Alternative MS programs

[road2ruin]

I recently read an article about a famous business man in America that has ditched MS in favour of open source or other manufacturers for their software. I have just recently started using openoffice and I must say I am amazed. Apart from the obvious Linux debate does anyone else have any good non MS software preferrably free that they would like to share then we can all go and tell Mr Gates what we think of his Billions. Right, now wheres my Vista upgrade voucher gone.

[chilled]

MSN Messenger - GAIM
Internet Explorer - Mozilla Firefox
Outlook - Mozilla Thunderbird

There are open source alternatives to pretty much anything you can think of. Some better than others. The great thing is, if they're crap, all you've lost is time, not 100's pounds in licensing.

[SlidingSideways]

Photoshop - The GIMP (I know it's not MS)
MS Office - Open Office
Outlook - Evolution

[Xenocide]

chilled said:

Outlook - Mozilla Thunderbird

That's more like OE.

[sadako]

Xenocide said:

chilled said:

Outlook - Mozilla Thunderbird

That's more like OE.

Ok, T-bird for Outbreak Express and Novell Evolution for Outbreak,

[BliarOut]

Scribus for DTP.

[spokey]

Someone said:

Outlook

Oh, how I pine for elm.

[2something]

spokey said:

Someone said:

Outlook

Oh, how I pine for elm.

elm .. I haven't used that since the last millenia!

[spokey]

2something said:

spokey said:

Someone said:

Outlook

Oh, how I pine for elm.

elm .. I haven't used that since the last millenia!

Millenium ... just the one.

[Bodo]

BliarOut said:

Scribus for DTP.

Cracking software I've used it a lot!

[Bodo]

Replacing the Win Media Player -
for videos:
VLC-Player www.videolan.org/vlc/
and for music:
Foobar2000 www.foobar2000.org/
(both are opensource)