Archive:Free software list

(this page is an attempt to list one or two programs in each section that are free software and cross platform, so a person can change their whole setup to free if they want)

=Internet=

Application Suite: Mozilla (Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, AIX, BSD, HPUX, OS/2, Solaris (SPARC), Solaris (32 bit x86), Tru64 Unix. License: ?)

Browsers
Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Camino

Konqueror

Communications
Email and News: Mozilla Thunderbird

Instant Messaging and Chat:

Gaim

Platforms: Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows, Qtopia and OPIE embedded environments (e.g. Sharp Zaurus and iPaq PDAs running Linux).

License: GNU General Public License (GPL).

XChat

Platforms: Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris, AIX, IRIX, DEC/Compaq Tru64 UNIX, HP-UX 10.20 and 11

License: GNU General Public License (GPL).

BitlBee

Platforms: Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows, Amiga

License: GNU General Public License (GPL).

FTP
Windows: FileZilla (License: GNU General Public License)

(Better if someone can put a cross-platform client here than list multiple ones for different systems)

=Operating Systems=

Linux
Ubuntu Linux is an excellent distribution for newbies.

BSD
OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD.

=Multimedia=

Players
XMMS, MPlayer, Wine

=Office and Productivity=

Office Suite
OpenOffice.org Platforms: Windows, Linux (x86 and PPC), Solaris (SPARC and x86), freeBSD, Mac OS X. License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) and the Sun Industry Standards Source License (SISSL).

KOffice

Text Editors
Abiword

=Privacy and Security=

GnuPG

=More= Sourceforge, freshmeat
 * Gtk Apps
 * http://alts.homelinux.net/task.php?task=multimedia&view=alt
 * http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Recommended_Packages_for_newbies
 * http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Recommended_Packages