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| Newer page: | version 31 | Last edited on Monday, January 16, 2006 11:58:21 pm | by zcat(1) | Revert |
| Older page: | version 23 | Last edited on Monday, February 16, 2004 3:44:19 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | 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.
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+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.
''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, 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.
+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.
Another important point is that these equivalents are likely to provide you the easiest transition. Once you get into the UnixWay, you might want to do things differently; perhaps you might want to start using console applications. However, the list here are most likely to be useful to YourMum, as edited by consensus.
+zcat(1) suggests a "free on windows" v. "non-free on windows" list too, either here or on a new page. Eg
+[Mozilla] / opera / gimp / mplayer / xmms all have windows versions, which can be used as replacements for IE / OE / Photoshop / WMP / Winamp
Please don't make general comments on this page; edit or create a page for the package in question with your comments.
See also:
-* the more heated
WhatSoftwareDoPeopleUse
+* WhatSoftwareDoPeopleUse
* [A Windows Guy Tackles Linux | http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/07/09/1934259.shtml?tid=23]
* [The table of equivalents/analogs for Windows software on Linux | http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/]
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!!! WebBrowser
; %%% [Windows] : InternetExplorer
-; %%% [GNOME] : [Mozilla] / MozillaFirefox / Galeon
+; %%% [GNOME] : [Mozilla] / MozillaFirefox / [
Galeon]
; %%% [KDE] : [Konqueror] (the basis for [MacOSX]'s Safari WebBrowser)
; %%% __Alternatives__ : [Opera], [Lynx] / [Links] / [w3m]
Except for [Konqueror], all of these are also available for MicrosoftWindows. You probably want [Mozilla] even there. [Opera] is commercially distributed, but has a [free] version which shows you banner ads. [Lynx], [Links] and [w3m] are console clients; [Lynx] is available practically everywhere, while the other two do a better job of "rendering" pages; [Links] is menu driven and therefor easier to learn.
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!! Music
; %%% [Windows] : WinAmp
-; %%% [GNOME] : [XMMS], RhythmBox
+; %%% [GNOME] : [XMMS], [Muine
], RhythmBox
; %%% [KDE] : Noatun
Noatun and [XMMS] are much like WinAmp, even skin compatible with it if you haven't gotten over skinning. If you prefer the 'music list driven' interface inspired by [Apple]'s iTunes, check out RhythmBox.
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+!!! Project management
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+; %%% [Windows] : Microsoft Project
+; %%% [GNOME] : [Planner] (previously known as MrProject)
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