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tbsprs<p>European alternatives for popular services <a href="https://european-alternatives.eu/alternatives-to" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">european-alternatives.eu/alter</span><span class="invisible">natives-to</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/vendorlockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendorlockin</span></a></p>
Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:<p>If you're using <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/OneNote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OneNote</span></a>, you will face disadvantages when you don't switch to <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> soon:</p><p>You are forced to "One Note on Windows" which requires a <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Microsoft365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft365</span></a> account. If you want to keep your previous computer/OS, your synchronization speed gets reduced just to punish your disobedience: <a href="https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/03/24/microsoft-will-intentionally-slow-onenote-for-windows-10-so-you-ditch-it-faster/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">windowslatest.com/2025/03/24/m</span><span class="invisible">icrosoft-will-intentionally-slow-onenote-for-windows-10-so-you-ditch-it-faster/</span></a></p><p>For anything that requires a certain amount of privacy/security, for anything long-term (avoiding <a href="https://graz.social/tags/lockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lockin</span></a> effects), OneNote was a bad idea in the first place.</p><p>People who started with the original OneNote already faced data loss when MS forced them into the then mediocre cloud version in 2018: <a href="https://karl-voit.at/2018/04/21/end-of-OneNote/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karl-voit.at/2018/04/21/end-of</span><span class="invisible">-OneNote/</span></a></p><p>My recommendation: re-evaluate your requirements and switch to a much better long-term alternative, such as <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emacs</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Orgmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orgmode</span></a> &amp; not yet another hip lock-in monster like <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a>, <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Evernote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evernote</span></a> or other closed source <a href="https://graz.social/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> solutions: <a href="https://karl-voit.at/2021/01/18/tool-choices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karl-voit.at/2021/01/18/tool-c</span><span class="invisible">hoices/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_note-taking_software" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparis</span><span class="invisible">on_of_note-taking_software</span></a></p><p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/PIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PIM</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/notetaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notetaking</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/vendorlockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendorlockin</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Notion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notion</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Roam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roam</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a></p>
derPUPE<p>Geliebte Sucht – Die Vendor Lock-in durchsetzte IT Drogenszene" </p><p>Beim <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Winterkongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winterkongress</span></a> der <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@digiges" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digiges</span></a></span> 🇨🇭durfte ich über <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Geopolitik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitik</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Vendorlockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vendorlockin</span></a> in 🇪🇺 und was das mit Sucht ähnlichen Abhänigkeiten und <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Risikomangemant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Risikomangemant</span></a> zu tun hat </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Linkedin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linkedin</span></a> Post: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lars-hohl-89265a20_geopolitik-vendorlockin-riskomangement-activity-7307482470520688642-ADGl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/posts/lars-hohl-8</span><span class="invisible">9265a20_geopolitik-vendorlockin-riskomangement-activity-7307482470520688642-ADGl</span></a></p><p>Komplettes Video: <a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/dgwk2025-56337-geliebte-sucht-die-vendor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.ccc.de/v/dgwk2025-56337-</span><span class="invisible">geliebte-sucht-die-vendor</span></a></p>
FediVerseExplorer<p><a href="https://chaos.social/@leyrer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@leyrer@chaos.social</a><span> <br>Gute Frage, die das Dilemma, nicht nur, von blinden Menschen zeigt.<br></span><a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/VendorLockIn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VendorLockIn</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/a11y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/Barrierefrei" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Barrierefrei</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/digitaleTeilhabe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitaleTeilhabe</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/blind" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://procial.tchncs.de/tags/digitalePrivatsphäre" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalePrivatsphäre</a></p>
eerlijkdigitaalonderwijs.nl<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.education/@tsongloong" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tsongloong</span></a></span> Wellicht? De hoogste tijd! </p><p>Maar veel belangrijker: Zorg voor handhaving van de AVG! Het kan niet zo zijn dat een USA partij die in het gehele onderwijs wordt gebruikt nog jaren ongestraft door kan gaan met de grootste dataroof aller tijden.🚨 🚨 </p><p>Dus hebben jullie al een handhavingsverzoek bij de AP gedaan? 👮 </p><p>En neem dan ook gelijk Google Zoeken en Google Maps mee, dat zijn ook zogenaamde "aanvullende diensten".<br>1/4</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/DPIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DPIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AutoriteitPersoonsgegevens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutoriteitPersoonsgegevens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/VendorLockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockin</span></a></p>
