Every time I cancel a bloated SaaS subscription and replace it with a lightweight, open-source tool or a 50-line script I wrote myself, I feel my soul heal a little bit.
We over-complicate our workflows because we've been sold the idea that professional means expensive. Usually, it just means vendor lock-in.
Bonus points to you if this means moving away from Big Tech,
#SelfHosted #opensource #foss #programming #sysadmin #linux #selfhost #cybersecurity #digitalIndependence #bigtech
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