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54 lines
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# Free Competitors
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**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.
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## Available Instances
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- **Primary Web Instance**: [Visit Here](https://sudo.madiator.com/)
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- **Tor Network Instance**: [Access via Tor](https://xhxcyntzwnbkdkpqqjmlsy7kmjgqubgtyghuh5yyd5j4ne54dbgdgkyd.onion/)
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## Naming Rationale
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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.
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## Licensing
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**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.
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## Installation and Setup
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### Requirements
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- Python 3.x installed on your server
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### Installation Steps
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1. Obtain the latest version:
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```
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git clone [repository-url]
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```
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2. Enter the project directory:
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```
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cd free_competitors
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```
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3. Initiate the service:
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```
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python3 server.py
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```
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Adjust `config.json` as necessary to define the operational parameters of the service.
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### Continuous Integration
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Maintain your service with our auto-update script, which integrates the latest developments every five minutes:
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```
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import time
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import os
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while True:
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time.sleep(300) # Checks for updates every 300 seconds
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os.system("git pull") # Updates from the main branch
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```
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## Get Involved
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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`.
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