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Microsoft Office is the top dog among the Office programs. With OpenOffice and LibreOffice there are also two related free alternatives
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Andrea Warnecke
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For Software Computer owners can spend a lot of money. But do not have it, because there are free programs that can do almost anything on the computer. These programs can make it here in touch with commercial, professional software designed entirely
In this case there is a difference between free software and such, which is only for free -. Also known as freeware. Free software “is based on four principles, fundamental freedoms four,” explains Matthias Kirschner, president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Everyone therefore has the right to use the program to understand, disseminate and improve. For Home This means that you can copy such a program without hesitation and share them with friends. That was not always the case with freeware says Kirschner. Since there are often constraints, such a program may only be used for private purposes, in particular or in certain countries.
Among the most popular open source programs include about the browser Firefox, the Thunderbird mail client, and the Office programs OpenOffice or LibreOffice. Larger notoriety also gained the chat program Pidgin. It allows an encrypted communication via the XMPP standard, which was also used by former US intelligence officials Edward Snowden to communicate with journalists, says Kirschner.
In fact, the choice of free and free programs is huge. Anyone who wants to get an overview, found on the website www.opensourcedvd.de a good start. The catalog is the brainchild of Christian Trabi. “They are all open source programs that run on Windows computers,” he says.
Among the most popular downloads belong to the VLC player that plays almost any video and audio file. Who is more interested in the field of photography, should look Digikam, a photo suite for managing and editing photos. When it comes to the pure image editing, there is no way past Gimp. However, the user interface of the free Photoshop competitor is anything but beginner-friendly.
Anyone who wants to create and edit and somewhat dealt with the theme graphics to Blender 3D should note says Trabi. The complex program, animations and movies can be created. Some, like “Big Buck Bunny”, were even awarded.
Where free software has limitations, freeware can serve you well, explains Karsten Bunz of the computer magazine “Chip”. This applies, for video editing. Since there Lightworks: The program was developed for Hollywood movies, but is also available as a freeware version
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