Hey Lemmy!

We’ve released gofoss.net, a beginner’s guide to free and open source software, privacy and sustainable tech.

The site is available in English, French and German. We hope that it can help some of you to:

  • safely browse the Internet
  • encrypt your conversations
  • protect your data
  • switch to Linux
  • free your phone from Google & Apple
  • join the Fediverse & use alternative cloud providers
  • self-host your stuff

The source code is available on GitLab. Happy to chat, let us know what you think!

For more information, please come find us at gofoss.net :)

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PS: We are 100% non-profit: no ads, no tracking, no sponsored or paywalled content.

    • gofoss.netOP
      2•2 years ago

      Neat, re-posted + shared. 🤗

      cool, thx for the support :)

      • Jesse
        0•2 years ago

        Yeah there are so many of these they are starting to get a little redundant. I understand why privacyguides was created over privacytools. Let the best website win!

        • gofoss.netOP
          4•2 years ago

          tbh, we don’t see this as a competition. Those guys (and gals) were there WAY before us, and they know their stuff. And there are many more people covering similar topics, too. We’re humble enough to know that we stand on the shoulders of giants. Our feeling is that the subject is complex and fast-paced. With more reliable sources, people have better chances to find whats working best for them.

          • @beansniffer@lemmy.ml
            1•2 years ago

            More sources is always better to increase the reach of these technologies. We need to flood the internet with projects like this to make privacy more mainstream.

  • Adda
    2•2 years ago

    I just skimmed through the content and read a bit. The website looks super neat and useful. Furthermore, the design is beautifully made and the flow of actions feels natural. Amazing work, as far as I can say so far. Excuse me, I am going to sift through some of your recommendations to see what services and SW you have there.

  • alex
    2•2 years ago

    Awesome site! I think it will be very useful for beginners to go through at their own pace and help them understand what each suggestion will won’t do.

    • gofoss.netOP
      2•2 years ago

      thanks! the idea is indeed to make the subject accessible even to non-techies. It’s a challenge, and we can still do better ;)

  • @Shamar@lemmy.ml
    2•2 years ago

    Nice initiative, but I’d suggest to

    • remove Signal as it’s centralized and the server source code is not constantly updated (and likely different from the one published at any given time)
    • replace Firefox (that is Google’s geek friedly subsidiary) with LibreWolf (for PC) and Iceraven (for Android) available in FFUpdater in F-Droid
    • gofoss.netOP
      1•2 years ago

      Thx for the hint, will include a comment on the website. GitLab Issue #105 created.

  • bunkrra
    0•2 years ago

    another honeypot page > tutanota, signal, mozilla

    • gofoss.netOP
      2•2 years ago

      Thx for the post & feel free to elaborate. While we can’t please all, we are always open to constructive feedback. To be fair:

      a) we’re a bunch of FOSS idealists. So no affiliate links, sponsorships, crypto-shadiness or any other bullshit on our website

      b) we make it pretty clear none of those services is the panacea. We’re still convinced they’re better than Big Tech/GAFAM

      c) we mention caveats/criticism where deemed necessary, e.g. Mozilla’s conflict of interest, Signal’s privacy flaws, etc.

      d) we always mention a couple of alternatives, so that readers can pick & choose according to their needs

  • @Yujiri@lemmy.ml
    0•2 years ago

    This is a great effort! There’s just one thing that I think you really should correct/clarify, In the chapter on firefox:

    The browser is free and open source, highly customisable, blocks cookies & trackers

    Firefox doesn’t “block cookies”. The default settings block “cross-site tracking cookies” and “cross-site cookies in private windows”, while the “Strict” setting blocks “Cross-site cookies in all windows”. Cookies themselves are not a privacy concern (and blocking them would break a huge proportion of websites)