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Alternatives to Proprietary Software
Firefox instead of IE
Others Include:
Galeon
Konqueror
Dillo
Epiphany
Links
Chrome
What Firefox Does Better
The Internet
The TLUG website and many other websites
No ActiveX exploits
Truly Free
OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office
Others Include:
Koffice
Gnome Office
What OpenOffice Does Better
No annoying talking paper clip
Uses a truly open format
Opens and saves in a lot more formats
Free
The Gimp instead of Photoshop
Others Include:
CinePaint
ImageMagick
What The Gimp Does Better
I've never used Photoshop so I personally don't know if it does anything better.
Made all the stuff for the TLUG website
Free
Kompozer instead of Dreamweaver/Frontpage
Others Include:
Amaya
What Kompozer Does Better
Original(2006-2007) TLUG website created in it
Still used to do quick tweaks to the TLUG website
Good first step into learning HTML
If you want horrible compatibility plagued web pages I don't suggest Kompozer but instead recommend you Frontpage and Dreamweaver
Free
Pidgin instead of AIM/MSN/Yahoo
Others Include:
Kopete
What Pidgin Does Better
A ton of protocols all in one program that can be used simultaneously
No advertisements
Truly Free
Thunderbird instead of Outlook
Others Include:
Evolution
Claws Mail
Mutt
Balsa
Kmail
What Thunderbird Does Better
Better spam filter
Less chance of getting a virus
Cooler name
Free
Rhythmbox instead of iTunes
Others Include:
XMMS
Amarok
Banshee
What Rhythmbox Does Better
Ever heard of that better than all the other lossy formats called ogg that iTunes doesn't support
Not an Apple product
Truly Free
K3B instead of Nero/Sonic
Others Include:
Brasero
Arson
Gnome Toaster
What K3B Does Better
Hands down the best cd/dvd burning application out there
Its just better get over it
Free
VLC instead of Quicktime/Windows Media Player
Others Include:
Mplayer
Xine
Totem
What VLC Does Better
Hands down the best media player out there
Simple interface but has a ton of features like format conversion
Plays every format ever conceived or at least the ones I've come across
Truly Free
Evince instead of Adobe Acrobat Reader
Others Include:
Kpdf
GhostView
Xpdf
What Evince Does Better
Nothing really, they are pretty equal in my use
Truly Free
Virtual Box instead of Vmware
Others Include:
QEMU
What Virtual Box Does Better
You get all the cool features without having to pay for them
Gdesklets instead of Vista Sidebar
Others Include:
Screenlets
SuperKaramba
What Gdesklets Does Better
You can create your own easily from scratch or you can use the templates provided
Runs on an infinitely better operating system
Free
Firestarter instead of Norton Personal Firewall
Others Include:
IPTables
MoBlock
What Firestarter Does Better
Linux Firewall>all windows firewalls for actually protecting you
Free
RecordMyDesktop instead of Fraps
Others Include:
Istanbul
What RecordMyDesktop Does Better
Can record wobbly windows, enough said
Truly Free
Cinelerra instead of Final Cut Pro
Others Include:
LiVes
Kino
Avidemux
What Cinelerra Does Better
You get all the same features except it cost you no money
Why Have This
When You Can Have This
What Linux Does Better
Everything
Free
Links
http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html
http://whdb.com/2008/the-top-50-proprietary-programs-that-drive-you-crazy-and-their-open-source-alternatives/
Questions?