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Jeff Triplett (webology@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 04:01:55 JST Jeff Triplett

🤷 Why do the Django and Python communities use so many Google Forms?
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  🤷 Why do the Django and Python communities use so many Google Forms?
  
  Last week, I wrote but didn’t publish some notes about why the Django and Python communities use so many Google Forms. The simple answer is that Google Forms are quick and easy to set up, and data can be easily exported via Google Sheets or a CSV file. Getting data in and out of Django isn’t hard, but why isn’t it as easy as using Google Forms? I’d love to see a Django version of Google Forms that we can all use.
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  Renne Rocha (rennerocha@chaos.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 04:01:54 JST Renne Rocha
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  @webology @CodenameTim we do literally dozens of open source alternatives (in different levels of maturity) that could be self hosted and used as alternative to Google Forms. For example, a quick search returned me this page with many options: https://medevel.com/google-form-alternatives-1284/
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    12 Open-Source Self-hosted Solutions to Replace Google Forms for Free
    
    from @hamzamu
    
    Online forms are essential tools for businesses and organizations, streamlining data collection and interaction with customers. They facilitate efficient information gathering, from customer feedback and contact details to event registrations and surveys. Online forms enhance user engagement, offering a convenient way to submit responses anytime, anywhere. They boost productivity by
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  Tim Schilling (codenametim@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 04:01:55 JST Tim Schilling
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  @webology Because it's free, has infrastructure that I can control easily, it's easy for folks to pick up and understand, and it's easy to pull reports on.
  It's not something "Django" competes with. It's a SaaS platform that has yet to be created would need to compete with and the immediate gap is pretty big.
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  Jeff Triplett (webology@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 04:01:55 JST Jeff Triplett
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  @CodenameTim If you already have Django running, then you have solved most of these.
  I think about privacy, too.
  Do you trust Google and someone managing share permissions who might accidentally be making the data public over a system you can control?
  Google trains on any data that's marked as public, accidentally or not.
  
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  Renne Rocha (rennerocha@chaos.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 04:04:33 JST Renne Rocha
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  @webology @CodenameTim regarding privacy, it is up to the communities start to consider privacy as something more important than the easiness of using a Google's product.
  In my opinion, this is far from a technical issue, but a culture issue. Are the communities as concerned with privacy as they should be?
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