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- thekidder, on 10/12/2007, -6/+25Let me be the first to say it....this list sucks.
What's with all the based-off-of-IE browsers? And what about IE itself? No reasonable competent person would argue that IE is one of the best web browsers...especially if you do any web development at all. And that doesn't even take into account all the WTFs in the other categories.
Sure, some of it is good, but most of it blows. - twtmc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13http://www.duggmirror.com
- LordTureis, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16Free and Open-Source software is _not_ freeware.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware#Comparison_with_other_terms
Many of these (OpenOffice, Firefox, Gimp, Blender3D , Abiword, etc) are Free and Open-Source software, and therefore not freeware.
Please don't insult FOSS by calling it freeware and lumping it in there with the other freeware. Call it free (not Free) if you want, but not freeware.
Otherwise, a mediocre list that could be found in just about any top 300 most popular free software lists.
(and why the hell are you guys digging hiPpymIck down? He's making a good point.)
(and how does wallpaper qualify as software?) - RoshanK, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10anybody else see the atomic ***** sync?
- mrboojangles04, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8actually, it DOES say 'best 300 freeware programs'
i think that has something to do with how good the software is. - d722002, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@RoshanK -- Well, you may never know when you need to sync up to the atomic *****... Just hope there's no worldwide shrinkage and everything should be alright.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Boom Headshot!
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The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. - Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I'm actually eying up that "123 Free Solitaire", myself.....
- fatdog789, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10Because open-source software *IS* freeware, as freeware is defined: Free software. Freeware doesn't have an ideology or anything else that is attached to OSS, it simply refers to software that doesn't cost any money.
So take your goddamn ideology and leave it the ***** out of this discussion. - stalefries, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I love how the website theme is all Vista-ish, but the search button is from the Tango icon theme.
Also, that PC Suite 602 isn't free, it's got a trial. - appletalk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7That's right *a* free software definition, not necessarily the universal one.
If he wants to call it free software (because free means with null cost), he can, and he doesn't need anyone point at the free software foundation definition. - stalefries, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Are you sure about that?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Another list :
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=320017 - gujsg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Great Stuff!- but pretty old
- devnill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This is ancient. Tux racer is on the list, and its been abandonware since late 2001. I cant even find it on thepiratebay now that abandonware is legal...too little too late i guess
- EsotericBoredom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3this is the only atomic ***** I ever want to see
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/350060618_2aa6b0a753.jpg?v=0 - PhirePhly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Pretty ironic that it says "no cheap stuff" We're talking about FREEware here... pretty downright cheap...
But IE being there does bother me... it comes installed anyways, no reason to admit it's actually software. - nyls, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Or this dedicated freeware site with details & comments:
http://www.software4free.org - LoveWidescreen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I use Ventrilo for my VoIP during on-line gaming as does every other gamer I know, even when a VoIP function is available within the game. Hard to believe that it was left out of that list.
http://www.ventrilo.com/ - unruled, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2notepad++ isnt on there afaik. Thats a great opensource editor.
- lament, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2nice list.. i prefer burrrn over CD Burner XP Pro and DeepBurner.
http://www.burrrn.net/ - trentc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1no Trillian under chat clients... is there something better out there that supports AIM, Yahoo, etc in Windows?
- miyamotofreak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1no feedreader no digg
- mdmadph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1sorry -- internet explorer is NOT free.
- smoreorless, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Buy Cheap Computer Software - http://astore.amazon.com/buycheapcomputersoftware-20
- olegk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1must add "Aptana", it's a kick-ass IDE for web development, especially for javascript.
http://www.aptana.com - leopardhunter, on 02/18/2009, -0/+1http://duggmirror.com/
- molotovbliss, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1no Smartftp or Ultraedit, bah!
- yharrow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1
""KungfuJesus: gotta refresh probably because it blocks digg as a referrer ""
thanks for the tip man.
People. The site has NOT been hit by the dig effect.
They are just trying to avoid being hit by not letting anyone visit their site via diggs link.
I copied the link and opened it in a new/window tab, then refreshed about 2 or 3 times.
worked like a charm
P.S. Great stuff - herrshuster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I beg to differ..."no cheap stuff"?
IE is on there - mistajon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1and more freeware here http://www.jk.net.au/tech/ several freeware categories
- Darhazer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Keep growing ;)
- Atomic1fire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1why not just call non (as in money)free opensoftware openware
and free (as in money) freeware
and free(as in money) free (as in code) software, free openware - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Bookmarked ;)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1pretty nice I've downloaded the ATI tray tools.
