Comments on: Where can I get cheap software? http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/2009/04/where-can-i-get-cheap-software/ Helping meet the ICT needs of the Third Sector Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:21:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Paul SUtton http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/2009/04/where-can-i-get-cheap-software/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Paul SUtton Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:54:45 +0000 http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/?p=77#comment-73 I am a local user of free and open source software, if anyone is interested in perhaps switching from for example ms office to open office,etc please get in touch with the devon and cornwall Linux user group,. at www.dcglug.org.uk, we communicate via a e-mail based discussion list, We see the definition of free software as free as in freedom so its more than just cost. we can hopefully help / advise further on this, as there is a lot of expertise within the group. Paul I am a local user of free and open source software, if anyone is interested in perhaps switching from for example ms office to open office,etc please get in touch with the devon and cornwall Linux user group,. at http://www.dcglug.org.uk, we communicate via a e-mail based discussion list,

We see the definition of free software as free as in freedom so its more than just cost.

we can hopefully help / advise further on this, as there is a lot of expertise within the group.

Paul

]]> By: Ross Markham http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/2009/04/where-can-i-get-cheap-software/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Ross Markham Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:43:41 +0000 http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/?p=77#comment-62 a great repositry full of open source software is sourceforge it is the largest open source software site on the internet (I think) and has every type of software you could possably imagine you can find it at: sourceforge.net a great repositry full of open source software is sourceforge
it is the largest open source software site on the internet (I think) and has every type of software you could possably imagine
you can find it at: sourceforge.net

]]> By: scipmark http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/2009/04/where-can-i-get-cheap-software/comment-page-1/#comment-20 scipmark Fri, 22 May 2009 20:01:22 +0000 http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/?p=77#comment-20 thanks for your comment MJ, it's really helpful to have alternatives by someone who knows more open source than I do I found the directory you linked to very comprehensive so thanks, and hopefully either site will prove useful to people with different preferences. Mark thanks for your comment MJ, it’s really helpful to have alternatives by someone who knows more open source than I do

I found the directory you linked to very comprehensive so thanks, and hopefully either site will prove useful to people with different preferences.

Mark

]]> By: MJ Ray http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/2009/04/where-can-i-get-cheap-software/comment-page-1/#comment-19 MJ Ray Fri, 22 May 2009 14:44:25 +0000 http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/?p=77#comment-19 The FSF/UNESCO directory lists more than OS Alt, you don't need to know competitor brand names to navigate it easily, and it doesn't make the mistake of suggesting FOSS isn't commercial software. You can find the current site at http://directory.fsf.org/ - I'm sure Matt Lee and his colleagues at the foundation would welcome feedback from the sector about how to make it easier to use. Also, www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/freesoftware is not about free software in the "free and open source software" sense, but only about money and ignores social impact. It's rather misleadingly named. The FSF/UNESCO directory lists more than OS Alt, you don’t need to know competitor brand names to navigate it easily, and it doesn’t make the mistake of suggesting FOSS isn’t commercial software. You can find the current site at http://directory.fsf.org/ – I’m sure Matt Lee and his colleagues at the foundation would welcome feedback from the sector about how to make it easier to use.

Also, http://www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/freesoftware is not about free software in the “free and open source software” sense, but only about money and ignores social impact. It’s rather misleadingly named.

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