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Old 12-10-2007, 02:03 PM   #21 (permalink)
robot_parade
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Location: San Antonio, TX
A few that I don't see mentioned:

Image Apps:

Inkscape - A free vector graphics editor. Lots of fun to play with, similar to Illustrator or CorelDraw


Office:

Abiword - Just the 'Word processor' portion of the Office Suite idea, but much faster, smaller, and lighter weight than either Open Office Writer or MS Word.


Games:

Battle For Wesnoth - Fun, multiplayer turn-based strategy.


OSes:

Fedora - Another Linux distribution, concentrating on being pure free/open source, including a completely open development process, with a rapid release/development cycle.

SuSE - Yet another Linux distro. Not personally very familiar with it, but also well thought-of.

By the by, all of the linux distros mentioned include a 'livecd' option, so you can try them out without installing anything.


Also, as a minor nit, the OP doesn't really make a distinction between Free as in beer and Free as in Freedom. Here's an essay that explains the difference, and why it matters.
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