Talk:Free Software
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We have to decide on programs to include in here. There are so many, it would take a separate book to list them all. So, what are the ones we need? Maybe just a basic list: productivity, web, multimedia, games, etc. One from each category (except games, which could use 3-4 I think). I think the ones we have now cover that pretty well (though we could use a couple more games). Anybody want to offer more? Please post suggestions for programs here before adding.
Also, the same goes for Linux distros. I have added Ubuntu because it's the most popular, and Backtrack because it's optimized (and arguably the best) for hacking/pen-testing. Do we need more? If so, which ones? Where do we draw the limit?
Zeerahks 06:29, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
I think we only need basic stuff, OS and word processing, everything else can be web searched for, in 10 years I think Linux and OO will still be around. It is worth considering a short article plugging linux and including the OO and scribus info in printing shop and music editing in making music. Good info but like I did with the guns section it is just too much. ploney apr 20 2008
VOIP
I didn't see this in either software or communications so decided to mention it here. Everyone knows Vonage and Skype, but there is an open source project, Gizmo5. With WiFi you can connect and call among users. You need an email address and have to download the client. http://gizmo5.com. There is also a a Java widget you can access from your browser. It quickly installs and uninstalls, but again you need an email address. http://www.c2call.com. So which one should it go under.
- I think that what should go in is an o-s VOIP client that can be run on linux and windows. Past that, it's up to you. Go ahead and add it in with the other software in this section. Zeerahks 04:36, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
VOIP goes in free telephones but I don't think we need to endose any specific programs, anyone can do the required research and new stuff is made all of the time. I am begnning to question mentioning so many specific software projects, maybe we should go general and discuss the free/OSS philosophy and sources and encurage people to seek that in software searches. This book is meant to be a handy printed field guide, not a software package catalog from 2008. ploney apr 21 2008
What do we think of merging free software with computers? ploney apr21
- If we don't mention specific software, out of context, then I would say go ahead and merge it. I prefer that idea, simply because software is changing so fast it'd be impossible to keep up. Zeerahks
Take a look at internet communications, free telephones, making music, and starting a print workshop to see what you think. Ploney apr22
