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Link: Open Source Alternatives List
Opensource.com is a very useful site. Here’s a list of open source alternatives to some common applications. I have used many of these myself. I plan in the near future to talk about the differences between the commercial options and open source options. There are often excellent reasons to use the commercial options, for example,…
Thunderbird 3 Beta 4 – You May Want to Take a Look
This isn’t the thing for me, as I use Evolution e-mail under Linux, but some of my clients use Thunderbird or are considering a new client. It looks like the new Thunderbird may be worth a serious look. See Thunderbird Ups the Email Ante from Linux Magazine.
Bible Desktop 1.0.7
Back in July I commented on installing Bible Desktop. Since Bible study is such a major part of my life, both professionally and personally, having some usable Bible software available is an important part of being able to make Linux work for me. I’ve now upgraded to version 1.0.7 and I see considerable improvement in…
Upgraded to WordPress 2.7
As is usual, I chose this site as the first guinea pig, and it is now upgraded. So far everything looks good. I follow the beta test chatter, and usually try to install the release candidates somewhere and play with them, but this is the first production install. So far I’m very impressed with the…
Another Take on Linux Desktop Limits
This time it’s from Serdar Yegulalp at Datamation. There does seem to be an “everything must be free” attitude in the open source community. I don’t know enough to say whether this results in precisely what the article suggests, but I have had difficulty with getting drivers, and I can certainly testify that the graphics…
Google May Challenge Microsoft Monopoly
… by creating an operating system based on their Chrome browser, which would be great for all of us, I think. Details here (MSNBC.com).