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[Insert URL to the list here]

https://github.com/hardBSDk/awesome-alternatives

[Explain what this list is about and why it should be included here]

This list is a catalog of free and open-source alternatives for proprietary, freeware and shareware programs, games, web services and operating systems.

It aims to help people to migrate from non-free programs or discover better programs and games.

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Thanks for making an Awesome list! 🙌

It looks like you didn't read the guidelines closely enough. I noticed multiple things that are not followed. Try going through the list point for point to ensure you follow it. I spent a lot of time creating the guidelines so I wouldn't have to comment on common mistakes, and rather spend my time improving Awesome.

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hardBSDk commented Nov 2, 2024

@sindresorhus I spent some minutes reading the guidelines with attention, if something was not followed is because I didn't understood.

Can you say what parts aren't followed?

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hardBSDk commented Nov 2, 2024

I also know that the repository must have more than 1 month of life, thus I will left this PR open until the date.

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Jogai commented Nov 4, 2024

I also know that the repository must have more than 1 month of life, thus I will left this PR open until the date.

Rule 1 of the guidelines: Don't open a Draft / WIP pull request while you work on the guidelines. A pull request should be 100% ready and should adhere to all the guidelines when you open it

So it doesnt seem like you actually read it. When reading, also follow the links the guidelines contain.

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Some things are missing and/or aren't (yet) following the guideline. Generally, in the other PRs I see how people go through the checklist and check every item they think they fulfill. It really helps to clear the mind and actually follow the guidelines. I recommend you to do the same. Read each entry, and after you fulfill it mark it as fixed.

Anyway, here are the current issues with the list.

  • You either didn't review other PRs or didn't list them in the comments as requested by the guideline.
  • The PR's title should not contain quotes. Just Add FOSS Alternatives should be enough.
  • Your list doesn't yet exist for 30 days. Sorry but this is in the guideline. You'll have to wait and probably re-create the PR.
  • I don't think you've ran the awesome-lint on your list, yet. Its formatting doesn't follow the standard approved by the linter. While I would agree that it would make sense to change the formatting to "proprietary alternative | foss alternative" table format, you still have to pass the linter, perhaps by adding a bunch of exclusions from certain rules. Read the linter documentation.
  • Your Contents section is not formatted correctly: it should be named exactly Contents and not Index. Also, it should go first in the list.
  • No contribution guidelines in the repo.
  • Sections like Approval Criteria and Template from your list are probably better served as part of the CONTRIBUTING.md and not the README.md itself.

Once again, pretty please read every line of the guideline and thoroughly check if your list follows them.

Good luck with your list, it looks really useful!

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- [HPC](https://github.com/dstdev/awesome-hpc#readme) - High Performance Computing.
- [Geocaching](https://github.com/FoxFil/awesome-geocaching#readme) - Outdoor treasure-hunting activity that uses GPS-enabled devices.
- [Regex](https://github.com/slevithan/awesome-regex#readme) - Specialized language for matching patterns in text.
- [FOSS Alternatives](https://github.com/hardBSDk/awesome-alternatives#README) - A list of free and open-source alternatives for proprietary, freeware and shareware programs, games, web services and operating systems.
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I'd sauggest making the description more succint. Also, #README should be replaced with #readme, otherwise it doesn't really work.

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- [FOSS Alternatives](https://github.com/hardBSDk/awesome-alternatives#README) - A list of free and open-source alternatives for proprietary, freeware and shareware programs, games, web services and operating systems.
- [FOSS Alternatives](https://github.com/hardBSDk/awesome-alternatives#readme) - Free and open-source alternatives for proprietary software.

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Your list does not link back to the awesome list with the badge. See guidelines:

Includes the Awesome badge.

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