To the comments that Open Source Software is "loosing ground" to Web 2 technologies I offer this reply:
"Access to Open Source software goes beyond the Web2 applications that exalt the wonders of the "cloud based" technologies. It turns out that many IT departments the world over are tied to proprietary software, and are unable to function properly unless the user has the corresponding proprietary application. Recently, in the UK, the government's use of Microsoft Silverlight for broadcasting web video ran into trouble when Parliament's own website was unable to deliver its video to anyone not using the same program, and the alternatives didn't work. The question, at the national level, was "how can a democracy address the systematic problem of proprietary software when the only people who can hear the debate are those users and compadres of proprietary software vendors?" The answer of course is standardizing on Open Source Software.
Open Source provides thousands of applications to users with and without Internet access. Sites like http://www.livecdlist.com provide access to Linux systems. Once downloaded and installed on flash drives or CDs, these systems provide access to Open Source Accounting, Open Source Address Books, Open Source Anti-Spam, Open Source Anti-Spyware, Open Source Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware, Open Source Application Firewall, Open Source Astronomy, Open Source Audio Tools, Open Source Backup, Open Source Biology, Open Source Blogging, Open Source Browsers, Open Source Bulletin Board, Open Source Business Intelligence, Open Source Business Performance Management, Open Source Business Suites, Open Source Calendar Scheduling, Open Source Chemistry, Open Source Classroom Management, Open Source Collaboration, Open Source Communication, Open Source Compression, Open Source Content Management Systems & Wikis, Open Source Customer Relationship Management, Open Source Databases, Open Source Data Destruction, Open Source Data Warehouse, Open Source Desktop Enhancement, Open Source Desktop Publishing, Open Source Desktop Search, Open Source Developer Tools, Open Source Dictionary & Translation Tools, Open Source Document Management Systems, Open Source Earth Science, Open Source eBook Reader, Open Source eCommerce, Open Source Educational Testing, Open Source Eee Tools, Open Source Elementary Education, Open Source Email, Open Source Emulators, Open Source Encryption, Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning, Open Source File Sharing, Open Source File Transfer, Open Source Flashcards, Open Source Foreign Language Instruction, Open Source Forensics, Open Source Games, Open Source Gateway Security, Open Source Genealogy, Open Source Geography GPS, Open Source Graphics Editors, Open Source Human Resource Management, Open Source Instant Messaging, Open Source Intrusion Detection, Open Source IT Inventory Management, Open Source Laptop Theft Prevention, Open Source Library, Open Source Log File Monitoring, Open Source Logic/Debate, Open Source Math, Open Source Mind Mapper, Open Source Misc., Open Source Mobile Applications, Open Source Multimedia Tools, Open Source Multiple Function Security, Open Source Music Education, Open Source Network Firewalls, Open Source Network Scanning, Open Source Office Productivity, Open Source Online Education & eLearning, Open Source OpenCourseWare, Open Source Operating Systems/Kernel Mods, Open Source Password Management, Open Source PDF Tools, Open Source Personal Financial, Open Source Photography Tools, Open Source Physics, Open Source Point Of Sale, Open Source Project Management, Open Source Religion, Open Source Remote Access/VPN, Open Source Report Authoring, Open Source Robotics, Open Source RSS Readers, Open Source School Administration, Open Source Server Software, Open Source Speech, Open Source System Administration Tools, Open Source Text Editors, Open Source Time Tracking, Open Source To-Do Lists/Schedulers, Open Source Typing, Open Source Utilities, Open Source User Authentication, Open Source Video Tools, Open Source Vulnerability Assessment, Open Source Web Filtering, Open Source Web Page Editors, and more. FOSS offers slightly more than just limited web2 apps.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Open Source Software sources
Knowing where to find FOSS sources is naturally a fundamental key to using these no cost applications. The list below, available from numerous sources, should help:
- HodsonDTS.org/links/ • - - - - - Educational and technology links galore
- The Open Source Monster List • - - - - - Software categories from Accounting to Web Editors
- OSALT.COM: • - - - - - Open Source as an Alternative
- 101 Free Alternatives • - - - - - Directed at business software - great savings
- Open Source Living • - - - - - An archive of the web's best open source software
- Open Technology Resources • - - - - - A guide to the world of Open Source for K-12 education
- Windows PC TTCS-OSSWIN DVD • - - - - - Open Source software for Windows machines
- Open Source Alternative to Commercial Software • - - - - - Find alternatives to well-known software
- Open Source Windows •- - - - - Free & open-source software is good for the world
- FOSS Wiki • - - - - - 22 categories of freeware and open source software
- Open Source God • - - - - - Mashable's 480+ web's best OSS
- Jane Hart's Tools Directory • - - - - - For writers and English majors
- The Free Software Directory • - - - - - Useful software that runs under free operating systems
- K-12 Decisions: Open Source Software • - - - - - Deciding OSS for K-12
- Lifehacker: Best Open Source Software • - - - - - Best quality, flexibility and reliability
- Sourceforge: Open Source Software • - - - - - Largest OS applications and software directory
- 121space: Who needs to pirate software... • - - - - - A little dated list of OSS
- W3C: Open Source Software • - - - - - W3C apps from the web community
- 10 Must Have Open Source apps • - - - - - Musts for Computer Technicians
- Roseindia: Open Source Resources • - - - - - OSS written in Java
- Datamation: Top 59 Open Source Sites • - - - - - Top places to download open source software
- Open Source Software for Macs • - - - - - Open Source Software for Mac OS
For those wanting to not only explore different applications, but also to learn about different Operating Systems (NOT Windows 7, NOT Mac) you can explore the LiveCD List as a source of different types of Linux flavors and systems. Burn a CD or create a booting USB flash drive. These systems will allow you to run Linux OS without affecting in any way your PC's performance - they won't install anything in your computer unless you want to.
Click [here] for a link to dual-boot Ubuntu on a Windows 7 machine.
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