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1 -= Here comes the adventure. =
1 +Here comes the adventure.
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3 3  Note: I'm writing this in English so that more people can read and use of my experience. But be also aware that I'm not a native English speaker. I'm originally from the Netherlands. That means that for some native English speakers it could be a bit confusing. I apologise in advance.
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5 -Oh and by the way I'm not a person that doesn't want to have all software for free. I already pay for many apps and donate for several projects
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8 8  = The current situation =
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10 10  Well, every story has a beginning. So I will try to tell a short story here.
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27 27  By the way, this is not the only reason I want to get away; there are many more.
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27 +== The Challenge ==
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29 +How to get away from Big Tech? Well, I don't want to get rid of everything at once. I'm a big Linux fan, but because of photo editing software (no, I'm not using Adobe software!) and music recording software, my MacBook Pro will stay for a while. For those who say "you can use this or that software program," the answer is no.
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31 +Here are two examples:
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33 +1. Photo editing software: I'm using DxO PhotoLab 9 for now. It's not open source, but as far as I know it's still European (from France). And no, I haven't seen any Linux program that can compete with this.
34 +1. Music software: I'm a guitar player and use different tools, mainly ones from Toontrack and TH-U. And no, I haven't found any software like this on Linux.
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38 +==== What to explore? ====
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40 +Well here's the list of Apps on my iPhone that will be part on my quest. I'll already give my expectation, lets see what happens at the end of this adventure.
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