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Open Source/ Free Software list!

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After my recent dive into Win32 open source software, I was thinking the community might benefit from a list of quality freeware/ open source applications.

Office Suite: OpenOffice (MS Office)

Photo Editor: The Gimp (Adobe Photoshop)

Browser: Mozilla (Internet Explorer)

Web Server: Apache (IIS)

Remove Access: TightVNC (Remote Desktop)

P2P File Sharing: Gnucleus (KaZaa)

FTP Client: SmartFTP (Any Commercial FTP Client)

TelNet/ SSH Client: Putty (Data transfer)

Compressed file extraction: ExtractNow (Winzip, Winace, Winrar)

Download manager: Star Downloader (Gozilla, Download Accelerator)

Network / System montor: Samurize (DU meter, Sysmeter)

bulletin board:Invision Board (vBulletin)

Compressed File Extraction:UltimateZip (WinZip, WinRAR, WinACE)

Download Manager:NetAnts (GoZilla, DAP)

IRC Client:BersIRC (IRC)

P2P Client:WinMX (Napster)

Anti-Virus:AVG Anti-Virus (Norton AV)

Image Viewer:SlowView (ACDSee)

Picture Editor:20/20 (MS Paint)

Office Suite:SOT Office (MS Office)

Icon Editor:Icon Sushi (Icon Workshop, IconXP)

As people post good freeware/ open source applications I will update this list. Please only post applications that have a known commercial equivialant.

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Guest deadzombie

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mudvayne mafia; I wouldn't say the project has to be truly open source to be in the list. The idea here is to give Neowin members free alternatives to popular, useable software.

People wanting to list 15 different crappy freeware apps would be missing the point; anyone can go to a freeware site and spend hours browsing through junk...this list should consist only of effective alternatives to popular application types.

Almost every member of Neowin uses Office, Photoshop or an FTP client. Here we've already given people alternatives...and we can give more alternatives for more apps.

(Try to give me a link to a working download site please...I have better things to do than surf through Google hits ;) )

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I think this thread should stay to Open Source software. There's enough freeware to go on forever. The problem with freeware is that it is rarely free, it's filled with spyware or ads or some ****. With open source, you have a little confidence that the software doesn't have any of that. Open source programmers are usually doing it for a hobby while a lot of freeware programmers are looking to get something out of it.

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BAH! I'll show you REAL freeware/adware/open source!

UltimateZip - http://www.ultimatezip.com - WinZip, WinRAR, WinACE

NetAnts - http://www.netants.com/ - Download Manager

BersIRC - http://www.bersirc.com/ - IRC Client

WinMX - http://www.winmx.com/ - File Sharing Network

AVG Anti-Virus - http://www.grisoft.com/ - Anti-Virus (XP,9x & NT - Frequent Updates)

SlowView - http://www.slowview.com/ - ACDSee, Infraview, Thumbs Plus

20/20 - http://www.hotfreeware.com/2020/2020.htm - Picture Editor

Free Surfer mk II - http://www.free.surfer.tc/ - Popup Blocker

Proxomintron - http://proxomitron.org/ - Ad Blocker + more!

They are the some of the best free applications in their area!

The only are where freeware is a problem is multimedia and newer web technologies... other than that there is usually always a free alternative... you just have to spend 5 mins looking... I don't know why people pay for big commercial software! Give your money to real developers!

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Originally posted by deadzombie

Anyone know of any freeware/ open source 3D modellers...I used to know of one but I've forgotten it...Phong used to use it...

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I think what you're looking for is called Blender 3D. Although they (as a community) are in a bit of a tight spot atm.

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Guest deadzombie

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Updated the main list. I'm leaving off items like pop-up blockers, as I don't think that's really considerd commercial software.

The list isn't about an Open Source/ Freeware battle; it's about bringing quality replacements for widely used commercial apps to the community in a single location.

If you post an app please try to follow this guideline;

[b*]App Type:[/b*] [url*=http://www.application URL goes here]Software name[/url*] (Commercial App it replaces)

Seems the 

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* = use regular BBcode tag

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SOT Office is a free download. The boxed version is ?99. It should still count.

shouldn't infraview be irfanview? which is also freeware, so it really shouldn't be in the "replaced" list. b>

Thanks for the info. Missed the SOT download:S

And you're right about irfanview...what was I thinking?

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Web Design: First Page 2000 HomeSite 5.0

Not open source ::ducks:: but no ad-ware and its literally JUST like HomeSite 5.0 (I did the reverse and came *from* FP2k *to* HomeSite 4.5 (later 5.0))

Btw, I just downloaded open office and plan to look at ::cough::customizing its interface tonight.

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