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Open Source & Free Software alternatives to Proprietary Software

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/open-source-free-software-alternatives-to-proprietary-software.40655/

zegulas
zegulas Original post #1
Nov 8, 2006 at 12:27 PM
Hi, lets make a list of all the new and updated Open Source plus Free software which are alternative to Proprietary softwares, also include softwares which you feel are really good but not alternatives.
Let me start by some:

1. Microsoft Office- OpenOffice.org 2
2. Adobe Photoshop CS2- GIMP 2
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mehulved #2
Nov 8, 2006 at 4:39 PM
Well there was a long list on this. I guess that thread is mentioned in the sticky just check it up.
DukeNukem
DukeNukem #3
Nov 8, 2006 at 4:55 PM
MS Windows <-> Linux :D
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mehulved #4
Nov 8, 2006 at 5:16 PM
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5661
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30806
subratabera
subratabera #5
Nov 12, 2006 at 10:18 AM
StarDict <--> Any other proprietary dictionary...

*www.stardict.org/ (Online version)

*stardict.sourceforge.net/ (Offline version)

No match at all...StarDict wins clearly...
JGuru
JGuru #6
Nov 12, 2006 at 4:22 PM
Ubuntu comes with gnome-dictionary, which is a online Dictionary. It's pretty good.
subratabera
subratabera #7
Nov 12, 2006 at 5:11 PM
But stardict can be used offline. And that's the biggest advantage of it...