Open Source Applications List

Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 10:05 PM GMT

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  • nvu - Web page creator (HTML editor) http://www.nvu.com
  • Scribus - Desk Top Publisher. Create brochures, booklets and books. http://www.scribus.org.uk
  • OpenOffice.org - Writer, Draw, Base, Calc, Impress, Math. Complete office suite compatible with Microsoft Office - Word,Excel,Powerpoint. http://www.openoffice.org
  • Firefox - web browser http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox
  • Thunderbird - Email client http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird
  • Lightening - plugin for Thunderbird and Firefox
  • Pidgin - Yahoo and Microsoft messenger compatible IRC
  • Gimp - Image editor
  • Moodle - Course management system aimed at Schools.
  • Gedit - basic text editor
  • Apache - web server
  • Squid - web proxy
  • Censornet - Web content filter
  • Kpdf - PDF viewer
  • Xfig - drawing application
  • Audacity - music and sound recorder, editor, mixer
  • Skype - telephony over internet (closed source but available on Linux)
  • Zoneminder - CCTV application http://www.zoneminder.com
  • Kolorpaint - image editor and resizer
  • rdesktop - terminal server client
  • Dia diagrams - basic version of OpenOffice Draw
  • Asterisk - Free PBX - use both VoIP and Analogue phones http://www.asterisk.org

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