Open Office - Free Office
Automisation Application Suite (Wordprocessor, etc)
Firefox
Browser - free replacement browser for MS Explorer. Very quick and very
customizable. More compatible than Opera and some other browsers, at reading
"difficult" pages. Three very useful extensions that I use with it are
the Google search toolbar, AdBlock
and the Tab
Extensions
ajaxWrite
- The look, feel, and functionality of Microsoft Word, in a completely free
web-based AJAX platform.
7-Zip - Free ZIP Archiver
Webmon
- Freeware webpage bookmark monitor. Not as slick as Check&Get but works
with Explorer and Netscape
SourceForge.Net - Massive
repository of open source projects
PopFile
Anti-Spam - Free anti-spam software. I have not used it but it is rated as
effective and learns from how you use it
WineHQ
- allows you to run MS Windows programs under Linux. The Codeweaver
commercial version is easier to install and configure though
Cross
Referenced table of Linux software available that replaces various well
known Windows software
Why
Open Source - This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, open source software / free software is equal to or superior to their proprietary competition. The paper examines market share, reliability, performance, scalability, scaleability, security, and total cost of
ownership; it also comments on non-quantitative issues and unnecessary fears.
South
African Linux news feed using RSS provided by Tectonic
Translate.Org.Za -
Translation project in South Africa
South African Government OSS
Site