derPUPE<p>Hätte 🇪🇺 mal wegen <a href="https://23.social/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a> der <a href="https://23.social/tags/HyperScaler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HyperScaler</span></a> auf <a href="https://23.social/tags/Schimanski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schimanski</span></a> gehört</p>
Christian Meesters<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@pjacock" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pjacock</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scholar.social/@gedankenstuecke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gedankenstuecke</span></a></span> </p><p>Quite so. I just think it will be fine to stick to GitHub for a while. Yet, I or we (depending on the project) need a plan B. And Activity Pub for GitLab with accounts for potentially all collaborators worldwide is not on the horizon. And intricate CI-setups are not simply ported with a few key stroked ... 🤔</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/VendorLockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockin</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>"You should just use <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> because it's the easiest one" - this is propaganda for <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Shuttleworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shuttleworth</span></a> and tells me you haven't tried any other distro - or that you use <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arch</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> is fantastic still, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> is my go to recommendation, but with <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/uBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uBlue</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Bazzite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bazzite</span></a> we see a new era of usability focused <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/distributions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distributions</span></a>.</p><p>Add to that the fact that <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/snaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snaps</span></a> are a centralizes repository with no third party vendors, and you've got a <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/vendorlockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendorlockin</span></a>.</p><p>Ubuntu is the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/anticonsumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anticonsumer</span></a> distribution as a result.</p>
derPUPE<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> Safty Exit <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Sticker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sticker</span></a> &amp; lecker süße <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MagicMushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagicMushrooms</span></a> </p><p>Die Echtwelt <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/TakeAways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeAways</span></a> vom IT <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Drogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drogen</span></a> Talk zu <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a> beim <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Winterkongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winterkongress</span></a> der <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@digiges" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digiges</span></a></span>🇨🇭ging weg wie warme Semmel.</p>
Philipp :geeko: :natenom:<p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/VendorLockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockin</span></a> 🤝 <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Docker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Docker</span></a> </p><p>⛈️ there is no cloud, only greedy Service as a Software Substitute companies</p><p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/dockerhub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockerhub</span></a></p>
derPUPE<p>Die <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Agenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agenda</span></a> für den <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a> &lt;&gt; <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Drogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drogen</span></a> Vortrag beim <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Winterkongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winterkongress</span></a> der <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@digiges" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digiges</span></a></span>🇨🇭steht und alle folien sind seid heute Nacht schon mindestens "rudimentär vorhanden" •schulterklopf• :)</p><p>Noch zwei Nächte &amp; es wird ein richtig leckereres rundes Ding </p><p>SET $vorfreude = TRUE;</p>
derPUPE<p>Was mein Essen von gestern mit <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Sucht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sucht</span></a> und <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a> zu tun hat, erfahrt ihr dann am Samstag beim <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Winterkongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winterkongress</span></a> der <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@digiges" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digiges</span></a></span> in der🇨🇭oder später auf media.ccc.de.</p><p>P.S.: Könnte USA bitte mal aufhören so freizudrehen, damit ich dem Spin des Vortrags nicht nochmal ändern muss?</p>
Jan Vlug<p>I created the fist issue for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenLLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenLLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manifesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manifesto</span></a> on GitHub:</p><p>Move to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) infrastructure</p><p>I suggest to move the software development to a real Free and Open Source Software (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>) hosting platform, to ensure <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strategic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strategic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autonomy</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a>. With starting the project on GitHub, the fist step towards vendor lock-in has been set.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/OpenLLM-Europe/Manifesto/issues/1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/OpenLLM-Europe/Mani</span><span class="invisible">festo/issues/1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StragegicAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StragegicAutonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vendorlockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendorlockin</span></a></p>
