Good open source software?

Glaucus · 31 Jan 2006 at 21:44

I've been trying to go open source for a while allready use, open office.

Is there any good fireworks or photoshop type programs?

Also list any other open source program you use...

Thanks..

Glaucus · 1 Feb 2006 at 19:19

Jimathy said:
http://www.gimp.org/

Thanks for that

, downloading it now.

Allready got firefox and thunderbird..

I'm looking for opensource stuff rather than just free...

Glaucus · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:58

Thanks guys.

Linux no thanks MSwindows is great.. I try linux once a year, although its getting better its still not upto Xp standards... Im hoping it will get there in time.. But they could hurry up.

Glaucus · 2 Feb 2006 at 17:31

Otacon said:
Without wanting to take this too far off topic - in what regard, is it not up to XPs standard?

That's cool I like my topics going of topic, more like a normal conversation I suppose..

usability, friend-ability and games...

Ok its got nice graphics. But I have them turned of on XP anyway let alone Linux. I've still had Linux crash on me dubain and redhat version something or the other..

I like tinkering but also want hassle free when I'm not in the mood. I like windows XP. Its nice and easy never crashes (well once or twice) but very really does windows crash. The occasional program but windows recovers. Also drivers. trying to find drivers for certain WI-FI cards is impossible. Due to MS or hardware copyright or something.

Can't wait for Linux but its just not up there yet. I dream of a day I don't have to pay for anything bar the games

Glaucus · 4 Feb 2006 at 12:41

Right I got: Office suite (OpenOffice)
Web Browser (Firefox)
Email (thunderbird)
Image editing (Gimp)
FTP (FillZilla)
IRC (savIrc)
Pdf (PDFtk)
Music player ????
Video Player divx/dvd ????
compresion (7-zip)

Can you think of anything else a normall computer needs, also any sugestions for the music/video..