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)
Contents
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 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).
File Transfer
Bittorrent
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
- 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
Sourceforge, freshmeat