Comments on: Top 10 Open Source Programs http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/07/top_10_open_source_programs/ Nerds are for Dorks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:11:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: apple eaten http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/07/top_10_open_source_programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29888 apple eaten Thu, 06 Jul 2006 05:07:31 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3156#comment-29888 7zip (compression), gimp (graphics), and media player classic (audio/video player) are all excellent open source programs. i haven't tried abiword (word processing) yet, is open office better? the thing i like best about all four of these is that they offer support for non-open source formats. audacity works very well for me, except for 32-bit wave files. for some reason trying to edit them slows my computer to a stop. still great for removing pops and clicks from the start or end of mp3's. i'm looking at open office now. looks interesting, thanks for the post. 7zip (compression), gimp (graphics), and media player classic (audio/video player) are all excellent open source programs. i haven’t tried abiword (word processing) yet, is open office better? the thing i like best about all four of these is that they offer support for non-open source formats.

audacity works very well for me, except for 32-bit wave files. for some reason trying to edit them slows my computer to a stop. still great for removing pops and clicks from the start or end of mp3’s.

i’m looking at open office now. looks interesting, thanks for the post.

]]> By: Jason Drohn http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/07/top_10_open_source_programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29887 Jason Drohn Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:36:03 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3156#comment-29887 You have to throw mySQL and apache in there as well, being that 60% of the servers on the internet use it. Check out www.eff.org. They have some cool stuff, anonymous/privacy intenet software, etc. You have to throw mySQL and apache in there as well, being that 60% of the servers on the internet use it.

Check out http://www.eff.org. They have some cool stuff, anonymous/privacy intenet software, etc.

]]> By: Jeff Croft http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/07/top_10_open_source_programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29886 Jeff Croft Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:01:40 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3156#comment-29886 I'm not big on Ruby, myself. Python is my thing. but both Ruby and Python (and any other dynamic language, for that matter), are a lot better than PHP! :) I’m not big on Ruby, myself. Python is my thing. but both Ruby and Python (and any other dynamic language, for that matter), are a lot better than PHP! :)

]]> By: David http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/07/top_10_open_source_programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29885 David Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:06:06 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3156#comment-29885 Yeah, Ruby on Rails is the "big" thing now. :) But you can't fault them for listing it due to its long term popularity. Yeah, Ruby on Rails is the “big” thing now. :) But you can’t fault them for listing it due to its long term popularity.

]]> By: Jeff Croft http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/07/top_10_open_source_programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29884 Jeff Croft Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:03:47 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3156#comment-29884 Many of them could, yes. PHP, however, has already gotten far more exposure than it EVER deserved. :) Many of them could, yes. PHP, however, has already gotten far more exposure than it EVER deserved. :)

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