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 Jan 17 2005, 07:28 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 15-January 05 Member No.: 3,293  |
here is a list of free softwares, and most of them are very good ones. here you go.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=119821 |
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Jan 17 2005, 07:43 PM
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Sinthetik kreatoR Group: Members Posts: 907 Joined: 31-August 04 From: CA, USA Member No.: 968 |
I think we already showcase that here somewhere but thanks for the list.
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Jan 17 2005, 08:48 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 12-January 05 Member No.: 3,246 |
QUOTE(burgen @ Jan 17 2005, 08:28 PM) here is a list of free softwares, and most of them are very good ones. here you go. http://www.neowin.net/forum/trap17-file-no-119821.html  Hum... The link doesn't work  And : Free Software = Freeware 
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Jan 18 2005, 12:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 15-January 05 Member No.: 3,293 |
I can't post the link, every time I post it is automatically changed to something like"/trap17-file-no-......",
somebody help me here. are there some trick i don't know of? http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=119821 |
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 Jan 18 2005, 01:10 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 25-October 04 Member No.: 1,937 |
QUOTE(Zaideu @ Jan 17 2005, 08:48 PM) And : That's absolutly wrong. Free Software = Freeware 
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Jan 18 2005, 07:59 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 12-January 05 Member No.: 3,246 |
QUOTE(Taupe @ Jan 18 2005, 02:10 AM) That's absolutly wrong. Oups, then sorry  But so, what is a "Freeware" if it isn't a free software ?  I tryed to search with Google but they said a freeware is a free software... 
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 Jan 19 2005, 05:15 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 25-October 04 Member No.: 1,937 |
A freeware is a software you don't have to pay in order to use it.
A free software is a software which garanties you some essential freedoms : - you're free to use it - you're free to study it and adapt it for your needs (that imply that the software must be open-source) - you're free to distribute it - you're free to distribute your modifications Freewares usually are closed source. And you can't modify them. So they're not free softwares (and users should avoid them, because for example of problems with closed formats, on dependency to an editor, of spywares...). You can read this page which explains this more detailled, and in a better english. |
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Jan 19 2005, 09:10 PM
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POWERED BY LINUX! Group: Members Posts: 606 Joined: 11-July 04 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 78 myCENT:17.41 |
FREE SOFTWARE IS EITHER OF THESE:
GNU FREE SOFTWARE: The GNU FREE SOFTWARE is a philosophy developed by GNU is Not Unix (GNU). It is by means allowing people to modify software to their own needs and send out the sources again and again. It's covered by the GNU GPL license or the copyleft software license. (GNU/GPL can be found in the link above). An example of GNU Free software is Linux. GNU FREE SOFTWARE IS FREE AS IN FREEDOM! FREEWARE: A software that IS OR ISN'T covered by the GNU GPL and IS OR ISN'T developed under the GNU philosophy. Freeware is in theory, a closed source software that is distributed for free but you don't get to modify it. An example of FREEWARE is Winamp or MSN Messenger. FREEWARE IS FREE AS FREE FOOD! xboxrulz |
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Jan 25 2005, 02:37 AM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 24-January 05 Member No.: 3,407 |
Why not just get on a P2P network (Like Kazaa or Bearshare or Ares) and download a program that you have to pay for then go to www.cracks.am and find the key for it so that its totally free? Thats what I do all the time and have never been given any hassle although I have never abused the product either so that they have no reason to suspect anything.
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