Calling Molly an alternative to Signal is a bit much. It's, as far as I understand it, a recompile of Signal with Google Service intergations replaced by Open Source integrations
AFAIR none of those allow sending and receiving calendar invitations, that interfunction with outside services (eg Outlook.com, Gmail, Apple). Proton does. Send a calendar invitation from gmail/outlook/Apple to a Proton user; they can accept it and it will automatically add to their calendar and send back an acceptance email that gmail/etc understands. Vice-versa also true.
I trialled almost all of those before I ended with Proton, because it was the only one that felt like they actually tried to get calendar and email functionality on par with major (non-privacy focussed) service providers, and in general was the most polished.
They are all fine if literally all you need is simple email though.
@pulsewidth
That's valid point and I would like to hear from others who use mailbox.org or tuta or any other how the calendars work? Can they send and receive invites from and to Google/MS? (I use nextcloud for my personal calendar, but i don't send out email invites as it's not a business account) @roserose56
I feel like Google Photos -> TrueNAS is too vague, TrueNAS is just an operating system, and it's creator, iXsystems, is American so it doesn't fit here at all.
My solution is Immich running on a docker container in OpenMediaVault. OpenMediaVault is German and Immich is multinational FOSS.
Photoprism is what I use. running on a truenas scale server. I find it does a better job in replicating the "google photos" user experience with it's facial recognition and metadata processing.
I used to search with Ecosia, but the Bing-sourced results were sometimes really poor quality. I've recently gave one more try to Karma Search. While it worked really poorly earlier this year, I am very positively surprised by the quality of the results! (Of course, the "quality" is my vibe at the moment, and idk if there are good ways to benchmark search engines)
Or how about instead of using a hallucinating misinformation bot you just think for yourself.
Also big tip. Don’t put your eggs in one basket.
Andy from Proton has gladly licked the Trump boot and proton has repeatedly pumped out new products instead of taking the time to fix the existing ones like full Linux support already. They have also been accused of vibe coding and that’s a slippery slope to a large data breach.
For AI Language models, I have been happy with Mistral's Le Chat. For VPNs, use NordVPN. Both are great European alternatives for US-based tech giants.
Other alternatives:
Mail: Tuta, Mailbox.
Search Engines: SearXNG, Mullvad
Alternative to Signal: SimpleX Chat
AI: Ollama, Kobold.cpp, Llamafix
Browsers: LibreWolf, Tor, Mullvad
Navigation: OsmAnd, Organic Maps
Also, recommended for everyone regardless of threat model...
a paid VPN. And not one of the flagship ones either. Pay attention to the VPN's jurisdiction. If it's US-based or Swiss-based, it's imo a no-go.
Whatever goes on stock market can be discarded. If it's on stocks, it'll be far more profit-oriented and that's a problem.
Calling Molly an alternative to Signal is a bit much. It's, as far as I understand it, a recompile of Signal with Google Service intergations replaced by Open Source integrations
Yikes, didn't know that. Removed it, thanks.
It's still a good alternative to the signal client, just no alternative to Signal as a messaging platform
There are a lot of EU emails providers not just proton.
Just to list some:
mailbox.org
posteo.de
soverin.com
tutanota.com
infomaniak.com
mailo.com
Also this https://european-alternatives.eu/
edit: general speaking, too much proton.
AFAIR none of those allow sending and receiving calendar invitations, that interfunction with outside services (eg Outlook.com, Gmail, Apple). Proton does. Send a calendar invitation from gmail/outlook/Apple to a Proton user; they can accept it and it will automatically add to their calendar and send back an acceptance email that gmail/etc understands. Vice-versa also true.
I trialled almost all of those before I ended with Proton, because it was the only one that felt like they actually tried to get calendar and email functionality on par with major (non-privacy focussed) service providers, and in general was the most polished.
They are all fine if literally all you need is simple email though.
Tuta does.
Source: I use Tuta as my main driver.
Thanks for the info!
@pulsewidth
That's valid point and I would like to hear from others who use mailbox.org or tuta or any other how the calendars work? Can they send and receive invites from and to Google/MS? (I use nextcloud for my personal calendar, but i don't send out email invites as it's not a business account)
@roserose56
@roserose56 @blinfabian
runbox.com
I'm not a fan. Proton Mail turns out to have some fundamental issues:
https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/the-intercept-proton-mail-says-it-s-politically-neutral-while-praising-republican-party/24456
They even suspended journalist accounts this month
I don't recommend Proton anymore
I was in the process of switching when the CEO ran his mouth. Now Im just another unused account on a server somewhere
Why'd you choose HERE WeGo over a FOSS option like CoMaps?
Comaps? It is on fdroid
because i like a maps app that functions
I feel like Google Photos -> TrueNAS is too vague, TrueNAS is just an operating system, and it's creator, iXsystems, is American so it doesn't fit here at all.
My solution is Immich running on a docker container in OpenMediaVault. OpenMediaVault is German and Immich is multinational FOSS.
i use a smb share on truenas. truenas is opensource thats why i included it
Photoprism is what I use. running on a truenas scale server. I find it does a better job in replicating the "google photos" user experience with it's facial recognition and metadata processing.
How about from ChatGPT to nothing?
fair
Too much Proton for my taste.
I’m currently moving from Proton to Tuta. The fiasco with shutting off journalists accounts without recourse was one straw too far.
Missing Photoshop --> GNU Image Manipulation Program (doing business as GIMP)
ikr? although, GIMP is not the replacement. GIMP is first choice🔥
Would be nice if they added Social Media in there
aka.
Reddit --> PieFed
I like it. Well done! Didn't even know proton has that many things.
I used to search with Ecosia, but the Bing-sourced results were sometimes really poor quality. I've recently gave one more try to Karma Search. While it worked really poorly earlier this year, I am very positively surprised by the quality of the results! (Of course, the "quality" is my vibe at the moment, and idk if there are good ways to benchmark search engines)
How good is here we go with non car locations? Also does it have trains and buses?
walking/cycling its pretty bad imo, but i never have issues with the trains, buses and the car
Or how about instead of using a hallucinating misinformation bot you just think for yourself.
Also big tip. Don’t put your eggs in one basket. Andy from Proton has gladly licked the Trump boot and proton has repeatedly pumped out new products instead of taking the time to fix the existing ones like full Linux support already. They have also been accused of vibe coding and that’s a slippery slope to a large data breach.
For AI Language models, I have been happy with Mistral's Le Chat. For VPNs, use NordVPN. Both are great European alternatives for US-based tech giants.