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@ -14,14 +14,7 @@ When in our project plan it is mentioned that we use 'Open Source Software' we m
* Not governed by a 'tech giant' (companies that have more than 10.000 employees)
* In a fully open 'ecosystem' (no 'opencore')
We are especially vigilant towards systems that are open source, but require (excessive) payments to get to 'the good stuff' or lock you in to a non-open ecosystem. If alternatives exist we will prefer to use those.
Examples of this are (with alternatives):
* docker (alternative: lxc)
* kubernetes
* zimbra (alternative: normal mailservers)
* macOS (alternative: NixOS)
* MySQL (alternative MariaDB)
* GitLab (alternative: Forgejo)
We are especially vigilant towards systems that are open source, but require (excessive) payments to get to 'the good stuff' or lock you in to a non-open ecosystem. If alternatives exist we will prefer to use those. Examples[^1].
The most important reason for this is that we want to make the barrier to use our proposed setup as low as possible, both in cost as in legal options.
@ -59,4 +52,14 @@ Micro-cloud providers are small (not for profit) organisations that consist at l
* knowledgable and experienced support staff (for quality support)
* experienced local sales and marketing staff (to get a durable client base)
These micro-cloud providers should (based on the tooling that we provide) be able to supply 1000's of customers with access to the Fediverse without the need to use Big Tech.
These micro-cloud providers should (based on the tooling that we provide) be able to supply 1000's of customers with access to the Fediverse without the need to use Big Tech.
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Examples of non-open ecosystems are (with alternatives):
* docker (alternative: lxc)
* kubernetes
* zimbra (alternative: normal mailservers)
* macOS (alternative: NixOS)
* MySQL (alternative MariaDB)
* GitLab (alternative: Forgejo)