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Okay, apparantly my new sig has been getting a lot of attention recently despite only being about two days old - I've been getting PMs from a few people and also there's been a few arguments with others (say no more ). As I know it's likely to happen anyway, I'll open the floodgates myself
That signature of mine shows open-source alternatives to Microsoft products, naturally sparked by the recent EU case As you guys are putting a lot of alternatives down (especially for Minesweeper) - Why don't you guys think of some more?
- Must replace an aspect of Microsoft, be it part of Windows, Office, etc. There's no point putting down an alternative to Photoshop, as it's Adobe that run that - Other companies may be in another version of the sig
- Must be free in one sense or another (Fits practically all open-source though due to the GPL Licence)
- Must work on all popular platforms - At the mininum, Windows or Linux. If it also works on Mac, good job. Bonus points if it works on more platforms (e.g. OS/2)
- Must be easy for a casual user to use - The most obvious way to say this is GUIs. If it's a command, it better have a command language that's verging on retarded
I'll use as many as I can, but in the end I may have to pick only the best - The sig rules apply even for text
You guys have been bitching to me about the programs in the signature, now b***dy do it here!
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03-25-2004, 08:51 AM
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out look express > Thunder Bird
(good idea for a sig by the way )
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03-25-2004, 08:52 AM
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03-25-2004, 08:59 AM
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How about you mirror SourceForge and put it in your sig.
*sighs*
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03-25-2004, 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by shn@25 March 2004 - 09:59
How about you mirror SourceForge and put it in your sig.
*sighs*
a) Too easy to link, B) which projects are the best alternatives are unknown to me as I only use GAIM from SF (and I'm not going to proclaim myself an expert on what I haven't seen), and c) Not always the best open-source options - But close
SourceForge is a great source of open-source but open-source doesn't start & finish there - None of the alternatives run so far is run under SourceForge (though honestly that was a co-incidence - I thought there would've been one in the sig already )
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03-25-2004, 09:57 AM
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Computer Abuser
BT Rep: +3
Open source only? Can't be freeware only?
Guess you're familiar with these open source windows apps: http://osswin.sourceforge.net/
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