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for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
 
for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
 
'''What is the LOOP list?'''
 
'''What is the LOOP list?'''
This is a list of the best open-source applications that run on Windows.  Feel free to edit this list and add any programs that meet the criteria below.  The purpose of this list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source applications and advocate the open source software development model.  To learn more, read the [[[FAQ|FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]]].
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This is a list of the best open-source applications that run on Windows.  Feel free to edit this list and add any programs that meet the criteria below.  The purpose of this list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source applications and advocate the open source software development model.  To learn more, read the [[UbuntuHelp:[FAQ|FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]]].
 
'''Instructions:'''
 
'''Instructions:'''
 
Tell all your non-Linux friends and family about the LOOP list. On this list they will find free, high-quality replacements for the software that they have purchased/pirated.  Once they become familiar with these new applications, introduce them to your favorite Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu.  Then help them convert to Linux, using the same applications that they became familiar with on Windows.
 
Tell all your non-Linux friends and family about the LOOP list. On this list they will find free, high-quality replacements for the software that they have purchased/pirated.  Once they become familiar with these new applications, introduce them to your favorite Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu.  Then help them convert to Linux, using the same applications that they became familiar with on Windows.
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== Desktop Applications ==
 
== Desktop Applications ==
 
=== Communication ===
 
=== Communication ===
Email Client = [[http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]]
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Email Client = [http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Outlook
 
Compare to: Microsoft Outlook
IRC Client = [[http://www.silverex.org/|X-Chat 2]], [[http://bersirc.free2code.net/|Bersirc]], [[http://www.hydrairc.com/|HydraIRC]]
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IRC Client = [http://www.silverex.org/ X-Chat 2], [http://bersirc.free2code.net/ Bersirc]
Compare to: Unknown
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Compare to: mIRC
Universal Instant Messaging Client = [[http://www.pidgin.im/|Pidgin]] (formerly Gaim), [[http://miranda-im.org/|Miranda IM]]
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Universal Instant Messaging Client = [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] (formerly Gaim), [http://miranda-im.org/ Miranda IM]
 
Compare to: Trillian
 
Compare to: Trillian
Web browser = [[http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/|FireFox]]
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Web browser = [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Firefox]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Internet Explorer
 
Compare to: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Voice Over IP = [[http://www.openwengo.com/|OpenWengo]]
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Voice Over IP = [http://www.qutecom.org/ QuteCom]
 
Compare to: Skype
 
Compare to: Skype
 
=== Engineering ===
 
=== Engineering ===
EDA = [[http://kicad.sourceforge.net|KiCad]]
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EDA = [http://kicad.sourceforge.net KiCad]
 
Compare to: Eagle
 
Compare to: Eagle
 
=== Educational ===
 
=== Educational ===
Learning Games = [[http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/|Childsplay]]
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Learning Games = [http://www.schoolsplay.org/ Childsplay]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Planetarium = [[http://www.stellarium.org/|Stellarium]]
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Planetarium = [http://www.stellarium.org/ Stellarium]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Space Simulator = [[http://www.shatters.net/celestia/|Celestia]]
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Space Simulator = [http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Celestia]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Flight Simulator = [[http://www.flightgear.org/|FlightGear]]
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Flight Simulator = [http://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear]
 
Compare to: MS Flight Simulator
 
Compare to: MS Flight Simulator
Typing Tutor = [[http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/|Tux Typing]]
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Typing Tutor = [http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/ Tux Typing]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Beginner Drawing Program = [[http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/|Tux Paint]]
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Beginner Drawing Program = [http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/ Tux Paint]
 
Compare to: KidPix
 
Compare to: KidPix
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Reference & Citation Manager = [http://www.zotero.org/ Zotero]
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Compare to: EndNote
 
=== Financial ===
 
=== Financial ===
Personal Accounting = [[http://homebank.free.fr/|HomeBank]], [[http://www.grisbi.org/index.en.html|Grisbi]], [[http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/|jGnash]]
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Personal Accounting = [http://homebank.free.fr/ HomeBank], [http://www.grisbi.org/index.en.html Grisbi], [http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/ jGnash]
 
Compare to: Quicken, Microsoft Money
 
Compare to: Quicken, Microsoft Money
Accounting: [[http://www.turbocash.co.za/|TurboCash]]
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Accounting: [http://gnucash.org/ GnuCash], [http://www.turbocash.co.za/ TurboCash]
 
Compare to: Intuit Quickbooks
 
Compare to: Intuit Quickbooks
Monitoraggio Finanziario = [[http://mfbyas.sourceforge.net|MFbyAS]]
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Monitoraggio Finanziario = [http://mfbyas.sourceforge.net MFbyAS]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
=== Games ===
 
=== Games ===
3D Space Simulator = [[http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/|Vega Strike]], [[http://epiar.net/|Epiar]]
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3D Space Simulator = [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/ Vega Strike], [http://epiar.net/ Epiar]
 
Compare to: Eve-Online
 
Compare to: Eve-Online
3D Tank Battle (Real-time) = [[http://www.bzflag.org/|BZFlag]]
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3D Tank Battle (Real-time) = [http://www.bzflag.org/ BZFlag]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
3D Tank Battle (Turn-based) = [[http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/|Scorched 3D]]
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3D Tank Battle (Turn-based) = [http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/ Scorched 3D]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
3D Pirate Action/Adventure = [[http://crownandcutlass.sourceforge.net/|Crown and Cutlass]]
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3D Pirate Action/Adventure = [http://crownandcutlass.sourceforge.net/ Crown and Cutlass]
 
Compare to: Pirates!
 
Compare to: Pirates!
Arcade space shooter = [[http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/chromium/|Chromium]], [[http://maxfighter.musgit.com/|Max Fighter]], [[http://www.olofson.net/kobodl/|Kobo Deluxe]]
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Arcade space shooter = [http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/chromium/ Chromium], [http://maxfighter.musgit.com/ Max Fighter], [http://www.olofson.net/kobodl/ Kobo Deluxe]
 
