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Free Software's killer applications (NewsForge)
NewsForge takes a
quick look at a few free software "killer apps". "While
GNU/Linux has gained popularity as an operating system, many criticize it
for lacking "killer applications" capable of competing with their Windows
and Mac OS X proprietary counterparts. Some killer applications, however,
haven't received the recognition they deserve. Here's a short overview of
some professional-quality Free Software applications that run under
Linux."
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Free Software's killer applications (NewsForge) Posted Apr 27, 2004 2:49 UTC (Tue) by rknop (guest, #66) [Link] Interesting. I would have pegged Apache as the #1 free software killer ap.-Rob
Free Software's killer applications (NewsForge) Posted Apr 27, 2004 4:18 UTC (Tue) by a_hippie (guest, #34) [Link] No, I'd say OOo, xmms, Konqueror, and maybe (g)mplayer. I don't doservers if I can avoid them :)
Free Software's killer applications (NewsForge) Posted Apr 27, 2004 7:57 UTC (Tue) by qfh (guest, #21203) [Link] A few days ago I installed mplayer for Windows on a friend's machine. He'sreally excited about mplayer being able to play .BIN and .ISO-Images. No more mounting with daemon tools in order to play a (S)VCD/DVD :)
Free Software's killer applications (NewsForge) Posted Apr 27, 2004 14:18 UTC (Tue) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link] Interesting. I would have pegged Apache as the #1 free software killer ap.Yeah, I agree. Apache has had MSFT IIS playing second fiddle for years now, and probably for years to come. It's scary to think what the Internet would be like if IIS was the dominant HTTP server.
Free Software's killer applications (NewsForge) Posted Apr 27, 2004 7:58 UTC (Tue) by pontus (subscriber, #3701) [Link] I definitely agree with the article putting Blender at the top of the list. Blender is d4 b0mb!
Take a peek at my "Generally Recognized as Mature" (GRAM) list Posted Apr 27, 2004 14:00 UTC (Tue) by dwheeler (guest, #1216) [Link] If you found that interesting, you should also take a look at my "Generally Recognized as Mature" (GRAM) list.
Free Software's killer applications (NewsForge) Posted Apr 29, 2004 0:33 UTC (Thu) by Baylink (subscriber, #755) [Link] Not too bad a piece.I was a bit disappointed that he neglected to note, in the last graf, the existence of Cinelerra, Kino, and 2 or 3 other video editing packages. Granted, none of them is Premiere. But then, *Premiere* wasn't Premiere until about 5.5 or 6. He also misses things like GNUcash and the rest of it's ilk. But still, every nail in the "Linux has no user apps" coffin helps.
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