snek_boi to Libre Software · 2 years ago

[SOLVED] Plz help: Looking for website/organization dedicated to "quality" FLOSS software (some details on the body of the post)

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[SOLVED] Plz help: Looking for website/organization dedicated to "quality" FLOSS software (some details on the body of the post)

snek_boi to Libre Software · 2 years ago

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I remember there was a website that had the laudable goal of sharing only software that they considered good. It felt a bit snobbish, but it also seemed interesting.

They seemed to have a bunch of packages, so most (if not all) of their software had no GUI.

I really don’t know more than that. I’m hoping someone will know what I’m talking about just with this…

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Maybe your instance hasn’t pulled in the comment that has the solution? Idk. In any case, @YouWillNeverBeAWoman@lemmy.ml posted the solution: https://suckless.org/

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