Compare to: Demon Star, Chicken Invaders
 
Compare to: Demon Star, Chicken Invaders
Billiards (Pool) = [[http://foobillard.sourceforge.net/|FooBillard]], [[http://www.billardgl.de/|BillardGL]]
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Billiards (Pool) = [http://foobillard.sourceforge.net/ FooBillard], [http://www.billardgl.de/ BillardGL]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
First-person Shooter = [[http://sauerbraten.org/|Sauerbraten]], [[http://www.warsow.net/|Warsow]], [[http://tremulous.sourceforge.net/|Tremulous]], [[http://cheapy.deathmask.net/|OpenArena]], [[http://www.nexuiz.com/|Nexiuz]]
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Cards (Solitaire) = [http://pysolfc.sourceforge.net/ PySolFC (PySol Fan Club Edition)]
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Compare to: Windows Solitaire, Windows FreeCell, Windows Spider, Pretty Good Solitaire
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First-person Shooter = [http://sauerbraten.org/ Sauerbraten], [http://www.warsow.net/ Warsow], [http://tremulous.sourceforge.net/ Tremulous], [http://cheapy.deathmask.net/ OpenArena], [http://www.nexuiz.com/ Nexiuz]
 
Compare to: Quake, Doom, Unreal
 
Compare to: Quake, Doom, Unreal
First-person Shooter (Hexen II clone) = [[http://uhexen2.sourceforge.net/|Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion]]
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First-person Shooter (Hexen II clone) = [http://uhexen2.sourceforge.net/ Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion]
 
Compare to: Hexen II
 
Compare to: Hexen II
Karaoke player = [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/plarpebu/|Plarpebu]], [[http://www.kibosh.org/pykaraoke/|PyKaraoke]]
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Karaoke player = [http://sourceforge.net/projects/plarpebu/ Plarpebu], [http://www.kibosh.org/pykaraoke/ PyKaraoke]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Lemmings-clone = [[http://pingus.seul.org/|Pingus]]
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Lemmings-clone = [http://pingus.seul.org/ Pingus]
 
Compare to: Lemmings
 
Compare to: Lemmings
Mario-clone = [[http://supertux.berlios.de/|SuperTux]], [[http://www.secretmaryo.org/|Secret Maryo Chronicles]]
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Mario-clone = [http://supertux.berlios.de/ SuperTux], [http://www.secretmaryo.org/ Secret Maryo Chronicles]
 
Compare to: Super Mario Bros
 
Compare to: Super Mario Bros
Missle-Command clone = [[http://www.linux-games.com/penguin-command/|Penguin Command]]
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Missle-Command clone = [http://www.linux-games.com/penguin-command/ Penguin Command]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
MMORPG = [[http://www.planeshift.it/|PlaneShift]], [[http://www.eternal-lands.com/|Eternal Lands]]
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MMORPG = [http://www.planeshift.it/ PlaneShift], [http://www.eternal-lands.com/ Eternal Lands]
 
Compare to: Everquest
 
Compare to: Everquest
Pang clone = [[http://pixpang.pixjuegos.com/|PiX Pang]]
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Net Hack clone = [http://www.darkarts.co.za/projects/vultures/ Vulture's Eye/Claw]
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Compare to: Unknown
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Pang clone = [http://www.pixjuegos.com/?q=node/16/ PiX Pang]
 
Compare to: Super Pang
 
Compare to: Super Pang
Racing = [[http://projects.planetpenguin.de/racer/|PlanetPenguin Racer (f.k.a. TuxRacer)]], [[http://vdrift.net/|VDrift]], [[http://supertuxkart.berlios.de/index.html|SuperTuxKart]]
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Racing = [http://www.extremetuxracer.com/ Extreme Tux Racer], [http://vdrift.net/ VDrift], [http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/ SuperTuxKart]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Real-Time Strategy = [[http://www.glest.org/|Glest]], [[http://dark-oberon.sourceforge.net/|Dark Oberon]], [[http://globulation2.org/|Globulation]]
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Real-Time Strategy = [http://www.glest.org/ Glest], [http://dark-oberon.sourceforge.net/ Dark Oberon], [http://globulation2.org/ Globulation]
 
Compare to: Warcraft 2, Starcraft
 
Compare to: Warcraft 2, Starcraft
Risk clone = [[http://javarisk.sourceforge.net/|JavaRisk]]
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Risk clone = [http://javarisk.sourceforge.net/ JavaRisk]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Net Hack clone = [[http://www.darkarts.co.za/projects/vultures/|Vulture's Eye/Claw]]
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Singstar clone = [http://www.ultrastardeluxe.org/ UltraStar Deluxe]
 +
Compare to: Singstar
 +
Tron clone = [http://armagetronad.net/ Armagetron Advanced]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Tron clone = [[http://armagetronad.net/|Armagetron Advanced]]
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Turn-based Strategy (Fantasy) = [http://wesnoth.org/ Battle for Wesnoth]
Compare to: Unknown
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Turn-based Strategy (Fantasy) = [[http://wesnoth.org/|Battle for Wesnoth]]
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Compare to: Age of Wonders, Heroes of Might and Magic, Warlords
 
Compare to: Age of Wonders, Heroes of Might and Magic, Warlords
Turn-based Strategy (World Building) = [[http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|LinCity-NG]] [[http://www.openttd.org/|OpenTTD]]
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Turn-based Strategy (World Building) = [http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page LinCity-NG] [http://www.openttd.org/ OpenTTD]
 
Compare to: SimCity, Transport Tycoon Deluxe
 
Compare to: SimCity, Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Turn-based Strategy (Sci-Fi) = [[http://ufo.myexp.de/|UFO: Alien Invasion]], [[http://codenautics.com/zombies/|Zombies]]
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Turn-based Strategy (Sci-Fi) = [http://ufo.myexp.de/ UFO: Alien Invasion], [http://codenautics.com/zombies/ Zombies]
 
Compare to: X-Com
 
Compare to: X-Com
Unique = [[http://www.spicetrade.org/|SpiceTrade]]
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Unique = [http://www.spicetrade.org/ SpiceTrade]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Unique = [[http://icculus.org/neverball/|Neverball]]
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Unique = [http://icculus.org/neverball/ Neverball]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Unique = [[http://xmoto.sf.net/|X-Moto]]
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Unique = [http://xmoto.sf.net/ X-Moto]
 
Compare to: Elasto Mania
 
Compare to: Elasto Mania
 
=== Productivity ===
 
=== Productivity ===
Database (Desktop) = [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice (Base)]]
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Database (Desktop) = [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice (Base)]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Office (Access)
 
Compare to: Microsoft Office (Access)
Desktop Publishing = [[http://windows.scribus.net/|Scribus]]
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Desktop Publishing = [http://windows.scribus.net/ Scribus]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Publisher
 
Compare to: Microsoft Publisher
Mind Mapping = [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|FreeMind]]
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Mind Mapping = [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page FreeMind]
 
Compare to: Mindjet MindManager, Inspiration
 
Compare to: Mindjet MindManager, Inspiration
PDF creator = [[http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/index_en.htm|PDF Creator]]
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PDF creator = [http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/index_en.htm PDF Creator]
 
