**Free Competitors** is an advanced server software that facilitates the discovery of open-source alternatives to proprietary software, enhancing user sovereignty over software choices. This platform also provides comparisons within the open-source ecosystem itself.
While the term "Alternative" implies a parity between choices, and "Replacement" suggests a preference, "Competitor" is chosen to denote equality and challenge the norm of proprietary defaults. We encourage community input for more inclusive or accurate terminology.
**Free Competitors** is distributed under the AGPLv3 license or later, ensuring all modifications remain free and open. A straightforward mechanism is provided for users to comply with these terms through our source code publication feature. For detailed terms, please refer to the LICENSE file.
Contributions to **Free Competitors** are highly valued. For those looking to contribute code, report bugs, or suggest features, please visit our GitHub issues page. Alternatively, engage with our developers directly on [Matrix](https://matrix.org) at `#freecompetitors:matrix.org`.