On 5/12/07, Prasanna Gautam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Choice of a GNU Generation > > [image: [image of the Head of a > GNU]]<http://www.gnu.org/graphics/heckert_gnu.html> > ------------------------------ > Free Software replacements for proprietary applications on the Microsoft > Windows OS. > > Here is a list of popular free software applications that run on Microsoft > Windows--along with the proprietary applications they replace. If you are > still a Windows user, you can take a first step towards free software by > installing these applications. > > When we say these application programs are free > software<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html>, > we're talking about freedom, not price. It means that you are free to use > these programs constructively, either alone or in a community, while > respecting the freedom of others. The source code is available, so that you > can study the software, adapt it to your needs, fix bugs, and release > versions with new features. You can also convince or pay others to do these > things for you. You are also free to give away and free to sell copies, > under the terms of the applicable free software license. These programs are > free software because *you have freedom* in using them. Free software > develops under the control of its users. > > Microsoft Windows is a clear and instructive example of non-free software. > Its source code is a secret, so programmers cannot learn from it, fix it, > adapt it to their clients (your) needs, or even verify what it really does. > If you share copies with your neighbors, you will be called a "pirate", and > users have been threatened with imprisonment for this. Non-free software is > completely controlled by its developer, who also has power over the users. > We started the free software movement because this power is > unjust<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-power.html> > . > > Using free software on Microsoft Windows (or any non-free operating > system) is the first step towards freedom, but it does not get you all the > way there. You're still under Microsoft's power as long as you use Windows. > So the next step is to replace Windows with a free operating system such as > GNU/Linux. However, in this page we're concerned with the first step. > *Application:*7-Zip*Replaces:*WinZip, WinRAR*URL:*http://www.7-zip.org > > File archiver which integrates into the windows shell and supports ZIP, > CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM, DEB, and it's own format, 7z, > which offers a higher compression ratio than any other current archive > format. > > *The graphical version of 7zip is currently only compatible with GNU/Linux > under WINE. However, you can use the commandline program > p7zip<http://p7zip.sourceforge.net/>to decompress 7zip files. > * > > *Application:*Blender 3D*Replaces:*Maya, 3DSMax*URL:* > http://directory.fsf.org/blender.html > > Blender is the first and only fully integrated 3D graphics creation suite > allowing modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, realtime > interactive 3D and game creation and playback with cross-platform > compatibility. > > *Application:*ClamWin Free Antivirus*Replaces:*McAfee ViruScanetc, Norton > Antivirus or Kaspersky Anti-Virus.*URL:*http://www.clamwin.com/ > > ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and 2003. > ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer. > > It features: > > - High detection rates for viruses and spyware; > - Scanning Scheduler; > - Automatic downloads of regularly updated Virus Database. > - Standalone virus scanner and right-click menu integration to > Microsoft Windows Explorer; > - Addin to Microsoft Outlook to remove virus-infected attachments > automatically. > > > *Application:*Core Force*Replaces:*McAfee Personal Firewall Plus, Norton > Internet Security, Windows Firewall, ZoneAlarm.*URL:* > http://force.coresecurity.com/ > > CORE FORCE is the first community oriented security solution for personal > computers. > > The security framework provided by CORE FORCE is leveraged by a community > of security experts that share their security configurations for a growing > list of programs. These security profiles can be downloaded by any user of > CORE FORCE from the community Web site and they're also completely open so > that they can be peer-reviewed to minimize security hazards. The community > approach to endpoint security also allows end-users who are not security > experts to work in a secure environment. > > CORE FORCE can be used to: > > - Protect your computer from compromises by worms, virus and > email-borne malware > - Prevent your computer from being used as a staging point to > amplify attacks and compromise others > - Prevent exploitation of known bugs in the operating system and > applications running on your computer > - Prevent exploitation of unknown bugs (0-day) in the operating > system and applications running on your computer > - Detect and prevent execution of adware, spyware, trojan horses and > other malware on you computer > > > *Application:*Dia*Replaces:*MicroSoft Visio*URL:* > http://directory.fsf.org/dia.html > > Dia is designed to be much like the proprietary Microsoft program 'Visio'. > It can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has > special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, > flowcharts, network diagrams, and simple circuits. It is also possible to > add support for new shapes by writing simple XML files, using a subset of > SVG to draw the shape. > > It can load and save diagrams to a custom XML format (gzipped by default, > to save space), can export diagrams to EPS or SVG formats and can print > diagrams (including ones that span multiple pages). > > *Application:*Gaim*Replaces:*Trillian, Chat Clients*URL:* > http://directory.fsf.org/gaim.html > > Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging client, with support for: > > - AIM (Oscar and TOC protocols), > - ICQ, > - MSN Messenger, > - Yahoo, > - IRC, > - Jabber, > - Novell, > - Gadu-Gadu, and > - Zephyr networks. > > Gaim also supports plugins, for additional