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For car navigation I use HERE WeGo (traffic info), never looked back. On foot/bike openstreetmap is the best.

A lot less then Google Maps actually ;-) Just compare permissions view details under https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.app.m....

Permission Google Maps has in addition to HERE WeGo:

[Device & app history] retrieve running apps

[Identity] add or remove accounts

[Contacts] modify your contacts

[Phone] directly call phone numbers [Phone] write call log

[Microphone] record audio

[Other] download files without notification

[Other] view configured accounts*

[Other] send sticky broadcast

[Other] disable your screen lock

[Other] measure app storage space

[Other] control Near Field Communication

[Other] read sync settings

[Other] run at startup

[Other] use accounts on the device

[Other] toggle sync on and off

[Other] read Google service configuration

Permission HERE WeGo has in addition to Google Maps:

[Identity] read your own contact card

[SMS] send SMS messages

[Other] pair with Bluetooth devices

[Other] access Bluetooth settings

[Other] change network connectivity

[Other] uninstall shortcuts

HERE WeGo (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.app.m...) is a good alternative to Google Maps. Does not need Google Services installed and you can download the maps to your device, even to an external sd card.

Or you can just install Yalp Store from F-Droid (https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.github.yerio...) and download the apps from the Google Play Store directly to your device. You can also easily update your apps with Yalp Store.

Another possibility is to use the Java software Raccoon on your Desktop, available here: http://raccoon.onyxbits.de/

http://www.ipfire.org/ is Linux based.

How about https://ring.cx/, based on peer-to-peer discovery and connection?

Then I would suggest Neo900 https://neo900.org/ . Good presentation about the concept: https://neo900.org/stuff/cccamp15/ccc2015talk/talk.pdf

I am using "Here WeGo" https://here.com/ (originally developed by Nokia), quite a good alternative to Google Maps. It does not need any Google services installed. Downloaded it directly from the Google Play store with Raccoon.

You can use Raccon http://www.onyxbits.de/raccoon : "Download apps directly from Google Play. Raccoon is the only APK Downloader that also supports paid and large apps."

I find this project interesting: https://neo900.org/ Everything will be open-source, apart from the modem. But they do disconnect the modem from any direct input like audio. Have a look at this presentation: https://neo900.org/stuff/cccamp15/ccc2015talk/talk.pdf

You can use a firewall like AFWall+ to deny every app internet by default.

Are there any good alternatives to Transmission on OS X?

There does exist a music discovery app on ios named Discovr.

Same experience here. Prototyping in Python remains faster. The possibility to inspect variables on the go in a notebook are an invaluable feature of this programming language. Afterwards you can always implement the time critical components in Go.

Would a minimum wage push the startups to replace their workforce?

Why steel workers? I find it difficult to imagine that startups would "disrupt" heavy industries like steel production.