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===Collaboration Platforms===
===Collaboration Platforms===


- <img src="https://savannah.gnu.org/images/Savannah.theme/icon.png" height="16"/> **[Savannah](https://savannah.nongnu.org/)** (**Freedom and Privacy Tip**) is the right choice for 100% free software.
* '''[https://savannah.nongnu.org/ Savannah]''' ('''Freedom and Privacy Tip''') is the right choice for 100% free software.
- <img src="https://codeberg.org/img/logo.svg" height="16"/> **[Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/)** is 100% Free Software and is managed by a non-profit association of FOSS and libre people & financed by its members.
* '''[https://codeberg.org/ Codeberg]''' is 100% Free Software and is managed by a non-profit association of FOSS and libre people & financed by its members.
- <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/GitLab_Logo.svg/210px-GitLab_Logo.svg.png" height="16"/> **[Gitlab.com](https://gitlab.com/)** (**Beginner Tip**) is a collaboration platform often recommended, e.g. by Prsim-break and it is the one F-Droid trusts with their data.
* '''[https://gitlab.com/ Gitlab]''' ('''Beginner Tip''') is a collaboration platform often recommended, e.g. by Prsim-break and it is the one F-Droid trusts with their data. ❗️Beware though, Gitlab.com it is hosted on the Google cloud, so don't use that. The community edition is free software and can be used to power platforms hosted on other clouds. E.g.:
❗️Beware though, Gitlab.com it is hosted on the Google cloud, so don't use that. The community edition is free software and can be used to power platforms hosted on other clouds. E.g.:
** '''[https://framagit.org/ FramaGit]''' is hosted by Framasoft.
  - <img src="https://framasoft.org/nav/img/logo.png" height="16"/> **[FramaGit](https://framagit.org/)** is hosted by Framasoft.
* Notable mention: '''[https://gitea.io/en-us/ Gitea]'''
- Notable mention: **[Gitea](https://gitea.io/en-us/)**


===Captcha===
===Captcha===
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I passionately hate Google reCaptcha. There is so much tracking going on on the web that I can just block away - many sites will still work. But once a website developer chooses to use reCaptcha for a site where you need to register to use that's game over.
I passionately hate Google reCaptcha. There is so much tracking going on on the web that I can just block away - many sites will still work. But once a website developer chooses to use reCaptcha for a site where you need to register to use that's game over.


- <img src="https://gitgud.io/uploads/-/system/project/avatar/2537/simplesecurity.png?width=64" height="16"/> **[qvittersimplesecurity](https://gitgud.io/panjoozek413/qvittersimplesecurity)** seems to work well, e.g. on [gnusocial.cc](https://gnusocial.cc/).
* '''[https://gitgud.io/panjoozek413/qvittersimplesecurity qvittersimplesecurity]''' seems to work well, e.g. on [https://gnusocial.cc/ gnusocial.cc].
- <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Lock_icon_blue.gif" height="16"/> **[Securimage](https://www.phpcaptcha.org/)** seems straight forward looking at their [demo](https://www.phpcaptcha.org/try-securimage/).
* '''[https://www.phpcaptcha.org/ Securimage]''' seems straight forward looking at their [https://www.phpcaptcha.org/try-securimage/ demo]'''.
- Other finds: **[visualCaptcha](https://visualcaptcha.net/)**, **[Authen-Captcha](https://metacpan.org/release/Authen-Captcha)**, **[Captcha-reCaptcha](https://metacpan.org/release/SUNNYP/Captcha-reCAPTCHA-0.98)**, **[KCAPTCHA](https://www.phpclasses.org/package/3193-PHP-Generate-CAPTCHA-validation-images-with-effects.html)**
* Other finds: '''[https://visualcaptcha.net/ visualCaptcha]''', '''[https://metacpan.org/release/Authen-Captcha Authen-Captcha]''', '''[https://metacpan.org/release/SUNNYP/Captcha-reCAPTCHA-0.98 Captcha-reCaptcha]''', '''[https://www.phpclasses.org/package/3193-PHP-Generate-CAPTCHA-validation-images-with-effects.html KCAPTCHA]'''
- Also the before mentioned [**Tutanota**](#MailProviders) and [**Invidious**](#VideoStreaming) have implemented their own Captcha solutions, but they don't seem to be publicly available yet.


===Other===
===Other===


- <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Matomo_Logo.svg/342px-Matomo_Logo.svg.png" height="16"/> **[Matomo](https://matomo.org/)** is an open alternative to Google Analytics. Or here is a thought: Just don't analyze your customers/community at all!
* '''[https://matomo.org/ Matomo]''' is an open alternative to Google Analytics. Or here is a thought: Just don't analyze your customers/community at all!
- <img src="https://www.fontsquirrel.com/favicon-16x16.png?v=2" height="16"/> **[Font Squirrel](https://www.fontsquirrel.com/)** is a collection of free fonts you can use to replace Google Fonts.
* '''[https://www.fontsquirrel.com/ Font Squirrel]''' is a collection of free fonts you can use to replace Google Fonts.
- <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Exoscale_logo.gif" height="16"/> **[Exoscale](https://www.exoscale.com/)** is an open source cloud hosting platform to replace all the evil clouds that you can block with [Cloud Firewall](#BrowserAddons).


=Hardware=
=Hardware=