Okay.. Here is my understanding of Open Source. It is not exactly FREEWARE, but it is software that that can be modified and then put out as freeware. some of the Open Source site that I like are GIMP, Mozilla, and VLC.
GIMP is a photo editing software much like Photoshop. I use both and find that there are very few functions that Photoshop offers that you can't get with GIMP. Any person wanting to do photo editing can use this software and save tons of money and still get pretty much the same effects. And like all the others, there are tons of videos online to show you how to use it. GIMP has recently added some new features, but I haven't looked at them yet..
Mozilla is another OS that I use. I was first introduced to it at school because in tended to be faster than its counterpart Internet Explorer. Mozilla also offers a bunch of apps that you can use with Mozilla. One of my favorites is the Video Download helper. Instead of ZAMZAR, another OS, you just click and it records the video. There's a new app now called PRISM. I just YOUTUBED it. Looks pretty good.
Linux .. Don't know much about it yet, but I have a bunch of parts from my last rebuild and might make a comuter that is totally OS.. LINUX is an OS operating system that runs your preograms, like Windows except its free. Don't know much about the pros vs cons of the system, but thought I might give it a try to see how far I can go. I use Windows because I have it.. For Now..
Anyway.. Going to the right places and using OS's can save lots of money (that I, personally, don't have).
That reminds me I have been wanting to build a dual boot system with one side having Ubuntu installed. I have the computer, I just have not followed through the build. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteNow if only you could build a computer that could tell you exactly where the fish are and what they wanna bite...
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Three great resources and a good rundown on OS. Thanks!
Open source can be freeware but some open source are paid software, but you get the codes after you pay still. If that's what you mean by "not exactly freeware" then you have the right understanding.
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