Compare to: Adobe Acrobat
 
Compare to: Adobe Acrobat
Presentation = [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice (Impress)]]
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Presentation = [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice (Impress)]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Office (Powerpoint)
 
Compare to: Microsoft Office (Powerpoint)
Spreadsheet = [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice (Calc)]]  
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Spreadsheet = [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice (Calc)], [http://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/ Gnumeric]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Office (Excel)
 
Compare to: Microsoft Office (Excel)
Word Processor = [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice (Writer)]], [[http://www.abiword.com/|AbiWord]]
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Word Processor = [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice (Writer)], [http://www.abiword.com/ AbiWord]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Office (Word)
 
Compare to: Microsoft Office (Word)
Scientific Word Processor = [[http://www.lyx.org/|Lyx (Latex gui frontend)]]
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Scientific Word Processor = [http://www.lyx.org/ Lyx (LaTeX GUI frontend)]
 
Compare to: Scientific Word
 
Compare to: Scientific Word
Notepad Replacement = [[http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html|Notepad2]], [[http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net|Notepad++]], [[http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html|SciTE]]
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Notepad Replacement = [http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html Notepad2], [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net Notepad++], [http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html SciTE]
 
Compare to: Notepad
 
Compare to: Notepad
 
=== Management ===
 
=== Management ===
Gantt chart = [[http://ganttproject.sourceforge.net/|GanttProject]]
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Gantt chart = [http://ganttproject.sourceforge.net/ GanttProject]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Project
 
Compare to: Microsoft Project
Project management = [[http://winplanner.sourceforge.net/|Planner]], [[http://www.openworkbench.org/|OpenWorkbench]]
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Project management = [http://winplanner.sourceforge.net/ Planner], [http://www.openworkbench.org/ OpenWorkbench]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Project
 
Compare to: Microsoft Project
Report Creator = [[http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/|JasperReports]]
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Report Creator = [http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/ JasperReports]
 
Compare to: Crystal Reports
 
Compare to: Crystal Reports
Analisi dei processi = [[http://apbyas.sourceforge.net/|APbyAS]]
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Analisi dei processi = [http://apbyas.sourceforge.net/ APbyAS]
 
Compare to Unknown
 
Compare to Unknown
Gestione Attività = [[http://pmbyas.sourceforge.net/|PMbyAS]]
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Gestione Attività = [http://pmbyas.sourceforge.net/ PMbyAS]
 
Compare to Microsoft Project
 
Compare to Microsoft Project
Team Collaboration = [[http://www.mindquarry.com/|Mindquarry]]
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Team Collaboration = [http://www.mindquarry.com/ Mindquarry]
 
Compare to Microsoft Sharepoint
 
Compare to Microsoft Sharepoint
Human Resource Management = [[http://www.orangehrm.com/|OrangeHRM]]
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Human Resource Management = [http://www.orangehrm.com/ OrangeHRM]
 
Compare to !PeopleSoft HCM
 
Compare to !PeopleSoft HCM
 
=== Misc ===
 
=== Misc ===
Animal Shelter Manager = [[http://sheltermanager.sourceforge.net|Animal Shelter Manager]]
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Animal Shelter Manager = [http://sheltermanager.sourceforge.net Animal Shelter Manager]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Virtual PC emulator = [[http://bochs.sourceforge.net/|Bochs]], [[http://www.h7.dion.ne.jp/~qemu-win/|Qemu]]
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Virtual PC emulator = [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox], [http://bochs.sourceforge.net/ Bochs], [http://www.h7.dion.ne.jp/~qemu-win/ Qemu]
 
Compare to: [[UbuntuHelp:VMware|VMware]], Microsoft Virtual PC
 
Compare to: [[UbuntuHelp:VMware|VMware]], Microsoft Virtual PC
Linux environment = [[http://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]]
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Linux environment = [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin]
Compare to: Unknown
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Compare to: Microsoft Services For Unix (SFU) (formerly Interix, formerly OpenNT)
Recipe Manager = [[http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net/|Gourmet Recipe Manager]]
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Recipe Manager = [http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net/ Gourmet Recipe Manager]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Screen Saver = [[http://www.reallyslick.com/|Really Slick Screensavers]]
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Screen Saver = [http://www.reallyslick.com/ Really Slick Screensavers]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Language Translation tool = [[http://www.omegat.org|OmegaT]]
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Language Translation tool = [http://www.omegat.org OmegaT]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Countdown Timer = [[http://cooktimer.googlecode.com/|CookTimer]]
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Countdown Timer = [http://cooktimer.googlecode.com/ CookTimer]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Application Launcher = [[http://launchy.sf.net/|Launchy]]
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Application Launcher = [http://launchy.sf.net/ Launchy]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
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Worship presentation = [http://openlp.org/ OpenLP]
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Compare to: !MediaShout, !SongPro
 
=== Multimedia ===
 
=== Multimedia ===
 
==== 3D ====
 
==== 3D ====
3D Animation = [[http://www.blender.org/|Blender]], [[http://www.wings3d.com/|Wings 3D]]
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3D Animation = [http://www.blender.org/ Blender], [http://www.wings3d.com/ Wings 3D]
 
Compare to: Alias Maya
 
Compare to: Alias Maya
3D Graphics = [[http://www.povray.org/|POV-Ray]]
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3D Graphics = [http://www.povray.org/ POV-Ray]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
3D Game Development Kit = [[http://crystalspace3d.org|Crystal Space]], [[http://ogre3d.org|Ogre3d]]
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3D Game Development Kit = [http://crystalspace3d.org Crystal Space], [http://ogre3d.org Ogre3d]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
==== Audio ====
 
==== Audio ====
Audio Editing = [[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/|Audacity]]
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Audio Composition = [http://www.evolvingsoftware.com/opensebj.html OpenSebJ]
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        Compare to: Ableton Live
 +
Audio Editing = [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity]
 
Compare to: Adobe Audition
 
Compare to: Adobe Audition
Audio Player = [[http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/|Coolplayer]], [[http://zinf.sourceforge.net/|Zinf]], [[http://getsongbird.com/|Songbird]]
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Audio Player = [http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/ Coolplayer], [http://zinf.sourceforge.net/ Zinf], [http://getsongbird.com/ Songbird]
 
Compare to: WinAMP, Windows Media Player, iTunes
 
Compare to: WinAMP, Windows Media Player, iTunes
Drum Machine = [[http://www.hydrogen-music.org/|Hydrogen]]
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Drum Machine = [http://www.hydrogen-music.org/ Hydrogen]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
MP3 Ripper = [[http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/|CDex]]
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MP3 Ripper = [http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ CDex]
 
