cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42135952
There are a few Canada specific Social Media platforms coming up as well. EH Social and Monnett.Social are topping the list.
I hope this can help you or others make the switch to support a local business 💪
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FlareHeart@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 193d
Nice list, though do be careful with Shift (browser). It's Chromium based and so heavily dependent on Google's continued development.
FallenWalnut@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 193d
Yeah, but had to include it given that it is the only Canadian option. Personally, would recommend an open-source alternative like Waterfox
LeFantome@programming.dev · 7 pts · 193d
Sorry to nitpick. I am sure you know what you are talking about but people are easily misinformed and so definitions matter.
Chromium is Open Source. Waterfox is no more Open Source than Chromium.
Chromium is primarily developed by Google. So, you should be vary of their intentions and also aware of the potential fragility of a project dominated by one large player.
That said, Waterfox has exactly the same problems. As a fork of Firefox, it is dependent on Mozilla.
FallenWalnut@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 192d
Completely agree on this, and maybe I mispoke. I meant that Shift isn't entirely open-sourced. You are right that Chrome based on Chromium is open-sourced.
I tend to favour Firefox forks though as I have more trust in Mozilla as the primary developer.
otter@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 193d
Amazing stuff, thank you!
Some other things I've learned:
Fediverse specific:
FallenWalnut@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 193d
Thanks for the resources! Will look at included it for the next version
kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 192d
And lemmy.ca
jimmy90@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 192d
the lack of Brave in your browser recommendations makes me question the motivation behind your other recommendations
otter@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 192d
I think you replied to me instead of the post itself
Brave is listed on their website, and maybe it wasn't included in this shortlist because it's US based and has had a number of controversies
digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 193d
Is Kobo and Ratukan Kobo two separate companies. Otherwise it is Japanese owned I think ?
FallenWalnut@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 193d
The website explains it better - https://ca.purchasewithpurpose.io/
They are owned by a Japanese company, but are headquartered in Canada. So helps with employment.
jupdown@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 193d
I was actually curious about the same thing but I guess while they're owned by a Japanese conglomerate, they were/are Canadian based? From their Wikipedia page:
jupdown@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 193d
What a subtle detail... I'm actually disappointed in myself for not noticing this before:
Their online book store is way more expensive than the competition, but if that's the cost of supporting some fellow Canadians, I'll gladly sacrifice my capital. 🫡
adespoton@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 192d
Kobo supports ePub; I just run my own Calibre server and buy my books from those who publish DRM free, or sign it out from my local library.
Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 193d
FallenWalnut@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 192d
Fair enough - haven't tried it myself so went off some peoples comments. I'll do a deeper dive into EndeavorOS but likely needs to be put in a different category.
Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 192d
StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 193d
LeFantome@programming.dev · 6 pts · 193d
For Operating Systems, both OpenBSD and GhostBSD are Canadian.
https://www.openbsd.org/
https://www.ghostbsd.org/
kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 192d
FallenWalnut@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 192d
Didn't know that! Will add it to the list
saigot@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 193d
What are people using as a 2FA app, Google authenticator doesn't require an account for now but I obviously want out. I wnat it to be fully local and not tied to a password manager.
FallenWalnut@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 193d
You can give Ente Auth a go OR Aegis
FlareHeart@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 193d
I use Aegis
adespoton@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 192d
I use a Yubico Yubikey (German) and use passkeys where possible. Manual setup means you don’t have to pass the key through GAAMM servers.
ztar_473@thelemmy.club · 0 pts · 192d
most password managers integrate 2FA
From experience, 1Password does it perfectly and Proton Pass got ot recently-ish and it's working great
saigot@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 192d
I don't want to store my passwords in the same place I store my 2FA codes, so in the case where my password manager is breached I'm hopefully not completely pwned. I also do not want them to have any sort of syncing (that's why we have those 1 off emergency codes). I tried Ente from another comment and that meets my needs.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 192d
Both are app-only, no desktop version available.
I already have far too many single purpose apps cluttering up my online existence.
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 192d
What are your thoughts on Filen? I need a good solution and it works okay. Not sure if I should keep shopping.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 192d
Damn, I don't know why I thought Bitwarden was European. Is Bitdefender any better?
Xyphius@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 192d
If we want Canada specific Linux distros:
https://distrowatch.com/search-mobile.php?ostype=All&category=All&origin=Canada&basedon=All¬basedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=All&package=All&rolling=All&isosize=All&netinstall=All&language=All&defaultinit=All&status=Active#simpleresults
MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 193d
I didn't know about stingray, thanks!