Grist: the open‑source alternative that unifies spreadsheets, databases and BI TL;DR: What is Grist? It’s an open‑source spreadsheet‑database: you work like in a spreadsheet, but with the structure of a relational database. Powerful formulas (up to Python), views and widgets for...
Zero Trust, Zero Knowledge and End-to-End Encryption (E2EE): Three Complementary Concepts for Better Protection TL;DR: Zero Trust: trust nothing by default, always verify. Least-privilege access, MFA everywhere, system segmentation. Zero Knowledge: the provider cannot read your data, because everything is encry...
Open‑source electronic medical records (EMRs) for a healthy digital life TL;DR Free software for electronic medical records (like OSCAR, OpenEMR, DoliMed) offers medical, dental and therapeutic clinics a free, secure and flexible alternative. ✅ Lower cost ✅ Local hosting =...
Digital sovereignty and organisational/national resilience ​ TL;DR: 🛡️ Sovereign hosting means, among other things, ensuring that your data is hosted in Quebec or in Canada , by a local company that is not subject to foreign laws (such as the U.S. Cloud Act)....
Nextcloud Hub : the open source alternative to proprietary clouds In this article Introduction: Taking Back Control of Your Data : data security and privacy have become scarce commodities. Why choose Nextcloud? : the major strengths that make it a serious replacemen...
Matrix and Element: a free and sovereign alternative to Slack, Teams and Discord TL;DR 🧩 Matrix : an open, federated messaging protocol (like email, but for chat). 💬 Element : the main app, modern and free/libre, compatible with other clients (Cinny, FluffyChat, etc.). 🔒 Privacy :...
Mastodon: the decentralised social network ​ TL;DR: Mastodon is a decentralised, free and ad-free social network. It runs as a federation of autonomous instances that talk to one another, which gives control back to communities and to the peop...
“I’m sorry, Big Tech suggests that you’re guilty.” TL;DR The Quebec Superior Court is launching an AI pilot in a sandbox hosted in Canada, limited to research and drafting assistance and framed by a governance framework that recalls judicial independe...
Peer-to-Peer File Synchronization: Syncthing, Resilio Sync and Alternatives ​ TL;DR In short P2P synchronizes folders directly between devices, without a central server. The result: more control, better LAN speeds, and less reliance on the cloud. Two relevant players for prof...
Replacing Bit.Ly and Similar Services TL;DR Odoo Community's Link Tracker app lets you replace services like Bitly, T.LY or Dub.co for creating and tracking short links. Key features : short links on your own domain, UTM parameters, built...
LibreSign: open electronic signatures serving data sovereignty TL;DR: What it is : An electronic signature app integrated into Nextcloud. Free, self-hostable, sovereignty-focused. Why it matters : Documents never leave your servers. No per-signature subscription....
Resisting the “Microsoft tax” in the face of the end of Windows 10 ​ In brief Windows 10 stops receiving free updates on October 14, 2025. Paying for extended updates or buying new hardware is seen by many as a “Microsoft tax.” Organizations have launched a campaign ...