I also took a look at the LCD smartie. I heard somewhere about someone who had connected his old phone (or just his LCD) do you know how to do it? - drjekelmrhyde, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1DVDFabdecrypter should've been up there and Wincustomize.com
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Dugg down for using the word "free" three times. See also "mortgage;" "rolex;" "Canadian pharmacy;" "Viagra."
- MrSunshine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The games list is a bit LOL considering there are websites who list more than 5000 freeware and public domain games.
- ActiveMatx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Can someone condense this list of "300 good apps" into a list of "10 great apps" for me?
- eponymous, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I am so tired of the FOSS is not freeware tirade and the resultant definition wars. FOSS is "free" (as in zero cost) and "software", which, before the invasion of the Stallmanistas, many if not most folks referred to as "freeware". This was in contrast to "shareware", commercial software, etc. Not in contrast to FOSS. Many of us who are older still commonly refer to zero cost software as "freeware", regardless of the agenda behind it. FOSS *is* freeware by the simplest, most common, and most logical definition of "freeware". I agree that not all freeware is FOSS, but the people who care already know that and the people who don't probably never will.
[As others have started pointing out already... oh well...] - silphium, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0No Comodo?
- AxiomShell, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3@awsoma
A little advice: my rule of thumb is no digg, no bury = no comment - AlexPoll, on 10/29/2008, -0/+0More 50000 freewaer and shareware tools http://www.5moons.net. Software catalog,
- lemb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@fatdog789
>Because open-source software *IS* freeware, as freeware is defined: Free software.
NO. Neither Free nor Open-source software implies gratuity (free). FOSS only means the source is made available (I simplify), that's all! You can sell your FOSS program for millions if you wish. Or give it for free (gratis), which is nice, but not an obligation.
@eponymous
>I am so tired of the FOSS is not freeware tirade and the resultant definition wars.
>FOSS is "free" (as in zero cost) and "software" [...]
NOOO! Please stop saying such blatantly wrong things. FOSS is NOT freeware. Freeware is Freeware, FOSS is FOSS. The existence of the term FOSS is due to the difference! If they were identical, FOSS would never be used.
FOSS does NOT imply free (gratis), it means that the source is made available (I simplify). The cost has nothing to do with it! It's true that most FOSS is free (gratis), still it's not a requirement. On the other hand, a free (gratis) software whose sources are not available is Freeware. That's all. Nothing that complicated.
> which, before the invasion of the Stallmanistas, many if not most folks referred to as "freeware".
Before the 'Stallmanistas' as you say, FOSS did NOT exist explicitedly. Why do you think Stallman created the GPL license?
> This was in contrast to "shareware", commercial software, etc. Not in contrast to FOSS.
Of course, FOSS could only exist after stallman drafted the GPL... (in fact it existed already since the beginning of computers, but missed a definition).
>Many of us who are older still commonly refer to zero cost software as "freeware",
As an older myself, I think you should know better.
>regardless of the agenda behind it.
Agenda? Do you really believe that most programmer who produce Free software have an agenda? Hint: they don't.
>FOSS *is* freeware by the simplest, most common, and most logical definition of "freeware".
NO. NO. NO. I repeat: FOSS has nothing to do with COST.
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Seriously people, if you don't care about FOSS, that's OK, but, please, do not post such wrong information, especially while trying to pass it of as if you were experts, that's boring...
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As for the list, I find it quite interesting, sure it's just another list, but in each new one I usually find one or two programs I had not heard of or tested before, and sometimes you have good surprises. - Scatropolis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1gotta add SharpDevelop for programmers out there.
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Default.aspx - Asystole, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1http://www.miranda-im.org
- makjaksoftware1, on 10/17/2007, -0/+0Today i found a good site, where you can buy latest softwares like Norton anti virus, Windows XP etc in cheap price. You can visit http://cheap-software-oem.blogspot.com/
- manikandakumar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The winAddons site gathered an extensive list of the “Top 300 Freeware software” on the Internet. The list includes the following sections:
* Office
* Archive Managers
* Internet
* P2P
* Chat
* Security
* Network
* Servers
* Audio
* Video
* Image
* 3D
* Developers
* CD/DVD
* Codecs
* System Utilities
* UI Enhancements
* Hardware Monitoring
* Games
* Education
* Miscellaneous - esbo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The strokit mouse gesture thing looks good, I have been looking for something like this
assuming it will do what I want it to do. Such as show the desktop by makiig a circular motion
or similarmoement.
http://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/ - AudriusM, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yep, that list is very good list and hope that it would be updated from time to time because it some times happens that some programs are becoming not free of charge.
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