Opensource.builders
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Opensource.builders
Opensource.builders, open-source alternatives to commercial software
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How HN took it
2 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Design: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Nice UI
From 1 comment
Nice UI - I noticed that there are a lot of web apps, but not as many 'offline' projects. D'you see this as a mostly web-based platform, or could you also see entries for…
leggomylibro on HN
Objections
Some listed projects are not open source (SSPL, Commons Clause)
From 2 comments
A few of these are, unfortunately, not Open Source, on account of being licensed under the SSPL or Commons Clause. In the latter's case, in particular, the very prescient…
pritambaral on HNI would add Zulip to the Slack alternatives, and Mattermost is AGPL, not MIT licensed. And as others have pointed out, there are several non-open source projects listed that…
ensignavenger on HN
Search missing and text fades out on page
From 2 comments
FYI something is wrong with the text on this page. The name of each product shows up initially, and then fades out so that the page looks like this:…
cweagans on HNHow about using simple text for commercial software titles? That will make page searchable with Ctrl+F.
butz on HN
Few entries for some categories like Dropbox
From 1 comment
It's still mildly disappointing that we only have one offering for "dropbox" and co and it's nowhere near where it could be after several years.
giancarlostoro on HN
Requests
Add offline apps like Photoshop and IDEs
From 1 comment
Nice UI - I noticed that there are a lot of web apps, but not as many 'offline' projects. D'you see this as a mostly web-based platform, or could you also see entries for…
leggomylibro on HN
List obscure or commercial tools with no open source equivalent
From 1 comment
I'd find a place interesting that would list the opposite. Commercial or more obscure solutions that don't currently have any open source equivalent because when I'm looking for…
Barrin92 on HN
Add Zulip to Slack alternatives
From 1 comment
I would add Zulip to the Slack alternatives, and Mattermost is AGPL, not MIT licensed. And as others have pointed out, there are several non-open source projects listed that…
ensignavenger on HN
Questions
Is open source meant to include commercial projects?
From 1 comment
But open source could be commercial, right? So is it about free software?
terpimost on HN
Alternatives named
AlternativeTo
From 1 comment
As for me, representation of open-source alternatives on AlternativeTo wiki looks better.[0] [0] https://alternativeto.net/software/youtube/?license=opensource
app4soft on HN