OpenSource pricing

Taking a cue from some recent attempts of bands trying the "set your own price" model of selling (I'm assuming) a local bar/coffee house had this sign out at lunch time today. I'm thinking of going back to talk to them after work but I'm still exhausted from conference so I might not get to it 'till next week. (Yes, a very long post about IL2008 is on the way.)

The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy — and Their Open Source Alternatives

Yes folks, today is the day in which I clean out all those shortcuts on my desktop to things I've been meaning to blog about. This time it's Open Source alternatives to those programs you're using and drive you nuts. I'm not necessarily endorsing any of the programs on the list but it's definitely worth taking a look though to see what you might want to give a try.

The following fifty proprietary programs are listed in no particular order within broad categories along with their open source alternatives. In some cases you could probably write your own book on frustrations with the proprietary programs shown here. In other cases, you’ll discover that the open source alternative isn’t quite up to snuff yet. And, in other cases still, you’ll learn that some proprietary programs are real gems, but that the open source advocate can replace those gems with equally shiny objects from the open source repertoire.

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