Compare to: Exact Audio Copy
 
Compare to: Exact Audio Copy
Volume normalizer = [[http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/|MP3Gain]]
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Piano Sampled Virtual Instrument = [http://sourceforge.net/projects/vScaleNotes vScaleNotes]
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Compare to: Ivory - Grand Pianos
 +
Volume normalizer = [http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ MP3Gain]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
==== Drawing ====
 
==== Drawing ====
Diagram Editor = [[http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/|Dia]]
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Diagram Editor = [http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/ Dia]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Visio
 
Compare to: Microsoft Visio
Image Editing = [[http://www.gimp.org/|Gimp]], [[http://www.getpaint.net/|Paint.NET]]
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Image Editing = [http://www.gimp.org/ Gimp], [http://www.getpaint.net/ Paint.NET]
 
Compare to: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop
 
Compare to: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop
Vector Drawing = [[http://www.inkscape.org/|Inkscape]], [[http://www.sodipodi.com/|Sodipodi]]
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Vector Drawing = [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape], [http://www.sodipodi.com/ Sodipodi]
 
==== Other ====
 
==== Other ====
HTPC/PVR Media Centre =  [[http://www.team-mediaportal.com/|MediaPortal]]
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HTPC/PVR Media Centre =  [http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ MediaPortal]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Media Centre Edition (MCE), Showshifter, SageTV
 
Compare to: Microsoft Media Centre Edition (MCE), Showshifter, SageTV
Media Player =  [[http://www.videolan.org/|VLC media player]]
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Media Player =  [http://www.videolan.org/ VLC media player]
 
Compare to: Windows Media Player, PowerLink PowerDVD, Intervideo WinDVD
 
Compare to: Windows Media Player, PowerLink PowerDVD, Intervideo WinDVD
Web Design = [[http://www.nvu.com/|Nvu]]
+
FLV Media Player = [http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/ JW FLV Player]
 +
Compare to: Flow Player, Agriya
 +
WMV Media Player = [http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-wmv-player/ JW WMV Player]
 +
Compare to: Windows Media Player
 +
Desktop Media Player = [http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-desktop-player/ JW Desktop Player]
 +
Compare to: VLC media player
 +
Web Design = [http://www.nvu.com/ Nvu]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver
 
Compare to: Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver
 
==== Video ====
 
==== Video ====
Internet TV platform = [[http://www.getdemocracy.com/|Democracy Player]]
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Internet TV platform = [http://www.getdemocracy.com/ Democracy Player]
 
Compare to: iTunes, FireAnt  
 
Compare to: iTunes, FireAnt  
Video Capture = [[http://www.virtualdub.org/|VirtualDub]]
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Video Capture = [http://www.virtualdub.org/ VirtualDub]
 
Compare to: Sorenson Squeeze  
 
Compare to: Sorenson Squeeze  
Video MPEG-4 codec = [[http://ffdshow.sourceforge.net/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Getting_ffdshow|ffdshow]], [[http://www.xvid.org/|XviD]]
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Video MPEG-4 codec = [http://ffdshow.sourceforge.net/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Getting%20ffdshow ffdshow], [http://www.xvid.org/ XviD]
 
Compare to: DivX
 
Compare to: DivX
Video Editing = [[http://www.jahshaka.org/|Jashaka]], [[http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/|Avidemux]],
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Video Editing = [http://www.jahshaka.org/ Jashaka], [http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/ Avidemux],
 
Compare to: Adobe After Effects, Pinnacle Studio, Apple Final Cut
 
Compare to: Adobe After Effects, Pinnacle Studio, Apple Final Cut
 
=== Security ===
 
=== Security ===
802.1x client (EAP-TTLS) = [[http://www.securew2.com/uk/|SecureW2]]
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802.1x client (EAP-TTLS) = [http://www.securew2.com/uk/ SecureW2]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Anti-Spyware = [[http://winpooch.free.fr/|Winpooch]], [[http://www.safer-networking.org|Spybot Search&Destroy (not OpenSource, but FreeWare)]]
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Anti-Spyware = [http://winpooch.free.fr/ Winpooch], [http://www.safer-networking.org Spybot Search&Destroy (not OpenSource, but FreeWare)]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Anti-Virus = [[http://www.clamwin.com/|ClamWin]]
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Anti-Virus = [http://www.clamwin.com/ ClamWin]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Encryption = [[http://www.truecrypt.com/|Truecrypt]]
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Encryption = [http://www.truecrypt.com/ Truecrypt]
 
Compare to: Win Zip?
 
Compare to: Win Zip?
Network protocol analyzer = [[http://www.wireshark.org/|Wireshark]]
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Network protocol analyzer = [http://www.wireshark.org/ Wireshark]
 
Compare to: Sniffer
 
Compare to: Sniffer
Password strength testing = [[http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/|Ophcrack 2]]
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Password strength testing = [http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/ Ophcrack 2]
 
Compare to: LOphtCrack
 
Compare to: LOphtCrack
Password safe = [[http://keepass.sourceforge.net/|KeePass Password Safe]],  [[http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/|Password Safe]]
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Password safe = [http://keepass.sourceforge.net/ KeePass Password Safe],  [http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ Password Safe]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
VPN client = [[http://openvpn.se/|OpenVPN client GUI for Windows]]
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VPN client = [http://openvpn.se/ OpenVPN client GUI for Windows]
 
Compare to: Cisco VPN client, Nortel VPN client
 
Compare to: Cisco VPN client, Nortel VPN client
 
=== Software Development ===
 
=== Software Development ===
Framework/Platform = [[http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page|Mono]]
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Framework/Platform = [http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page Mono]
 
Compare to: Microsoft .NET Framework, Java
 
Compare to: Microsoft .NET Framework, Java
Integrated Development Environment = [[http://www.eclipse.org/|Eclipse]], [[http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sd/#Develop|SharpDevelop]], [[http://www.codeblocks.org/|Code::Blocks]], [[http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/|Lazarus IDE, Free Pascal]]
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Integrated Development Environment = [http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse], [http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sd/#Develop SharpDevelop], [http://www.codeblocks.org/ Code::Blocks], [http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/ Lazarus IDE, Free Pascal], [http://padre.perlide.org/ Padre, the Perl IDE]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Visual Studio, Borland IDE
 