functionality. > > *Application:*GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)*Replaces:*Photoshop, > Paint Shop Pro*URL:*http://directory.fsf.org/gimp.html > > GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It can be used as a > simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online > batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format > converter, etc. > > GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with > plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. > > *Anyone who is familiar with the GNU/Linux operating system has probably > seen/used the GIMP at some stage. In terms of compatibility, GIMP can > open/manipulate the PhotoShop PSD format and the Paint Shop Pro PSPformat. > * > > *Application:*GNUnet*Replaces:*Napster, etc. See > http://gnunet.org/faq.php3?xlang=English#compare*URL:*http://gnunet.org > > GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not use > any centralized or otherwise trusted services. A first service implemented > on top of the networking layer allows anonymous censorship-resistant > file-sharing. GNUnet uses a simple, excess-based economic model to allocate > resources. Peers in GNUnet monitor each others behavior with respect to > resource usage; peers that contribute to the network are rewarded with > better service. > > *Application:*Inkscape*Replaces:*Sodipodi, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia > Freehand, CorelDraw or Xara Xtreme*URL:*http://www.inkscape.org/ > > Inkscape is an vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to > Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara Xtreme using the W3C standard > Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include > shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, > patterns, and grouping. > > Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data, node editing, layers, > complex path operations, bitmap tracing, text-on-path, flowed text, direct > XML editing, and more. It imports formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and > others and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats. > > *Application:*MinGW*Replaces:*Microsoft Visual C++*URL:* > http://www.mingw.org/ > > MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) provides many of the GNU programming > utilities on Windows. It includes the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), > Binutils, Gnu Debugger (GDB), make, and more. > > *Application:*Mozilla Thunderbird*Replaces:*Outlook, Outlook Express*URL:* > http://directory.fsf.org/Thunderbird.html > > Versatile and modular e-mail client. Supports themes and extensions to > customise and increase it's functionality. Has integrated "smart" spam > filter, to cut down significantly on spam mail. Also integrates (via > EnigMail extension) seamlessly with GNU GPG. > > *Application:*OpenOffice*Replaces:*Microsoft Office*URL:* > http://www.openoffice.org > > OpenOffice.org is a multi-platform office productivity suite compatible > with all major file formats. > > *Application:*Scribus*Replaces:*PageMaker, InDesign, QuarkXPress*URL:* > http://www.scribus.net/ > > Scribus is a desktop publishing application, like Adobe PageMaker or Adobe > InDesign from the proprietary software world. It is free software, > distributed under the terms of the Gnu General Public License. > > Scribus supports many major graphic formats including most all of the > standard ones used in DTP in addition to SVG import and export. > > *Application:*Sodipodi*Replaces:*Coreldraw, Adobe Illustrator*URL:* > http://directory.fsf.org/sodipodi.html > > Sodipodi is a vector-based drawing program, like CorelDraw or Adobe > Illustrator from the proprietary software world, and Sketch or Karbon14 from > the free software world. It is free software, distributed under the terms of > the Gnu General Public License, Version 2. > > Sodipodi uses W3C SVG as its native file format. It is therefore a very > useful tool for web designers. > > It has a relatively modern display engine, giving you finely antialiased > display, alpha transparencies, vector fonts and so on. Sodipodi is written > in C, using the Gtk+ toolkit and optionally some Gnome or KDE libraries. > > *Application:*VideoLAN Client (VLC)*Replaces:*Windows Media Player, > PowerDVD*URL:*http://www.videolan.org/vlc > > VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for > various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, > ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be > used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a > high-bandwidth network. > > These are just a small amount of the more common free software > applications available for the Microsoft Windows platform. For other lists > and additional applications (such as more specialist fields; Bochs for PC > emulation, or applications for CAD, for example), additional resources are > available: > http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/apps/en/bestlist.htmlThe GNUWin project is a CD > which has many free software Windows applications on it, all of which are > available for download from their website. > > Return to the GNU Project home page <http://www.gnu.org/home.html>. > > Please send FSF & GNU inquiries to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > There are > also other ways to contact <http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html> the > FSF. > > Please send broken links and other corrections (or suggestions) to * > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Please see the Translations > README<http://www.gnu.org/server/standards/README.translations.html>for > information on coordinating and submitting translations of this article. > > Copyright (c) 2004, 2006 Alan Madden. > > Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document > under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any > later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant > Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. > > Updated: $Date: 2007/05/04 12:33:44 $ $Author: jocke $ > ------------------------------ > > > >
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