What is your favourite FLOSS application?

Andrew Farris flyindragon1 at aol.com
Tue Nov 17 17:09:15 UTC 2009


On Tue, 2009-11-17 at 13:21 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
[snip]
> Accessibility:
N/A

> Address Book:
Evolution

> Audio Editor:
Sound Converter

> Audio Player:
gmucisbrowser

> Calendar:
Evolution

> CD Ripper:
Sound Juicer

> Collaboration:
N/A

> Database Management:
OpenOffice.org Base

> Desktop Environment OR Window Manager:
Gnome

> Development:
gedit, Code::Blocks, Bluefish, Python interpereter

> Dictionary/Translation:
gnome-dictionary

> Disc Burner:
Brasero

> E-mail Client:
Evolution

> File Compression:
File-Roller

> File Manager:
Nautilus

> Finance:
OpenOffice.org Calc

> Learning tool:
M/A

> FTP Client:
gFTP

> Game:
Frozen Bubble, Hedgewars, Glest

> Image Creator/Editor:
GIMP, KolourPaint, Wings3D

> Image Viewer:
Eye of Gnome

> Instant Messenger:
Pidgin

> Mapping:
N/A

> Mathematics:
Math-O-Matic

> Misc Utilities:
Python interpereter, Weather Report panel applet, Topshelf Panel Applet,
Gnome Do

> Note-taking:
OpenOffice.org Writer

> P2P:
Transmission

> Package Manager:
Synaptic/ apt-get

> Personal Wiki:
N/A

> Phone/PDA Sync Tool:
N/A

> Photo Organizer:
F-spot

> Plenetarium:
Celestia

> PDF/PS Reader:
Evince Document Viewer

> PDF Writer:
cups-pdf

> Security:
N/A

> Spreadsheet:
OpenOffice.org Calc

> Terminal Emulator:
Gnome-Terminal

> Text Editor:
gedit

> Video Player:
VLC

> Virtual Machine / Windows Emulator:
Virtualbox, Wine

> Web Browser:
Firefox

> Word Processor:
OpenOffice.org Writer

> 
> SPECIAL CATEGORIES
> 
> Non-free applications that you use:
Games (Doom 3, Fallout, Diablo 2, Bejeweled 2 Deluxe, etc...),
ATI/nVivia graphics drivers

> Websites for finding new applications:
sourceforge.net or packages.ubuntu.com

> Unreleased and highly anticipated application:
Gnome 3

> Dying/dead applications (abandonware) still in use:
lots of games

> Software available for Windows that you need on Linux:
my games

> One outstanding issue with Linux/Ubuntu that needs immediate attention:
lack of any progress monitor on the new bootsplash screen

> Any organisation or community deserving great honours:
ubuntu community, epecially the ubuntu-users mailing list, and the
ubuntu forums

> Any FLOSS developer deserving great honours:
dont know

> Anything else deserving great honours:
N/A


-- 
Andrew
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