[Leaplist] Putting my time where my mouth is, give me the applications you use -- WAS: Free alternatives

[Bryan J Smith]

On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 21:57 -0500, Bryan J Smith wrote:
> Sorry to continue in another post here, but I think this proves several
> things I've said over the years ... I'll list my biggest three (3) ...
> 1.  Reference things by technologies, not product names.  It will force
> you to understand what you're doing, not marketing.  ;)
> 2.  Learn alternatives on Windows itself (well before considering
> Linux), especially when it comes to the storage of your data.

Okay, I think it's time to do this.

I'm going to build my own list of "alternatives."  It's actually going
to be a combination of lists.

Table 1:  Applications by technology, and their available, open source
(as well as some non-open source) implementations on both Linux and
Windows.

Table 2:  Applications by popular product name, and the technologies
they provide, referencing back to Table 1, with suggestions for
migration on Windows, then eventually to Linux.

*SO* what I need from LEAP is a list of applications they use, either
every day or occasionally.  Desktop is the focus here.  I understand
some programs will dive into server requirements.  That's fine, as long
as the application has a local, desktop implementation.

NOTE:  I don't want to get into too many "web applications" (whereby the
entire content is rendered on a server and only presented via web
browser), but if you want to name them, go ahead with that note (that
they are web-based).  Especially for the more "collaborative" tools that
Microsoft (among others) make very "fat" (when they should be
"thinner").

Although these tables, in the end, will still not remove my strongest
recommendation ...  

> 3.  Learn by pairing up with someone else in your same field, usage,
> business, professional, etc... who already uses open standard and/or
> source solutions.  They are most likely to give you solutions that work
> for you.

I'll make that point first'n foremost in this entry.

I hope to have something by Christmas, so those with new computers
(especially the new crop of ultra-lightweight/portable Linux systems)
know what to look for.



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