Compare to: Microsoft Visual Studio, Borland IDE
Windows Installer = [[http://nsis.sourceforge.net/|Nullsoft Scriptable Install System]], [[http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php|Inno Setup]]
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Windows Installer = [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ Nullsoft Scriptable Install System], [http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php Inno Setup]
 
Compare to: InstallShield, Microsoft Installer
 
Compare to: InstallShield, Microsoft Installer
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[http://www.gambas.sourceforge.net gambas] A visual development environment using a programming language similar to Visual Basic
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Compare to: Microsoft Visual Basic
 
=== Utilities ===
 
=== Utilities ===
[[UbuntuHelp:BitTorrent|BitTorrent]] client = [[http://azureus.sourceforge.net/|Azureus]], [[http://www.bittorrent.com/|BitTorrent Client]]
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[[UbuntuHelp:BitTorrent|BitTorrent]] client = [http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ Azureus], [http://www.bittorrent.com/ BitTorrent Client]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
File compression = [[http://www.7-zip.org/|7-Zip]]
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File compression = [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]
 
Compare to: WinZip
 
Compare to: WinZip
FTP Client = [[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/|Filezilla FTP client]]
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FTP Client = [http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ Filezilla FTP client]
 
Compare to: SmartFTP, BulletProof FTP
 
Compare to: SmartFTP, BulletProof FTP
Statistics on Disk usage  = [[http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/|WinDirStat]]
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Statistics on Disk usage  = [http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/ WinDirStat]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
P2P file-sharing  = [[http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/|Shareaza]], [[http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/|Ares]]
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P2P file-sharing  = [http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/ Shareaza], [http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/ Ares]
 
Compare to: Napster
 
Compare to: Napster
Remote Administration  = [[http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/|UltraVNC]]
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Remote Administration  = [http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/ UltraVNC], [http://www.tightvnc.com/ TightVNC]
 
Compare to: PCAnywhere, GoToMyPC.com, Windows Remote Desktop
 
Compare to: PCAnywhere, GoToMyPC.com, Windows Remote Desktop
Process Usage Analysis = [[http://processtrace.sourceforge.net/|Process History]]
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Process Usage Analysis = [http://process-history.co.uk/ Process History]
Compare to: Unknown
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Compare to: Task Manager
Daphne, process list & manager = [[http://www.drk.com.ar/daphne.php|Daphne]]
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Daphne, process list & manager = [http://www.drk.com.ar/daphne.php Daphne]
 
Compare to: Windows task manager  
 
Compare to: Windows task manager  
 
== Server Applications ==
 
== Server Applications ==
 
=== Content Management  ===
 
=== Content Management  ===
Enterprise Content Management = [[http://www.alfresco.com|Alfresco]]
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Enterprise Content Management = [http://www.alfresco.com Alfresco]
 
Compare to: Sharepoint, Documentum,Filenet, OpenText, Vignette, Interwoven
 
Compare to: Sharepoint, Documentum,Filenet, OpenText, Vignette, Interwoven
 
=== Database ===
 
=== Database ===
Database server = [[http://firebird.sourceforge.net/|Firebird]], [[http://www.mysql.com/|MySQL]], [[http://www.postgresql.org/|PostgreSQL]]
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Database server = [http://firebird.sourceforge.net/ Firebird], [http://www.mysql.com/ MySQL], [http://www.postgresql.org/ PostgreSQL]
 
Compare to: Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database
 
Compare to: Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database
 
=== File Server ===
 
=== File Server ===
FTP server = [[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/|Filezilla FTP server]]
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FTP server = [http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ Filezilla FTP server]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
=== Messaging ===
 
=== Messaging ===
Email server = [[http://www.hmailserver.com/|hMailServer]]
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Email server = [http://www.hmailserver.com/ hMailServer]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Exchange server, Novell GroupWise server
 
Compare to: Microsoft Exchange server, Novell GroupWise server
Instant messaging server =  [[http://www.jivesoftware.org/messenger/|Jive Messenger]]
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Instant messaging server =  [http://www.jivesoftware.org/messenger/ Jive Messenger]
 
Compare to: Novell GroupWise Messenger
 
Compare to: Novell GroupWise Messenger
 
=== Security ===
 
=== Security ===
Intrusion Detection System (IDS) = [[http://www.snort.org/|Snort]]
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Intrusion Detection System (IDS) = [http://www.snort.org/ Snort]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
VPN server = [[http://openvpn.net/|OpenVPN]]
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VPN server = [http://openvpn.net/ OpenVPN]
 
Compare to: Cisco VPN
 
Compare to: Cisco VPN
 
=== Web ===
 
=== Web ===
Application server = [[http://www.jboss.org/|JBoss]]
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Application server = [http://www.jboss.org/ JBoss]
 
Compare to: BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere
 
Compare to: BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere
Rich Internet Application Server = [[http://www.openlaszlo.org/|OpenLaszlo]]
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Rich Internet Application Server = [http://www.openlaszlo.org/ OpenLaszlo]
 
Compare to: Macromedia Flex
 
Compare to: Macromedia Flex
Statistics Generator = [[http://awstats.sourceforge.net/|AWStats]]
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Statistics Generator = [http://awstats.sourceforge.net/ AWStats]
 
Compare to: Unknown
 
Compare to: Unknown
Web server = [[http://httpd.apache.org/|Apache]]
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Web server = [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache]
 
Compare to: Microsoft Internet Information Services (ISS)
 
Compare to: Microsoft Internet Information Services (ISS)
 
<<Anchor(FAQ)>>
 
<<Anchor(FAQ)>>
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* Some projects provide a way to contribute money to the project.  
 
* Some projects provide a way to contribute money to the project.  
 
* Tell everyone you know about the application and help them start using it.
 
* Tell everyone you know about the application and help them start using it.
The great thing about contributing to an open-source project is that you will be helping everyone who uses the software.  If users give back to the project, there will be a constant improvement in the quality of the application.  Here are some ideas on how to [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate|Participate]], from Ubuntu.
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The great thing about contributing to an open-source project is that you will be helping everyone who uses the software.  If users give back to the project, there will be a constant improvement in the quality of the application.  Here are some ideas on how to [http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate Participate], from Ubuntu.
 
'''Why do you only include open-source applications?  Why not include applications that are free, but not open-source?'''
 
'''Why do you only include open-source applications?  Why not include applications that are free, but not open-source?'''
 
The goal of the LOOP list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source software and the advantages of the open-source development model.  There are many high-quality free applications, but they do not have the same advantages of the open-source development model.
 
