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We've received a ton of email asking how to get off Gsuite, and what alternative providers are out there. This week we dig in and go through the top alternatives to Gsuite. -- During The Show -- 00:30 Another Gmail Migration Suggestion - Charims https://imapsync.lamiral.info/ (https://imapsync.lamiral.info/) email address: charims@pcwideopen.com 01:00 More Gmail Suggestions - Freddie Import mbox file into Thunderbird then export in the format you need 01:30 NFS/Freenas issue - Charliebrownau NFS shares broke with kernel 5.13 FreeNAS offers a snapshot solution to rollback 03:15 NFS - Gary Could be a NFS file locking issue 03:45 OpenMedia Vault - Cory Works great on a RaspberryPi LVM not working however 04:25 Pick of the Week Deskreen (https://deskreen.com/lang-en) Allows any device to be a second monitor Cross platform 05:30 Gadget of the week Pockethernet (https://pockethernet.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8uzvuovh8QIVs2xvBB2NdwIlEAAYASAAEgIsxfD_BwE) Smartphone connected Ethernet network analyzer Pairs via bluetooth Supports: Cable toner with customizable tones Wiremap PoE TDR TDR Graph Link CDP / LLDP Outgoing VLAN Tag DHCP Ping Traffic BER 07:40 Linux foundation - 3D foundation Tech Republic (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-linux-foundation-gets-into-game-development-with-new-open-3d-foundation/) Open source 3D engine 20 founding partners Linux Foundation can "speak corporate" Benefits not just gaming Github (https://github.com/o3de/o3de) 13:16 CBL Mariner Beta News (https://betanews.com/2021/07/12/microsoft-has-its-own-linux-distro-called-cbl-mariner/) Github (https://github.com/microsoft/CBL-Mariner/releases/tag/1.0.20210628-1.0) Microsoft's Linux uses RPM-OSTree Follows a secure-by-default principle 15:50 Audacity Update ArsTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/no-open-source-audacity-audio-editor-is-not-spyware/) Telemetry is off by default Telemetry is optional Telemetry is intentionally easy to remove Convenience of Yandex and Google is at odds with community wishes Going forward Audacity will self host metrics 4Chan forced/doxed/threatened a fork of audacity into ending Github Sneeds (https://github.com/Sneeds-Feed-and-Seed/sneedacity) Github Tenacity Maintainer post (https://github.com/tenacityteam/tenacity/issues/99) 21:40 Ansible considers switching to Matrix Ansible Github Post (https://ansible.github.io/community/posts/matrix_and_ansible.html) IRC issues: out of date blocked in many network environments Lack good moderation tools missed messages when not logged in lack of name space ownership Matrix benefits: Issues in Matrix are client limitations not protocol limitations control over name space Federates like email Federated, auto updating blacklist Red Hat is providing funding for EMS hosting EMS, Mozzila, and Red Hat are fantastic partners Blacklist Post (https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/msc2313/proposals/2313-moderation-policy-rooms.md) 34:20 Firefox 90.0 Https only mode in about:config Print to PDF now produces working hyperlinks FTP support removed Firefox Post (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/90.0/releasenotes/) 35:30 Tony from the matrix chat Bring in IP cam to web conferencing software VLC capture OBS 37:00 Gmail Alternatives Hushmail Plain text only been around since 1999 MsgSafe.io 4096-bit GPG encryption Virtual Identities Free plan available GMX OpenPGP Based in Germany Ad supported Send up to 50 MB attachments Mailbox.org Setup after Snowden revelations Based in Germany 25 years of experience in providing secure communications Standard subscription includes many tools Stores IP addresses for 4 days Up front with their privacy policy Posteo Combines privacy with sustainability Powered by 100% green energy Anonymous Sign-up and Payment ad-free 50 MB Attachments Runbox 100% hydro-electric energy Based in Norway Zoho Mial Free up to 5 users Full email and office suite Encryption Fastmail Great for business Fantastic Management interface Data belongs to you you are the customer not the product Stored data encrypted with LUKS Has added features like "topic box" Based in Australia Australia is part of the "Five Eyes" Australia has the Assistance and Access Bill Mail Fence Based in Belgium OpenPGP end-to-end encryption free and paid plans KoLab Now Full collaboration suite Based in Switzerland 100% Free & open source software No vendor lock-in Startmail Founded by Dutch private search engine Startpage team Track record of privacy IP address is kept for 3 days Tracking cookies strictly forbidden Offers PGP encryption Encryption is done server side Accepts crypto currency Tutanota Based in Germany Free and Paid Plans Discounts for non-profits End-to-End encryption secure calendar Proton Mail Open source and Independently audited End-to-End encryption No-logs Supports 2FA You control the encryption key Password protect non Proton Mail emails Message expiration Secure calendar and file sync Ctemplar Icelandic law No data retention advanced protections (JS injection, malicious SRI) 100% audited and open source Zero data access end to end encryption powered by green energy Anonymous (including payments) App in Fdroid Email Comparison Chart (https://ctemplar.com/email-comparison-table/) -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! 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