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Abandon The Stacks
parallel, partial and open alternatives to FAAMG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet's Google) infrastructure in the age of surveilance capitalism.
overview/scatter
| service/brand/mindshare | FAAMG | otherwise | hosted options | selfhosted options |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| search | MG | ddg | ddg | ? |
| gmail | G | fastmail, hushmail, selfhosted IMAP | + | + |
| etc | FAAMG | + | + | + |
nexcloud (selfhosted)
- calendar sharing (caldav)
- filesharing
- webmail (imap client)
- notes (sync between desktop/mobile/web)
- video conf & chat → https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/spreed
- “find my iphone” (AAPL) → https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/phonetrack
- federation (w. other nexclouds)
- etc+
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