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

[Patrick]

Bryan J Smith wrote:
> 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.
>
>
>
>   
Why re-invent the wheel?  Could this project accept the hundreds, nay, 
thousands, of man hours already invested in the huge area of FOSS vs 
Proprietary products? 

such as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_software_packages

and, FOSS replacements for proprietary apps: 
http://www.opensourcelist.org/oss/suggestedapplications.html

Definitions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software

This list (wikipedia) of FOSS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_software_packages

Could this be a collaborative project, with the input of any LEAP-sters, 
and listed on the LEAP web pages?
Look at and update this list,


PLUS, add links to these sites that are devoted to explaining the 
values, virtues, and possible pitfalls, of some specific Open Source 
software solutions!
http://www.instantfundas.com/2008/04/kompozer-best-open-source-alternative.html
http://osflash.org/open_source_flash_projects

PLUS, some commentary about commercial databases, that include Open 
Source, as juxtaposed to the true Open Source.  The guise of proprietary 
works that include OSS is sometimes and attempt to draw in naive and 
uninformed IT staff.
http://mysqlbarbeque.blogspot.com/2008/03/list-of-open-source-alternatives-to.html


And, finally, some commentary and research on the viability of OSS vs, 
Commercial Proprietary offerings.
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?report_id=227601&t=t&cat_id=


Fair play advocacy of apps. to our clients should include links to one 
or more of the reports here:
http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid39_gci1214684,00.html

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