European alternatives for popular services https://european-alternatives.eu/alternatives-to
#vendorlockin

If you're using #Microsoft #OneNote, you will face disadvantages when you don't switch to #Windows11 soon:

You are forced to "One Note on Windows" which requires a #Microsoft365 account. If you want to keep your previous computer/OS, your synchronization speed gets reduced just to punish your disobedience: https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/03/24/microsoft-will-intentionally-slow-onenote-for-windows-10-so-you-ditch-it-faster/

For anything that requires a certain amount of privacy/security, for anything long-term (avoiding #lockin effects), OneNote was a bad idea in the first place.

People who started with the original OneNote already faced data loss when MS forced them into the then mediocre cloud version in 2018: https://karl-voit.at/2018/04/21/end-of-OneNote/

My recommendation: re-evaluate your requirements and switch to a much better long-term alternative, such as #Emacs #Orgmode & not yet another hip lock-in monster like #Obsidian, #Evernote or other closed source #cloud solutions: https://karl-voit.at/2021/01/18/tool-choices/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_note-taking_software

Geliebte Sucht – Die Vendor Lock-in durchsetzte IT Drogenszene"

Beim #Winterkongress der @digiges durfte ich über #Geopolitik & #Vendorlockin in und was das mit Sucht ähnlichen Abhänigkeiten und #Risikomangemant zu tun hat

#Linkedin Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lars-hohl-89265a20_geopolitik-vendorlockin-riskomangement-activity-7307482470520688642-ADGl

Komplettes Video: https://media.ccc.de/v/dgwk2025-56337-geliebte-sucht-die-vendor

Hätte mal wegen #VendorLockIn der #HyperScaler auf #Schimanski gehört

#Windows Safty Exit #Sticker & lecker süße #MagicMushrooms

Die Echtwelt #TakeAways vom IT #Drogen Talk zu #VendorLockIn beim #Winterkongress der @digigesging weg wie warme Semmel.

Was mein Essen von gestern mit #Sucht und #VendorLockIn zu tun hat, erfahrt ihr dann am Samstag beim #Winterkongress der @digiges in deroder später auf media.ccc.de.

P.S.: Könnte USA bitte mal aufhören so freizudrehen, damit ich dem Spin des Vortrags nicht nochmal ändern muss?

I created the fist issue for the #OpenLLM #Europe #manifesto on GitHub:

Move to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) infrastructure

I suggest to move the software development to a real Free and Open Source Software (#FOSS) hosting platform, to ensure #strategic #autonomy and #digital #sovereignty. With starting the project on GitHub, the fist step towards vendor lock-in has been set.

https://github.com/OpenLLM-Europe/Manifesto/issues/1

Sich freiwillig bei Hyperscalerwahl in ein IT #VendorLockIn Verhältnis zu begeben ist ja strategisch eine „spannende“ Entscheidung.

Dies aber bewußt in Zeiten eines aufkommenden Wirtschafts- und Handelskriegs zwischen & zu tun, hat für mich einen nochmals skuril interesanteren Spin.

Mein Vortrag für den #Winterkongress bei der @digiges in der wird dieses Spannungsfeld aus Sicht von Suchtabhängigen bzw „freiwillig-bewustSuchtmittel nutzenden“ mal sezieren.

#PubliekeWaarden in het #onderwijs zijn essentieel. Hoe komen die tot uiting in de #IT die wordt gebruikt op scholen? Wat zijn de risico's van oncontroleerbare, #proprietary software? Hoe zit het met #privacy van #leerlingen en #vendorlockin van #scholen?

Welke rol kan vrije- #opensource software spelen in #educatie?

Geert-Jan en @remark gaven een #analyse met #oplossingsrichting op #FOSDEM.

Sterk aanbevolen, zeker aan degenen die actief zijn in het onderwijs:

https://video.fosdem.org/2025/ud6215/fosdem-2025-6042-public-values-and-foss-for-education.av1.webm

You know what grinds our gears? #VendorLockin.

Here is why: https://cloud68.co/blog/we-need-to-talk-about-vendor-lock-in

Should we migrate the communication platforms of our FOSS projects (e.g., Python, Django, …) to Matrix?

The idea of ​​avoiding the vendor lock-in is increasingly widespread

Migrate social networks to the Fediverse, self-host your blog, regain control of your Git repository, …

I wonder if it's time to migrate to “an open network for secure, decentralized communication”

Answer here or share your experience

#Matrix #VendorLockIn #Communication #Freedom

CC @matrix

@Tutanota Apparently #tuta still hasn't set a concrete, near term date for the availability of the *option to export all emails in one go* .

So: Customers can easily import their emails to #Tutamail, but they have to manually select and export all of their emails if they want to migrate away to a different #email provider.

To me, that looks like a vendor lock-in.

You can keep on telling that it's already planned, but you should really walk the talk!

#vendorlockin
#hotelcalifornia
#privacy

Die Abhängigkeit von Tech-Firmen ist Realität. Wie diese den sogenannten
#VendorLockIn ausnutzen, habe ich am Beispiel von #SAP für die NZZ aufgeschrieben:

https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/das-teuerste-software-update-der-welt-wie-der-deutsche-sap-konzern-seine-macht-ausnutzt-ld.1859562

IMO hardware-based attestation have more to do with vendor lock-in rather that security.

In paper it's a good idea, actually. But in reality it does more to enforce vendor-approved software rather than protect the user in case the OS get compromised.

We should avoid to depend on hardware-based trust or attestation.

https://grapheneos.org/articles/attestation-compatibility-guide#apps-banning-grapheneos

#LMS are dominated by the proprietary world. Expensive non-permissive licenses, often creating a #vendorlockin with the #school, #college or #university. Why use such a tool like #blackboard when you can use #OpenEDX like us,  there's also #Moodle . #EduSky #signalboost #education #floss #opensource