How to Get Free Software
Although it is possible to download pirated software using torrent search engines in conjunction with a torrent download manager, I would like to advocate a legal alternative: Open Source Software.
Whether you use windows, linux, or mac, there are free "open source" alternatives to the expensive proprietary software you use (or want to use). Why don't most people know this? It is because open source software isn't marketed the way proprietary software is; it spreads by word of mouth and articles such as this, but it doesn't have a multi-million dollar advertising campaign pushing it to the masses.
Here's a list of the open source software I like most. The following links take you straight to the download page:
- 3D (Blender)
- Bit Torrent Download Manager (Azureus)
- Burn Discs (Infra Recorder)
- Calendar (Sunbird)
- Clone Disk Partitions (Clonezilla - Like Norton Ghost)
- Compression (7-Zip)
- Desktop Operating System (Ubuntu)
- Desktop Publishing (Scribus)
- Diagramming (Dia)
- Drawing (Inkscape)
- Email (Thunderbird)
- FTP / SFTP (Filezilla)
- Jukebox:
- Instant Messaging (Pidgin)
- Internet TV (Miro)
- Mind Maps (Free Mind)
- Office Suite (Open Office)
- Photo Editing (GIMP)
- RSS (RSS Owl)
- Server Operating System (fedora)
- Sound Recording (Audacity)
- Video Screen Capturing (CamStudio)
- Video Editing (VirtualDub)
- Virtual Machines (Virtual Box)
- Web Browsing (Firefox)
Resources Links:
- www.osalt.com
- www.opensourcewindows.org
- www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-cd/
- osswin.sourceforge.net/
- www.digitaldarknet.net/thelist/
- mashable.com
- Linux for Business
- Linux for Design
- PortableApps.com
- Educational Software
- LinuxLinks.com
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