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Not all programs are as good as Windows equivalent or file compatiable. In fact some are better!
See http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/09/1934259 for an example of a task-oriented table.
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|^__Windows Equivalent__|^__Linux Software__|^__Notes__
|Windows Movie Maker| ??? | Any suggestions? I want something quick and easy that does subtitles and credits, pretty transition effects, and will read the mjpeg files my camera makes. So far nothing on Linux even comes close.
|vvvvv Internet Explorer|[Mozilla]|MozillaNotes and [1]
| MozillaFirefox | also available for Windows
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| xfig |
| Inkscape |
| kivio |
| sodipodi |
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-[1] The Linux software is generally considered much more secure.
-[2] This is a [GNOME]/[GTK] application
-[3] This is a [KDE]/[Qt] application
-[4] This is a command line or terminal program
-[5] They may not be [WYSIWYG] editors but they are still perfectly fine for most things
-[6] LaTeX is a typesetting language, not an editor. It produces the desired result (in many cases better than the MS equivalent), but in most cases you need to use a text editor (like gvim) to 'write' the document. ''You can use LyX to write documents in a near [WYSIWYG] style -- Perry Lorier''
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The Linux software is generally considered much more secure.
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This is a [GNOME]/[GTK] application
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This is a [KDE]/[Qt] application
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This is a command line or terminal program
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They may not be [WYSIWYG] editors but they are still perfectly fine for most things
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LaTeX is a typesetting language, not an editor. It produces the desired result (in many cases better than the MS equivalent), but in most cases you need to use a text editor (like gvim) to 'write' the document. ''You can use LyX to write documents in a near [WYSIWYG] style -- Perry Lorier''
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