Open-source products comprise the work of many collaborators--sometimes thousands of them, and often separated by oceans. Each person works on small portions of a project, and anyone is welcome to contribute. The finished product will be available freely for anyone to download and, in most cases, modify.
All very touchy-feely, carey-sharey, but why should you care about open source? You should care because the vast majority of common applications, even complex commercial stuff such as Adobe Photoshop, Windows Media Player and Microsoft Office, have free, open-source alternatives. And this point is worth reiterating: Open-source software is free. No cost. Zero. Zilch.
We've put together a collection of ten free open-source applications that will potentially save you hundreds of dollars. We've outlined their pros and cons and compared them to the nearest commercial alternative.
This story first appeared on CNET UK Crave.
PC & Peripherals:
Open-source software rated: 10 alternatives you need
By Nate Lanxon, CNET.co.uk
21/11/2007
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Ryotsoi says...
I prefered Miranda IM, (www.miranda-im.org). 5 mins of set up require, but once done, it work thru every IMs.
is use only 8MB menory or so when active.
Nov 25, 2007 09:04
I prefered Miranda IM, (www.miranda-im.org). 5 mins of set up require, but once done, it work thru every IMs.
is use only 8MB menory or so when active.
Nov 25, 2007 09:04
skyflakes says...
miranda IM's interface look dull though.
Jan 06, 2008 22:04
miranda IM's interface look dull though.
Jan 06, 2008 22:04
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