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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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It'd be nice to have some kind of FOSS business suite, aka point of sale, accounting, inventory etc. I'm not a fan of Intuit.

I've also not found journal software I really like. RedNotebook is about the closest. I tend to use my journal not only as a personal diary but also as a place to brainstorm and I would also like a checklist/to-do list system, and this I haven't found in any software free or proprietary. I may have to build it myself, with my rudimentary knowledge of qt.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can try out Odoo, it's heavily customizable so you can add in the parts you don't find existing modules for - and customize existing modules too.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh I just love "FOSS" software with a "Pricing" page.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Its business oriented software, the primary users of that software SHOULD be paying first and looking at supporting it themselves as a last resort.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

Free in FOSS stands more for what you're allowed to do than what it costs. The devs have to support themselves somehow, the project is absolutely massive and has a bunch of dedicated developers on the payroll.

[–] gerdesj@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

I (my little company) employ a bloke to support https://www.uzerp.com/ - we use it ourselves and ditched Sage (yay!)

If you fancy it then give us a shout - it is open source - you get it for free but our time is costed if you need assistance.

That is the Open Source Covenant

[–] CCRhode@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I may have to build [journal software] myself, with my rudimentary knowledge of qt.

Don't do that! Take a look at Tonto2.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Looking around at that page...no thanks.