• UBUNTU

    Ubuntu is designed primarily for desktop use, although netbook and server editions exist as well.[8] Web statistics suggest that Ubuntu's share of Linux desktop usage is about 50%,[9][10] and indicate upward-trending usage as a web server.[11] Ubuntu holds an estimated global usage of more than 12 million desktop users,[12] and it is considered by DistroWatch to be the most popular distribution of Linux. Ubuntu is sponsored by the UK-based company Canonical Ltd., owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth.

  • KUBUNTU

    Kubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system using the KDE Plasma Desktop instead of the Unity graphical environment. It is part of the Ubuntu project and uses the same underlying system. It is possible to install both the KDE Plasma Desktop (kubuntu-desktop) as well as the Unity desktop (ubuntu-desktop) on the same machine. Every package in Kubuntu shares the same repositories as Ubuntu.[2] It is released regularly on the same schedule as Ubuntu

  • SUSE

    SUSE Linux is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. The program provides free and easy access to openSUSE. Here you can find and join a community of users and developers, who all have the same goal in mind — to create and distribute the world's most usable Linux. openSUSE also provides the base for Novell's award-winning SUSE Linux Enterprise products. The goals of openSUSE project are to make openSUSE the easiest Linux distribution for anyone to obtain and the most widely used open source platform. Provide an environment for open source collaboration that makes openSUSE the world's best Linux distribution for new and experienced Linux users.

  • Mandriva

    MANDRIVA Linux is the best way to start using Linux. A full Linux operating system on a single CD for both new and experienced Linux users, it is fast to download and install, and also safe to try with a live mode. Requirements: any Intel or AMD processor, 1Ghz or better - dual-core supported, RAM - 256 MB minimum, 512 MB recommended. .

Open Source for Mac

Browsers 

Camino is a powerful and secure web browser, yet simple and elegant in its design. Camino 1.5 is a universal binary and runs natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs. From new features like the system spell-checker and session saving to improvements in trademark features like annoyance blocking, Camino 1.5 makes all your web tasks more enjoyable. Built on the world’s most compatible rendering engine, Mozilla’s Gecko 1.8.1, it displays more pages more accurately than any other Cocoa browser.

Mozilla Firefox is available free-of-charge in more than 35 languages. It's so safe that many users have reported no spy ware infections since they started using it. Firefox 2 opens new web pages in tabs by default. Each of those tabs has its own close button. If you accidentally close a tab, you can go to the History menu to bring it back from the list of “Recently Closed Tabs.” Firefox 2 has built-in spell checking to keep you from making any mistakes in your blog posts and Web-based email, so you can worry about more important things.

SeaMonkey is an Internet application which has everything you need - Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple.

Shiira is a web browser based on Web Kit and written in Cocoa. The goal of the Shiira Project is to create a browser that is better and more useful than Safari. All source code used in this software is publicly available.

Sunrise is the open-source browser that based on WebKit framework for Mac. It is light and fast. The concept is to add some convenient functions that have not equipped it with other browsers yet. The same rendering engine as Safari is used. Karachi Exporters

 

CD/ DVD Burning 

Burn is a burning application. With it you can burn five different kind of disks. It fixes random crashes, language problems in Panther. 

Communication Freeware 

Adium is an instant messaging application. With Adium, you can connect to any number of messaging accounts on any combination of supported messaging services and then chat with other people using those services.

Facebook Watch is a handy widget that no self respecting Facebook user should go without. It allows to have instant dashboard access to your wall, friend’s profiles, your inbox, pokes, notifications and more.

Express Talk is another VOIP option for Mac users. It allows you to make free PC to PC calls and also supports PC to phone via a VoIP SIP. Express Talk is a free but full featured VOIP application with a wide range of features and functionality including multi-line support, caller ID, call recording and more.

 

DVD Ripping 

HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. It support any DVD-like source, PAL or NTSC, AC-3, DTS, LPCM or MPEG audio tracks. Community
 

Email 

Thunderbird Mozilla’s Thunderbird is an easy and secure email application.It features many new enhancements to help you better manage your unruly inbox, and stay informed. Thunderbird allows you to customize your email to suit your specific needs whether it’s how you search and find messages or listening to music right out of your inbox. 

Security 

pwgen is a popular Unix command line utility to generate passwords. This is the GUI for your mac. It generates passwords which are designed to be easily memorized by humans, while being as secure as possible. And it's open source! 


 

 

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