Open Source Software Alternatives

Here are some types of open-source software that is easy for a replacement for the software you get a high price:

Linux
You can replace Microsoft Windows, the daily use with the Linux operating system. The operating system first developed by Linus Trovald replaces the best alternative to Microsoft Windows. Many variants and Linux distributions, with an eye that is very well developed. For example, Ubuntu, Mandrake and Fedora Linux distribution that is easy to use by the layman, however.

Open Office
replacing one of the most appropriate Office applications, Microsoft Office is OpenOffice. The software was designed by a big company, Sun Microsystems, but is freely available to develop.In an open office suite is available in many applications that can replace Microsoft Office tasks. Open Office can open files created with Microsoft Office formats.
GIMP
If you are not fond of the design and drawing, you can use the GIMP application. You can add photos and images and store them in different file formats. And this free software you can get a replacement for Adobe Photoshop or Corel Draw a price of course very expensive.

Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Visio would be a good software to create charts are. But did you know that a graph of the software for free and legal to do?The software has the name. With this software you can use a variety of charts with interesting formats.

Mozilla Thunderbird
Often e-mails in Microsoft Outlook? You can use alternative e-mail application called Mozilla Thunderbird, read e-mail. In addition, Mozilla Thunderbird also features a news reader to get the latest news.
Gantt Project
If you are assigned to carry out a project management, you would normally use Microsoft Project for this task. But you can also use the free software alternative, the Gantt Project, which has a power, such as Microsoft Project.
All open source software (except Linux) above, can run on the Microsoft Windows or Linux with a variety of variants and their distribution. Sure you can save hundreds or thousands of dollars if you start with an open-source software. Besides the above, there are many other open-source software you can use as an alternative to commercial software.

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