Browser: Floorp (Japan) & Vivaldi Mail: t-online, self-hosted and will check out Tutanota - never heard of it before. email-client: Betterbird Calendar: Paper, on my desk Search engine: Ecosia Google drive: installed Libreoffice and I use Obsidian which is better anyway. I just have to move my files. Cloud... ? has anyone some suggestions for a cloud?
On the subject of browsers: I'm not sure whether it's more important to me that the browser comes from the EU or Europe or whether the browser uses a framework that comes from the US (Vivaldi and Mullvad -> Chromium).
If your criticism of "big tech" is merely a result of the unhappiness about the fact that Meta, Google and Microsoft aren't EU-corporations you are missing the point.
There is nothing that indicates that SAP or Deutsche Telekom would hesitate a second at the chance of becoming equally violent and exploitative forces.
The solution to Big Tech isn't EU Big Tech. It's de-commercialisation and democratization of tech.
Thank you. I've been searching for alternatives and, I guess since I'm in the U.S. using Google mostly, I had never heard of these. I'm going to try them out. Thanks again.
I have succeeded in getting Nextcloud up and running. So now I have a replacement for Dropbox, Google suite including, Google Photos and I also use it for my new (not gmail) email. And for the people on my Nextcloud server, the chat/phone/video call software called Nextcloud Talk is really good.
It was not easy, but now it seems to run really well. I made it work in NixOs, and can recommend it. Write if you are interested in the "configuration.nix".
I use TutaMail for my private mails, ProtonMail for work and Disroot for family; Iceraven, Ironfox and Librewolf browsers; calendar on paper; Disroot's SearX and Swisscows as search
Looking at the comments there seems to be a little misunderstanding about the definition of Europe and the EU. They are 'almost' the same but not 'quite' the same. Choosing a European alternative is good, finding an alternative by an actual EU based company is even better.
not everything "american-built" is bad. it might be worth checking out. what is too old which is european instead. agreed with the picture but only from android. not totally. not defending "american high tech". i don't know where some of you come from. but it's difficult to avoid gmail.
I really, *really* wish people would not promote European tools as superior to American tools from a privacy standpoint after the EU tried to ban any encryption they couldn't backdoor under the guise of preventing distribution of CSAM
Are there any plans to introduce a 'Tasks' or 'To Do' function into Tuta Calendar similar to Google Calendar? It's one of my major obstacles for deGoogling.
lupus_blackfur
in reply to Tuta • • •Cal: Tuta
Browser: LibreWolf
Search: Kagi
Feu d'jais 🥑
in reply to Tuta • • •email is Tutanota.
Calendar is self-hosted.
Browser is Zen Browser but it is not EU based. Still better than chosing Vivaldi imo. Never tried Mullvad but I guess it's good!
Search engine is @Mojeek ♥️
Apan
in reply to Tuta • • •amackif
in reply to Tuta • • •Citizencat
in reply to Tuta • • •sander76
in reply to Tuta • • •Veza85UE
in reply to Tuta • • •tekhne
in reply to Tuta • • •email & calendar : @Tutanota
browser : @librewolf & @floorp
Search : #Zotop (searx) & @Mojeek
qwant, ecosia, vivaldi & proton are to be absolutely avoided
alreadydeadxd
in reply to Tuta • • •Mirano4566
in reply to Tuta • • •Francois in Prague
in reply to Tuta • • •Little Art Histories
in reply to Tuta • • •Mail: t-online, self-hosted and will check out Tutanota - never heard of it before.
email-client: Betterbird
Calendar: Paper, on my desk
Search engine: Ecosia
Google drive: installed Libreoffice and I use Obsidian which is better anyway. I just have to move my files.
Cloud... ? has anyone some suggestions for a cloud?
F.75sx
in reply to Tuta • • •metacarpus
in reply to Tuta • • •Brandon_Baez
in reply to Tuta • • •Frans de Graaf
in reply to Tuta • • •Evan
in reply to Tuta • • •Dion
in reply to Tuta • • •Peter Practice 🇨🇭 🇨🇦 🇩🇪
in reply to Tuta • • •Fouad
in reply to Tuta • • •Ditch all big tech and go open source and federated where possible!
#gafam #ditchbigtech
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2025-03-09 09:06:06
Kevin Russell
in reply to Tuta • • •Yeah, NO.
Proton is a trumped company, with their CEO loudly celebrating rhe fascist taking power.
Proton is a Trump Ally.
If this were about the environment this would be called greenwashing. In greenwashing they paint carbon fuel as green because they bought some trees.
I don't know what to call this? Betrayal? Nazi washing? A lie?
Makes me COMPLETELY doubt the recommended apps, and Tuta.
Anyone have deeoer, clearer, info on this error?
#protonNOThankYou
#badAdvice
#evil
Rowen Odes
in reply to Tuta • • •Tuta
in reply to Rowen Odes • • •goddaw
in reply to Tuta • • •I have succeeded in getting Nextcloud up and running. So now I have a replacement for Dropbox, Google suite including, Google Photos and I also use it for my new (not gmail) email. And for the people on my Nextcloud server, the chat/phone/video call software called Nextcloud Talk is really good.
It was not easy, but now it seems to run really well. I made it work in NixOs, and can recommend it. Write if you are interested in the "configuration.nix".
Ric Harvey 🇪🇺🌍💚
in reply to Tuta • • •David Strachan
in reply to Tuta • • •All European here:
Browser - Waterfox (UK)
Search - Mojeek (UK)
Email - Tutanota (Germany)
Calendar - Tutanota (Germany)
Drive - self-hosted
Tuta
in reply to David Strachan • • •nictakiego
in reply to Tuta • • •Murat Timur
in reply to Tuta • • •Marcos D. Alves
in reply to Tuta • • •aersipo 🇭🇺
in reply to Tuta • • •Andreas
in reply to Tuta • • •Andreas
in reply to Tuta • • •Kaito
in reply to Tuta • • •Frank Heijkamp
in reply to Tuta • • •Thank you for this overview.
Looking at the comments there seems to be a little misunderstanding about the definition of Europe and the EU. They are 'almost' the same but not 'quite' the same. Choosing a European alternative is good, finding an alternative by an actual EU based company is even better.
leeuw
in reply to Tuta • • •Tuta
in reply to leeuw • • •@clear2ooo
> but it's difficult to avoid gmail.
It's not, do give us a try. 😉
app.tuta.com/signup
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Tuta MailGuntis
in reply to Tuta • • •Alison Wilder
in reply to Tuta • • •Francois in Prague
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