The goal of the LOOP list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source software and the advantages of the open-source development model.  There are many high-quality free applications, but they do not have the same advantages of the open-source development model.
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The easiest to explain advantage is the concept of shared cost.  In the traditional software development model, many different software companies each create their own version of a software application, such as a word processor.  When a customer buys the software, they are only contributing to one of these versions.  With the open-source model, all resources that are spent on an open-source project will benefit everyone who uses the application.
 
The easiest to explain advantage is the concept of shared cost.  In the traditional software development model, many different software companies each create their own version of a software application, such as a word processor.  When a customer buys the software, they are only contributing to one of these versions.  With the open-source model, all resources that are spent on an open-source project will benefit everyone who uses the application.
 
There are many advantages to open-source, which you can learn about by visiting the links below.   
 
There are many advantages to open-source, which you can learn about by visiting the links below.   
*[[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~pev5b/writing/econ_oss/index.html|The Economics of Open-Source Software]]
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*[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~pev5b/writing/econ_oss/index.html The Economics of Open-Source Software]
*[[http://www.cio.com/archive/030104/open.html|The Myths of Open Source Software]]
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*[http://www.cio.com/archive/030104/open.html The Myths of Open Source Software]
*[[http://eu.conecta.it/paper/Advantages_open_source_soft.html|Advantages of Open-Source Software]]
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*[http://eu.conecta.it/paper/Advantages_open_source_soft.html Advantages of Open-Source Software]
*[[http://www.netc.org/openoptions/pros_cons/comparing.html|Arguments about Open-Source]]
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*[http://www.netc.org/openoptions/pros_cons/comparing.html Arguments about Open-Source]
 
'''Some of these applications only run on Windows, and not Linux.  Why do you include these?'''
 
'''Some of these applications only run on Windows, and not Linux.  Why do you include these?'''
 
The goal of the LOOP list is to demonstrate the advantages of open-source applications.  One of those advantages is the ability to port the application to other operating systems.  This means that anyone with the time, skill, and desire can port these applications to Linux or any other operating system.  It is also likely that these applications will run in Linux using Wine (http://www.winehq.com/).
 
The goal of the LOOP list is to demonstrate the advantages of open-source applications.  One of those advantages is the ability to port the application to other operating systems.  This means that anyone with the time, skill, and desire can port these applications to Linux or any other operating system.  It is also likely that these applications will run in Linux using Wine (http://www.winehq.com/).
 
'''Why don't you include applications that only run on Linux?  These Linux applications are open-source, so they could be ported to Windows, right?'''
 
'''Why don't you include applications that only run on Linux?  These Linux applications are open-source, so they could be ported to Windows, right?'''
That is true, but an overwhelming majority of people use Windows operating systems.  If these people knew they could keep their applications, they would be more likely to switch to a Linux distribution (i.e. Ubuntu Linux).
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That is true, but an overwhelming majority of people use Windows operating systems.  If these people knew they could keep their applications, they would be more likely to switch to a Linux distribution (such as Ubuntu Linux).
 
'''I disagree with the applications that were chosen for a particular category. How can I make my case for another application?'''
 
'''I disagree with the applications that were chosen for a particular category. How can I make my case for another application?'''
 
You can debate the pros and cons of each application on the LoopListDebate page.
 
You can debate the pros and cons of each application on the LoopListDebate page.
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*Software for Starving Students - A CD with all the most commonly used gratis programs
 
*Software for Starving Students - A CD with all the most commonly used gratis programs
 
http://www.softwarefor.org/
 
http://www.softwarefor.org/
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=== General Directories ===
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==== Free and Open Source ====
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*The Free Software Directory - The software catalog of the Free Software Foundation
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http://directory.fsf.org/
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*Open Source Software Directory - Provides a list of open source software organized by categories
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http://www.opensourcesoftwaredirectory.com/
 
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[[category:UbuntuHelp]]
 
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List Of Open-source Programs (LOOP) for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems What is the LOOP list? This is a list of the best open-source applications that run on Windows. Feel free to edit this list and add any programs that meet the criteria below. The purpose of this list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source applications and advocate the open source software development model. To learn more, read the [[UbuntuHelp:[FAQ|FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]]]. Instructions: Tell all your non-Linux friends and family about the LOOP list. On this list they will find free, high-quality replacements for the software that they have purchased/pirated. Once they become familiar with these new applications, introduce them to your favorite Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu. Then help them convert to Linux, using the same applications that they became familiar with on Windows. Rules for adding programs to the LOOP list: 1. Must be open-source. 1. Must run natively on Microsoft Windows operating systems. 1. Only include the best application for each specific purpose. In rare cases, up to three applications may be listed. 1. Include the names of the top three proprietary applications that provide similar functionality, if known.

Desktop Applications

Communication

Email Client = Thunderbird Compare to: Microsoft Outlook IRC Client = X-Chat 2, Bersirc Compare to: mIRC Universal Instant Messaging Client = Pidgin (formerly Gaim), Miranda IM Compare to: Trillian Web browser = Firefox Compare to: Microsoft Internet Explorer Voice Over IP = QuteCom Compare to: Skype

Engineering

EDA = KiCad Compare to: Eagle

Educational

Learning Games = Childsplay Compare to: Unknown Planetarium = Stellarium Compare to: Unknown Space Simulator = Celestia Compare to: Unknown Flight Simulator = FlightGear Compare to: MS Flight Simulator Typing Tutor = Tux Typing Compare to: Unknown Beginner Drawing Program = Tux Paint Compare to: KidPix Reference & Citation Manager = Zotero Compare to: EndNote

Financial

Personal Accounting = HomeBank, Grisbi, jGnash Compare to: Quicken, Microsoft Money Accounting: GnuCash, TurboCash Compare to: Intuit Quickbooks Monitoraggio Finanziario = MFbyAS Compare to: Unknown

