[Leaplist] Free alternatives

[Hank Lambert]

When moving from micro$oft to Linux, one of the difficult task is
finding what program to use to do the same thing as the not-free ms
program. While not all programs have compatible alternatives (ms Visio),
most do. Here is a list of 50 proprietary programs and their open-source
equivalent:

http://whdb.com/2008/the-top-50-proprietary-programs-that-drive-you-crazy-and-their-open-source-alternatives/

I knew of quite a few of them, but I was surprised at some of the
programs that have good replacements that I was unaware of.

--Hank

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