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Volunteers plan workshop to help people switch to open-source tech
Original: I'm working on getting a crew together to give a workshop to help people upgrade their tech. Zoom ➡️ Jitsi OneDrive/GDri
A volunteer is assembling a team to run a workshop helping people move away from major proprietary platforms toward open-source alternatives. Planned switches include Zoom to Jitsi, OneDrive or Google Drive to Nextcloud, Google Android to GrapheneOS, and Windows to Linux, with more topics possible depending on how many helpers join. The project is at an early planning stage.
Why now: A community effort to help everyday users switch to privacy-focused and open-source software is a practical, timely topic.
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- I'm working on getting a crew together to give a workshop to help people upgrade their tech. Zoom ➡️ Jitsi OneDrive/GDrive ➡️ Nextcloud Google Android ➡️ GrapheneOS Windows ➡️ Linux and possibly more, depending on how many people I can recruit to help run the event. The plan is… · CryogenicNighthawk@4d2.social · 4
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