Games

3D Space Simulator = Vega Strike, Epiar Compare to: Eve-Online 3D Tank Battle (Real-time) = BZFlag Compare to: Unknown 3D Tank Battle (Turn-based) = Scorched 3D Compare to: Unknown 3D Pirate Action/Adventure = Crown and Cutlass Compare to: Pirates! Arcade space shooter = Chromium, Max Fighter, Kobo Deluxe Compare to: Demon Star, Chicken Invaders Billiards (Pool) = FooBillard, BillardGL Compare to: Unknown Cards (Solitaire) = PySolFC (PySol Fan Club Edition) Compare to: Windows Solitaire, Windows FreeCell, Windows Spider, Pretty Good Solitaire First-person Shooter = Sauerbraten, Warsow, Tremulous, OpenArena, Nexiuz Compare to: Quake, Doom, Unreal First-person Shooter (Hexen II clone) = Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion Compare to: Hexen II Karaoke player = Plarpebu, PyKaraoke Compare to: Unknown Lemmings-clone = Pingus Compare to: Lemmings Mario-clone = SuperTux, Secret Maryo Chronicles Compare to: Super Mario Bros Missle-Command clone = Penguin Command Compare to: Unknown MMORPG = PlaneShift, Eternal Lands Compare to: Everquest Net Hack clone = Vulture's Eye/Claw Compare to: Unknown Pang clone = PiX Pang Compare to: Super Pang Racing = Extreme Tux Racer, VDrift, SuperTuxKart Compare to: Unknown Real-Time Strategy = Glest, Dark Oberon, Globulation Compare to: Warcraft 2, Starcraft Risk clone = JavaRisk Compare to: Unknown Singstar clone = UltraStar Deluxe Compare to: Singstar Tron clone = Armagetron Advanced Compare to: Unknown Turn-based Strategy (Fantasy) = Battle for Wesnoth Compare to: Age of Wonders, Heroes of Might and Magic, Warlords Turn-based Strategy (World Building) = LinCity-NG OpenTTD Compare to: SimCity, Transport Tycoon Deluxe Turn-based Strategy (Sci-Fi) = UFO: Alien Invasion, Zombies Compare to: X-Com Unique = SpiceTrade Compare to: Unknown Unique = Neverball Compare to: Unknown Unique = X-Moto Compare to: Elasto Mania

Productivity

Database (Desktop) = OpenOffice (Base) Compare to: Microsoft Office (Access) Desktop Publishing = Scribus Compare to: Microsoft Publisher Mind Mapping = FreeMind Compare to: Mindjet MindManager, Inspiration PDF creator = PDF Creator Compare to: Adobe Acrobat Presentation = OpenOffice (Impress) Compare to: Microsoft Office (Powerpoint) Spreadsheet = OpenOffice (Calc), Gnumeric Compare to: Microsoft Office (Excel) Word Processor = OpenOffice (Writer), AbiWord Compare to: Microsoft Office (Word) Scientific Word Processor = Lyx (LaTeX GUI frontend) Compare to: Scientific Word Notepad Replacement = Notepad2, Notepad++, SciTE Compare to: Notepad

Management

Gantt chart = GanttProject Compare to: Microsoft Project Project management = Planner, OpenWorkbench Compare to: Microsoft Project Report Creator = JasperReports Compare to: Crystal Reports Analisi dei processi = APbyAS Compare to Unknown Gestione Attività = PMbyAS Compare to Microsoft Project Team Collaboration = Mindquarry Compare to Microsoft Sharepoint Human Resource Management = OrangeHRM Compare to !PeopleSoft HCM

Misc

Animal Shelter Manager = Animal Shelter Manager Compare to: Unknown Virtual PC emulator = VirtualBox, Bochs, Qemu Compare to: VMware, Microsoft Virtual PC Linux environment = Cygwin Compare to: Microsoft Services For Unix (SFU) (formerly Interix, formerly OpenNT) Recipe Manager = Gourmet Recipe Manager Compare to: Unknown Screen Saver = Really Slick Screensavers Compare to: Unknown Language Translation tool = OmegaT Compare to: Unknown Countdown Timer = CookTimer Compare to: Unknown Application Launcher = Launchy Compare to: Unknown Worship presentation = OpenLP Compare to: !MediaShout, !SongPro

Multimedia

3D

3D Animation = Blender, Wings 3D Compare to: Alias Maya 3D Graphics = POV-Ray Compare to: Unknown 3D Game Development Kit = Crystal Space, Ogre3d Compare to: Unknown

Audio

Audio Composition = OpenSebJ Compare to: Ableton Live Audio Editing = Audacity Compare to: Adobe Audition Audio Player = Coolplayer, Zinf, Songbird Compare to: WinAMP, Windows Media Player, iTunes Drum Machine = Hydrogen Compare to: Unknown MP3 Ripper = CDex Compare to: Exact Audio Copy Piano Sampled Virtual Instrument = vScaleNotes Compare to: Ivory - Grand Pianos Volume normalizer = MP3Gain Compare to: Unknown

Drawing

Diagram Editor = Dia Compare to: Microsoft Visio Image Editing = Gimp, Paint.NET Compare to: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Vector Drawing = Inkscape, Sodipodi

Other

HTPC/PVR Media Centre = MediaPortal Compare to: Microsoft Media Centre Edition (MCE), Showshifter, SageTV Media Player = VLC media player Compare to: Windows Media Player, PowerLink PowerDVD, Intervideo WinDVD FLV Media Player = JW FLV Player Compare to: Flow Player, Agriya WMV Media Player = JW WMV Player Compare to: Windows Media Player Desktop Media Player = JW Desktop Player Compare to: VLC media player Web Design = Nvu Compare to: Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver

Video

Internet TV platform = Democracy Player Compare to: iTunes, FireAnt Video Capture = VirtualDub Compare to: Sorenson Squeeze Video MPEG-4 codec = ffdshow, XviD Compare to: DivX Video Editing = Jashaka, Avidemux, Compare to: Adobe After Effects, Pinnacle Studio, Apple Final Cut

Security

802.1x client (EAP-TTLS) = SecureW2 Compare to: Unknown Anti-Spyware = Winpooch, Spybot Search&Destroy (not OpenSource, but FreeWare) Compare to: Unknown Anti-Virus = ClamWin Compare to: Unknown Encryption = Truecrypt Compare to: Win Zip? Network protocol analyzer = Wireshark Compare to: Sniffer Password strength testing = Ophcrack 2 Compare to: LOphtCrack Password safe = KeePass Password Safe, Password Safe Compare to: Unknown VPN client = OpenVPN client GUI for Windows Compare to: Cisco VPN client, Nortel VPN client

Software Development

Framework/Platform = Mono Compare to: Microsoft .NET Framework, Java Integrated Development Environment = Eclipse, SharpDevelop, Code::Blocks, Lazarus IDE, Free Pascal, Padre, the Perl IDE Compare to: Microsoft Visual Studio, Borland IDE Windows Installer = Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, Inno Setup Compare to: InstallShield, Microsoft Installer gambas A visual development environment using a programming language similar to Visual Basic Compare to: Microsoft Visual Basic

