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Lists of Linux equivalents for Windows software
by Brad Linder Nov 26th 2007 at 3:00PM
You've made the big jump from Windows to Linux, but there are just a few programs that you can't live without, so you find yourself jumping back on your Windows machine to edit a movie or sound file every now and again. Sure, you know there are open source alternatives to many of your favorite programs, but who has the time to track them down?Apparently plenty of people do, because we've found at least three good lists of Linux equivalents for Windows software. There's a lot of overlap between the lists, but each site has a few gems that are missing from the others.
- Linux Alternative Project
- Linux App Finder
- Open Source Alternative (this site features open source apps for every operating system, not just Linux)
[via Digg and Linux Screw]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Insomnic said 4:26PM on 11-26-2007
Looks like the link for choice 3 is the same as choice 2...
Otherwise, those are some excellent sites.
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Brad Linder said 4:27PM on 11-26-2007
Fixed, thanks!
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jfjb said 4:28PM on 11-26-2007
the "3. Open Source Altternative" link leads to the "2. Linux App Finder" site.
Proper destination is http://www.osalt.com.
A knee way.
Thanks for the ersatz product line to the mammoth-market-maker-seeimingly-only-options.
:-))
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