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Instead of replacing Google services with other online services, I would prefer an approach that replaces them with free (as in speech) software I can install o
by benbarber 15y ago
Instead of replacing Google services with other online services, I would prefer an approach that replaces them with free (as in speech) software I can install on my web own server.
I don't think Google is evil. But I would like more control over the information they currently caretake for me.
- andrewcooke 15y agowell, you can do this with email to some extent. i was concerned about my reliance on google, but didn't find any other search engine as good (i use google a lot for debugging and related technical work). so what i did was: - use the "disconnect" app to make my google searches more anonymous https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jeoacafpbcihiomhlakheieifhpjdfeo https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jeoacafpbcihiomhla... - install my own web server. i use procmail for filtering, with all email stored in imap directories. then i use mairix for searching http://www.rpcurnow.force9.co.uk/mairix/ http://www.rpcurnow.force9.co.uk/mairix/ . finally, i read email with the mutt client. that works surprisingly well. mairix is awesome once you get used to it (you call it from the command line - or by pressing "!" in mutt - and it populates a maildir directory, so you can see the result in the mail client; it's also fast - uses an index database for speed). and i can read mail remotely over ssh (i use a free aws instance with an ssh tunnel to provide external access - my isp's modem does not accept incoming connections). configuring email in linux has gotten much easier over the years - yast in opensuse pretty much does everything you need these days.
- Create 15y agohttp://michael-wheeler.org/2011/01/29/leaving-the-cloud/ http://michael-wheeler.org/2011/01/29/leaving-the-cloud/
- dreamdu5t 15y agoI already do this by hosting my own email with Roundcube as the web client.