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What non-FOSS software are you using that you wish you could replace? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by John_Coomsumer@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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For me its honestly a ton of my work software (digital forensics), shit is too niche to be replaced by good FOSS options. Cellebrite, Magnet Axiom, etc. Autopsy is great and free and has a linux version but it simply cannot get the same level of data without a pretty nutty level of custom code.

And the biggest side effect of this is FUCKING WINDOWS. God I would replace this nightmare OS in a heartbeat if the aforementioned work software would make linux compatible versions. We have legitimately wasted 10k hours dealing with windows bullshit that would not be a problem in linux. Though im sure linux would take a different 10k for its own problems.

What about you guys? Doesn't have to be work related, thats just the thorn in my side right now.

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[–] itchy_lizard@feddit.it 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

DuoLingo

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Same. "Ik leer Nederlands" :)

But this one is tough since first you would have to crowd source a ton of user contributed lessons. Not sure how that could work...

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Whoever undertook that would need to have a lot of time and personal resources to dedicate to the vetting process. The sheer amount of quality differences that would come in... Not saying you need the FLACs from a professional studio, but you know you'd get someone recording on a HAM radio from the frozen wastes.

[–] ErwinLottemann@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Ik lees de krant en een olifant eet een boterham.

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

/shudder....