Common myths and motivation barriers

Wondering how you can contribute to FOSS projects without being able to code, or why privacy needs to be the default option in tools you use? This episode, we're sitting down with Justin Ehrenhofer to chat about contributing to FOSS projects as a non-dev, why privacy by default matters, and where Monero fits into his toolkit.

More about Justin:

• Justin's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/justin-ehrenhofer/
• MAGIC grants, a non-profit -- https://www.magicgrants.org/

Justin's recommended tools to Opt Out:

• OBS, a FOSS recording/streaming tool -- https://obsproject.com/
• KeePassXC, a FOSS password manager -- https://keepassxc.org/
• Bitwarden, a FOSS password manager -- https://bitwarden.com/
• Matrix, the protocol - https://matrix.org/
• Element, a cross-platform Matrix chat client - https://element.io
• Signal, an easy-to-use end-to-end encrypted messenger -- https://signal.org/
• Threema, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, similar to Signal -- https://threema.ch/en/
• Flarum, a self-hosted forum/Reddit alternative -- https://flarum.org/
• Nextcloud, a self-hosted storage, contacts, calendar, and much more FOSS app -- https://nextcloud.com/
• ProtonMail, an encrypted and private email service -- https://protonmail.com/

This week's project to help you Opt Out - Bitwarden:

• Bitwarden -- https://bitwarden.com/
• Bitwarden Server -- https://bitwarden.com/help/article/install-on-premise/

Opt Out's Sponsors:

• Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
• LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
• IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

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