who follows this blog already know the reasons that might push a company, a government and a private individual rather than to use free software to bind to double strand 'use of proprietary software.
The reasons are many and range from safety to quality, flexibility to customize the costs.
This time I want to focus on coastal issues.
Because if it is true as it is true that Free software is NOT free, it is equally undeniable that for every proprietary software there are several alternative, free, open source and often freely downloadable and usable without spending a single euro.
In this regard it is worth mentioning the site osalt.com a real search engine to find free alternatives to proprietary software.
back to us, 3279 is not a random number, but the figure expressed in euro, which a company can save for each job and decided to use free software instead of proprietary.
Alternative to MSWindows
Today there are more alternatives to MSWindows from hundreds of Linux distributions present and freely downloadable and usable.
If the most popular to date continues to be Ubuntu, distributions such as Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat are always present.
List all the reasons why it would be preferred Linux will be the subject of a new argument, of all point out the security and the chance to try any distribution in a live without having to install anything on your PC.
upgrade your PC to the new Windows 7 (after the disastrous Vista) has a cost of 100 €.
Alternatives to Internet Explorer
Alternatives to Internet Explorer are increasingly gaining ground and are increasingly appreciated by all customers. Just remember
Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
Internet Explorer may look free because it is part of MSWindows, but it is not.
Alternative to Microsoft Outlook e-mail client is a critical tool for anyone using a PC and is often the major cause of security problems. Mozilla
Thunderburd presents himself as the best alternative for both ease of use and the level of security offered is not comparable.
alternatives to MSOffice
Other software essential for anyone who is a suite of personal productivity that can be quickly replaced in an almost painless as good as with other office suites such as OpenOffice or even better with the brand LibreOffice.
Not to mention that for each individual component of MSOffice There is a large number of different alternatives.
The cost of a license MSOffice is at least € 379.
Alternative to Adobe InDesign and Quark XPress
Scribus looks like a great alternative to the two software.
licenses of InDesign and XPress are priced at 1,100 € and 1,400 €.
Alternative to Adobe Illustrator
Inkscape, but also LibreOffice are good alternatives to a software licensing company that costs about 1000 €.
Alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver is a software for editing web pages from the cost of about € 600 per license. The alternatives are to be found mainly in Nvu and KompoZer.
Alternatives to complete business accounting software
GnuCash is a good free alternative to replace a suite the minimum cost of 200 €.
Other software is normally used in both private enterprise can be replaced successfully and without loss of productivity, these names are just a small example.
all adds up:
- crossing windows7: 100 €
- MSOffice new license: 379 €
- InDesign license: 1100 €
- license for Illustrator: 1100 €
- DreamWeaver license: 600 €
A total of € 3279 saved in your location.
In these times of economic crisis, savings like that I think should be taken seriously.
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