Utilities

BitTorrent client = Azureus, BitTorrent Client Compare to: Unknown File compression = 7-Zip Compare to: WinZip FTP Client = Filezilla FTP client Compare to: SmartFTP, BulletProof FTP Statistics on Disk usage = WinDirStat Compare to: Unknown P2P file-sharing = Shareaza, Ares Compare to: Napster Remote Administration = UltraVNC, TightVNC Compare to: PCAnywhere, GoToMyPC.com, Windows Remote Desktop Process Usage Analysis = Process History Compare to: Task Manager Daphne, process list & manager = Daphne Compare to: Windows task manager

Server Applications

Content Management

Enterprise Content Management = Alfresco Compare to: Sharepoint, Documentum,Filenet, OpenText, Vignette, Interwoven

Database

Database server = Firebird, MySQL, PostgreSQL Compare to: Microsoft SQL server, Oracle database

File Server

FTP server = Filezilla FTP server Compare to: Unknown

Messaging

Email server = hMailServer Compare to: Microsoft Exchange server, Novell GroupWise server Instant messaging server = Jive Messenger Compare to: Novell GroupWise Messenger

Security

Intrusion Detection System (IDS) = Snort Compare to: Unknown VPN server = OpenVPN Compare to: Cisco VPN

Web

Application server = JBoss Compare to: BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere Rich Internet Application Server = OpenLaszlo Compare to: Macromedia Flex Statistics Generator = AWStats Compare to: Unknown Web server = Apache Compare to: Microsoft Internet Information Services (ISS) <<Anchor(FAQ)>>

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

These applications are awesome! I can't believe that they are free! How can I help to support these applications? That is a terrific question. If these programs provide value to you, it makes sense to give something back to the community. The best way to do this may be different for each application, so read more at the project's website. In general, here are ways that you can give back to the open-source community: * Install and use the program, then share your experiences (good or bad) with the project mailing list. * Subscribe to the project mailing list and answer questions that users are asking. * Share any ideas you have about the software, such as features that you would like to see implemented or any changes that you think would improve the project. * Create documentation about the project, such as how to install, configure, and use the application. * If you are a programmer, look at the code and report any bugs you find and share any improvements that you make. * Some projects provide a way to contribute money to the project. * Tell everyone you know about the application and help them start using it. The great thing about contributing to an open-source project is that you will be helping everyone who uses the software. If users give back to the project, there will be a constant improvement in the quality of the application. Here are some ideas on how to Participate, from Ubuntu. Why do you only include open-source applications? Why not include applications that are free, but not open-source? The goal of the LOOP list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source software and the advantages of the open-source development model. There are many high-quality free applications, but they do not have the same advantages of the open-source development model. You keep talking about the advantages of the open-source software development model. What are they? The easiest to explain advantage is the concept of shared cost. In the traditional software development model, many different software companies each create their own version of a software application, such as a word processor. When a customer buys the software, they are only contributing to one of these versions. With the open-source model, all resources that are spent on an open-source project will benefit everyone who uses the application. There are many advantages to open-source, which you can learn about by visiting the links below. *The Economics of Open-Source Software *The Myths of Open Source Software *Advantages of Open-Source Software *Arguments about Open-Source Some of these applications only run on Windows, and not Linux. Why do you include these? The goal of the LOOP list is to demonstrate the advantages of open-source applications. One of those advantages is the ability to port the application to other operating systems. This means that anyone with the time, skill, and desire can port these applications to Linux or any other operating system. It is also likely that these applications will run in Linux using Wine (http://www.winehq.com/). Why don't you include applications that only run on Linux? These Linux applications are open-source, so they could be ported to Windows, right? That is true, but an overwhelming majority of people use Windows operating systems. If these people knew they could keep their applications, they would be more likely to switch to a Linux distribution (such as Ubuntu Linux). I disagree with the applications that were chosen for a particular category. How can I make my case for another application? You can debate the pros and cons of each application on the LoopListDebate page. Why did you create a new list? There are other lists out there with similar information. This list serves a specific purpose, which is listed at the top of this page. Other lists on the web have good information, but they were not what I was looking for. Here are some projects similar to the LOOP list:

Links to similar projects

Note: These links are not part of the LOOP list. They do not follow the guidelines defined for the LOOP list. Links are included only as a reference to efforts similar to the LOOP list.

Windows

Open Source

*The OSSwin project: Open-Source for Windows http://osswin.sourceforge.net/ *Opensource list - Open Source Software in a Windows Environment http://www.opensourcelist.org/oss/suggestedapplications.html *Software: Open Source & Free for Windows http://www.alessandropagano.net/software_en.html *The table of equivalents / replacements of Windows software in Linux http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html *WinLibre - Free Software for Windows http://www.winlibre.com/en/index.php *GnuWin32 - Ports of GNU or Open Source tools http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/ *Open Source GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Software http://opensourcegis.org/ and http://freegis.org/ *Open and Free Project Management Tools http://proj.chbs.dk/ *Open and Free Financial Accounting Systems http://proj.chbs.dk/accounting/

Compilations on a CD

*TTCS OSSWIN CD - A collection of nearly 100 Free/Open Source software for Microsoft Windows http://www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-cd/ *The Open CD - A collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. http://www.theopencd.org/ *Open Source Software CD — A CD that contains high-quality, Free, open source software for Microsoft Windows http://osscd.sunsite.dk/

Gratis

*Open Source Free CD - A compilation of gratis software for Windows. Despite the name, not all is free/open source. http://www.opensourcefreecd.org/ *Software for Starving Students - A CD with all the most commonly used gratis programs http://www.softwarefor.org/

Linux

Open Source Software

*Linux App Finder - High quality site with tons of information about Linux software http://linuxappfinder.com/ *Open Source Alternatives - Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software http://www.osalt.com/ *Enterprise Open Source List - List http://www.eoslist.com/ *Free alternatives - List http://alts.homelinux.net/index.php

Gratis

*Table of Equivalent Software http://www.libervis.com/mediawiki+index.title+Table_of_Equivalent_Software.htm

Mac OS X

Open Source Software

*A simple list of free, open-source software for Mac OS X http://www.opensourcemac.org/ *A list of Mac OS X Free OpenSource Software: http://www.freesmug.org/ *Open source on Mac http://nothickmanuals.info/doku.php?id=opensourcemac

Compilations on a CD

*FreeSMUG Suite CD - Mac OS X Free OpenSource collection CD http://www.freesmug.org/fscd/ *Software for Starving Students - A CD with all the most commonly used gratis programs http://www.softwarefor.org/

General Directories

Free and Open Source

*The Free Software Directory - The software catalog of the Free Software Foundation http://directory.fsf.org/ *Open Source Software Directory - Provides a list of open source software organized by categories http://www.opensourcesoftwaredirectory.com/