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Newer page:	version 37	Last edited on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:31:46 am	by BruceKingsbury
Older page:	version 34	Last edited on Thursday, May 3, 2007 10:29:17 pm	by LawrenceDoliveiro	Revert

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This list is currently what some people call "best of breed"; there are alternatives listed at the end of each option.

-of course if you're a windows user wanting to explore open source software then you may wish to examine ~~[TheOpenCD] or [KiaoraCD]~~ , a collection of "best of breed" OSS for win32.

+of course if you're a windows user wanting to explore open source software then you may wish to examine OpenDisc , a collection of "best of breed" OSS for win32.

''This page needs an overhaul. I tried various formats, including a table based, but they all suck; the current form is not very good either, but the least bad of all I tried in my opinion.''

There are both [GNOME] and [KDE] options listed (''why - this distinction is unnecessary, and could confuse/distract newbies''), but remember, you can run programs from one toolkit on the other DesktopEnvironment if you have the right libraries installed. Remember also, that lots of [Linux] software gets ported to MicrosoftWindows too.

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