Vincent Picavet<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@sarahdalgulls" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sarahdalgulls</span></a></span> Because the ECW driver is not Free Software, full of patents, and its owners have never been open to collaboration with opensource communities over the years. </p><p>A lot of users switched to other free formats, even if they can be less efficient in terms of storage. </p><p>Note that CoG ( Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs ) are now everywhere, since they offer very good streaming capabilities despite lower compression. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CloudOptimizedGeoTIFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudOptimizedGeoTIFF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TargetTheRightCulprit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TargetTheRightCulprit</span></a></p>
derPUPE<p>Sich freiwillig bei Hyperscalerwahl in ein IT <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a> Verhältnis zu begeben ist ja strategisch eine „spannende“ Entscheidung.</p><p>Dies aber bewußt in Zeiten eines aufkommenden Wirtschafts- und Handelskriegs zwischen 🇺🇸 &amp; 🇪🇺zu tun, hat für mich einen nochmals skuril interesanteren Spin.</p><p>Mein Vortrag für den <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Winterkongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winterkongress</span></a> bei der <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@digiges" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digiges</span></a></span> in der 🇨🇭wird dieses Spannungsfeld aus Sicht von Suchtabhängigen bzw „freiwillig-bewustSuchtmittel nutzenden“ mal sezieren.</p>
Jan Vlug<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PubliekeWaarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PubliekeWaarden</span></a> in het <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onderwijs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onderwijs</span></a> zijn essentieel. Hoe komen die tot uiting in de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> die wordt gebruikt op scholen? Wat zijn de risico's van oncontroleerbare, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> software? Hoe zit het met <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> van <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leerlingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leerlingen</span></a> en <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vendorlockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendorlockin</span></a> van <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scholen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholen</span></a>?</p><p>Welke rol kan vrije- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> software spelen in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/educatie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educatie</span></a>?</p><p>Geert-Jan en <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@remark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>remark</span></a></span> gaven een <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/analyse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analyse</span></a> met <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oplossingsrichting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oplossingsrichting</span></a> op <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a>.</p><p>Sterk aanbevolen, zeker aan degenen die actief zijn in het onderwijs:</p><p><a href="https://video.fosdem.org/2025/ud6215/fosdem-2025-6042-public-values-and-foss-for-education.av1.webm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">video.fosdem.org/2025/ud6215/f</span><span class="invisible">osdem-2025-6042-public-values-and-foss-for-education.av1.webm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
Cloud68.co 🟣<p>You know what grinds our gears? <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/VendorLockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockin</span></a>. </p><p>Here is why: <a href="https://cloud68.co/blog/we-need-to-talk-about-vendor-lock-in" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cloud68.co/blog/we-need-to-tal</span><span class="invisible">k-about-vendor-lock-in</span></a></p>
LavX News<p>Broadcom's VMware Acquisition: A Wake-Up Call for Enterprise Virtualization</p><p>As Broadcom tightens its grip on VMware, enterprise users face a critical juncture. The latest Gartner report highlights the hidden costs of vendor lock-in and the urgent need for organizations to ree...</p><p><a href="https://news.lavx.hu/article/broadcom-s-vmware-acquisition-a-wake-up-call-for-enterprise-virtualization" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.lavx.hu/article/broadcom-</span><span class="invisible">s-vmware-acquisition-a-wake-up-call-for-enterprise-virtualization</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/VMware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VMware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Broadcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadcom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a></p>
Paolo Melchiorre<p>Should we migrate the communication platforms of our FOSS projects (e.g., Python, Django, …) to Matrix? 🗳️ </p><p>The idea of ​​avoiding the vendor lock-in is increasingly widespread 🔓</p><p>Migrate social networks to the Fediverse, self-host your blog, regain control of your Git repository, … 👏 </p><p>I wonder if it's time to migrate to “an open network for secure, decentralized communication” 🪐 </p><p>Answer here or share your experience 👇 </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Communication</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a></p><p>CC <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.matrix.org/@matrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>matrix</span></a></span></p>
C.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jshaffstall" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jshaffstall</span></a></span> </p><p>Anvil looks interesting. Unfortunately, it appears to be 100% proprietary. Even if you're okay with software you can't examine and modify, you appear to be stuck with using the vendor's website/app for designing your app's UI. They also push you hard to use their cloud-based, SaaS-type deployments.</p><p>There's an open source runtime you can apparently run your app with once it's built. But who says that's gonna stick around?</p><p>Investing a lot of time in building an app that is one proprietary license change away from being impossible to continue to use seems unwise.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LockIn</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/VendorLockIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockIn</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commercial</span></a></p>
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