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It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Many of the clients don’t even have a sign up option, you need to sign up elsewhere first.

It's inconvenient, sure, but think of it as an assurance that you're not locked in with one app.

That said, I completely agree that Matrix and Element need to work on UX, particularly making it easy for new users to adopt it as well as verification/device switching.