com Startpage.com]
+=== Social media ===
+==== Bastyon ====
+* https://Bastyon.com
+* https://Bastyon.site/get-started-content-creators/
+* Decentralized/distributed free-thinking truth-seeking social media client app.
+==== Flote ====
+* https://Flote.app
+* American free-thinking truth-seeking social media client app.
-* Signal is a superior alternative to WhatsApp for messaging apps
+==== Friendevu ====
+* https://Friendevu.com
+* Canadian free-thinking truth-seeking social media.
+==== Librti ====
+* https://Librti.com
+* Canadian free-thinking truth-seeking social media and indie-media.
+==== Mastodon ====
-* Brave
+* Decentralized and Federated.
-** great if you want $5 in extra beer money a month
+* Mastodon is more than just a website like Twitter - it's thousands of interconnected Mastodon instances.
-** not as good at privacy as they lead you to believe
+* Mastodon seems rather counter-intuitive and not user-friendly.
-** currently the best combination of privacy and compatibility
-* DuckDuckGo
-** filters results too, they're just not as bad as Google
-** imperfect, without better alternatives
+==== Saidit ====
-* Searx.
+* https://SaidIt.net
+* Free-thinking truth-seeking Reddit-like news aggregator forum.
+==== Unjected ====
-* Vivaldi
+* https://Unjected.com
-** made by a former Opera programmer or something
+* Free-thinking truth-seeking social media for unvaccinated people.