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What details/tools have you found help people transition to similar, open software from closed software, or think could help? (lemm.ee)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/ask_experienced_devs
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I'm thinking of ways to help people move from established software to more open, flexible forms that don't lock them to another organization.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Points that can help them change to FOSS:

  • Cool new features not available in proprietary alternatives
  • Awareness of privacy risks & issues
  • Battery life improvements
  • Storage size reduction
  • Security improvements

Sites that can help them find FOSS alternatives:

In my experience it's extremely hard to make someone not interested in software to try out new FOSS apps though..