I shared a version of this guide earlier this year, but felt a website was needed to unpack the different options fully. So after an unreasonable number of hours, I put together the necessary data and website.

I hope this is digestible enough for the average person to help those looking to take that first step, or for people who are equally passionate and want to get their friends or family involved.

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Every time I post these guides, there is always feedback on things that can improve, or I got wrong. Please do share, as it is the best way for these to evolve!

  • FallenWalnut@lemmy.worldOP
    4·
    2 days ago

    The guide has had many iterations, and you are right that at one point, they were entirely removed. I’ve ended up informing rather than hiding, as most of these names are already known, whereas not many people are aware of Spotify’s actions (for example). Proton is a little more complicated - I personally won’t use them, but I can see the nuance where some people might.

    I don’t get any funding. I am a developer myself, so I do 80% of the work. The rest is self-funded and will continue for the foreseeable future.

    • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      i don’t understand what motivates you to do so much unpaid labor to market/advertise/recommend commercial products and services which you yourself would not even use.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        8·
        2 days ago

        You’re kind of described almost the entirety of FOSS. It only exists because there are talented people who make shit and give it away for free.

        • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          yeah - but it’s not hard to understand the motivation to do unpaid labor to develop (and promote) FOSS - it’s the promotion of proprietary things (many if not most of which i infer OP doesn’t even use themself) which baffles me.

          if OP truly isn’t getting paid by any of these companies for making posts like this then they’re leaving money on the table, because many of the companies behind the proprietary products and services they’re recommending do spend a substantial amount on marketing.