Post #3861633

2026-07-16 15:20 UTC

A lot of people are moving away from Big Tech. Many more would like to do so, but they do not know that it is really easy to do so and that there are good options. You do, given that you are here. Maybe time to help your friends? Some good options, that I use myself : OS : Linux. Browser : Vivaldi. Mail client : Vivaldi. Calendar client : Vivaldi. Mail Service : Proton, FastMail. Social : Mastodon & Fediverse in general. Office package : Libre Office. Video conference : Whereby. Feel free to suggest more options and share with your friends! #Linux #BigTech #Microsoft #Apple #Google #Alternative #EU #Europa #Vivaldi #Browser #Mail #Calendar

Replies (7)

@NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net 2026-07-16 15:27

@jon@social.vivaldi.net Proton is now under U.S. jurisdiction. They offer services world-wide, but list two countries under their terms: Switzerland and the United States. https://proton.me/legal/terms

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@lmillucci@mastodon.uno 2026-07-16 15:23

@jon@social.vivaldi.net a robust alternative for Google workspace is provided by Infomaniak. Give it a shot

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@Linux@planet.moe 2026-07-16 15:25

@jon@social.vivaldi.net Tuta and Mailfence for email. Linux and BSD for OS.

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@tux0r@layer8.space 2026-07-16 15:30

@jon@social.vivaldi.net I suggest OpenBSD instead of Linux. GNU and Linux *are*, broadly speaking, Big Tech, mainly being developed by a bunch of US techbro companies.

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@h4890@merovingian.club 2026-07-16 15:49

@jon@social.vivaldi.net The problem here is assuming that people care. I often bring this up to both people around me and to journalists, and except for when Trump was ranting the most about blocking europe from US cloud services (at which point I did manage to get an article published) _no one cares_. I think people in general are not smart, and they hate change. I've given up completely on democracy and the capabilities for independent thought, when it comes to the common man.

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@LogicalApex@thelounge.network 2026-07-17 22:25

@jon@social.vivaldi.net If you have the technical skills #selfHosting is the best way to go. You're in full control of your data and you don't have to worry about vendor rug pulls or price spikes.

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@Revertron@zhub.link 2026-07-16 15:37

@jon@social.vivaldi.net A lot of people now moving from Vivaldi because of your removal of ManifestV2 extensions.

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