www/server/staging for-windows.html

[Shakthi Kannan]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Shakthi Kannan <shakthik>       15/02/21 09:51:13

Added files:
        server/staging : for-windows.html 

Log message:
        [ #978716 ] Updated for-windows.html in server/staging

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/staging/for-windows.html?cvsroot=www&rev=1.1

Patches:
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+<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
+<!-- Parent-Version: 1.77 -->
+<title>Free Software for Windows
+- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<!--#include virtual="/software/po/for-windows.translist" -->
+
+<style type="text/css" media="print,screen">
+#windows7sins {
+   float: right;
+   width: 25em;
+   text-align: center;
+   margin: 0 1em 1em 1em;
+}
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+#windows7sins img { width: 100%; }
+</style>
+
+<!--#include virtual="/server/fs-gang-definitions.html" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+
+<h2>Free Software for Windows</h2>
+
+<div class="toc">
+
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#Blender3D">Blender3D</a></li>
+<li><a href="#Dia">Dia</a></li>
+<li><a href="#Pidgin">Pidgin</a></li>
+<li><a href="#GIMP">GIMP</a></li>
+<li><a href="#GNUnet">GNUnet</a></li>
+<li><a href="#Inkscape">Inkscape</a></li>
+<li><a href="#MinGW">MinGW</a></li>
+<li><a href="#ClawsMail">Claws Mail</a></li>
+<li><a href="#LibreOffice">LibreOffice</a></li>
+<li><a href="#Scribus">Scribus</a></li>
+<li><a href="#VLC">VideoLan Client (VLC)</a></li>
+<li><a href="#Tribler">Tribler</a></li>
+<li><a href="#QupZilla">QupZilla</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+</div> <!-- /class="toc" -->
+
+  <p>Here is a list of popular free software applications that run on
+  Microsoft Windows &mdash; along with the proprietary applications
+  they replace. If you are still a Windows user, you can take a first
+  step towards free software by installing these applications.</p>
+
+<blockquote id="windows7sins">
+<p><a href="http://www.upgradefromwindows8.com";><img
+src="https://static.fsf.org/fsforg/graphics/windows-infographic_medium.png";
+alt="Close Windows, Open Doors" /></a></p>
+<p>Upgrade from Windows 8</p>
+</blockquote>
+
+  <p>When we say these application programs are <a href=
+  "/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>, we're talking about
+  freedom, not price. It means that you are free to use these programs
+  constructively, either alone or in a community, while respecting the
+  freedom of others. The source code is available, so that you can
+  study the software, adapt it to your needs, fix bugs, and release
+  versions with new features. You can also convince or pay others to
+  do these things for you. You are also free to give away and free to
+  sell copies, under the terms of the applicable free software
+  license. These programs are free software because <em>you have
+  freedom</em> in using them. Free software develops under the control
+  of its users.</p>
+
+  <p>Microsoft Windows is a clear and instructive example of nonfree
+  software. Its source code is a secret, so programmers cannot learn
+  from it, fix it, adapt it to their clients (your) needs, or even
+  verify what it really does. If you share copies with your neighbors,
+  you will be called a "pirate", and users have been threatened with
+  imprisonment for this. Nonfree software is completely controlled by
+  its developer, who also has power over the users. We started the
+  free software movement because <a
+  href="/philosophy/freedom-or-power.html">this power is
+  unjust</a>.</p>
+
+  <p>Using free software on Microsoft Windows (or any nonfree
+  operating system) is the first step towards freedom, but it does not
+  get you all the way there. You're still under Microsoft's power as
+  long as you use Windows.</p>
+
+  <p>So the next step is to replace Windows with
+  a <a href="/distros">free operating system such as GNU/Linux</a>.</p>
+
+  <p><strong>However, on this page we're concerned with the first 
step.</strong></p>
+
+  <h3 id="Blender3D"><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/blender.html";>Blender 
3D</a></h3>
+
+  <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Maya, 3DSMax</p>
+
+          <p>Blender is the first and only fully integrated 3D
+          graphics creation suite allowing modeling, animation,
+          rendering, post-production, realtime interactive 3D and
+          game creation and playback with cross-platform
+          compatibility.</p>
+
+       <h3 id="Dia"><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/dia.html";>Dia</a></h3>
+
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Microsoft Visio</p>
+
+          <p>Dia is designed to be much like the proprietary
+          Microsoft program 'Visio'. It can be used to draw many
+          different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special
+          objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML
+          diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and simple
+          circuits. It is also possible to add support for new
+          shapes by writing simple XML files, using a subset of SVG
+          to draw the shape.</p>
+
+          <p>It can load and save diagrams to a custom XML format
+          (gzipped by default, to save space), can export diagrams
+          to EPS or SVG formats and can print diagrams (including
+          ones that span multiple pages).</p>
+
+       <h3 id="Pidgin"><a 
href="http://directory.fsf.org/pidgin.html";>Pidgin</a></h3>
+         
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Trillian, AIM, MSN, Yahoo and ICQ 
chat clients</p>
+        
+          <p>Pidgin (Gaim) is a multi-protocol instant messaging client,
+          with support for:</p>
+
+          <ul>
+            <li>AIM (Oscar and TOC protocols),</li>
+
+            <li>ICQ,</li>
+
+            <li>MSN Messenger,</li>
+
+            <li>Yahoo,</li>
+
+            <li>IRC,</li>
+
+            <li>Jabber,</li>
+
+            <li>Novell,</li>
+
+            <li>Gadu-Gadu, and</li>
+
+            <li>Zephyr networks.</li>
+          </ul>
+
+          <p>Pidgin also supports plugins, for additional
+          functionality.</p>
+
+       <h3 id="GIMP"><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/gimp.html";>GIMP</a></h3>
+         
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro</p>
+        
+          <p>GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program.
+          It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert
+          quality photo retouching program, an online batch
+          processing system, a mass production image renderer, an
+          image format converter, etc.</p>
+
+          <p>GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to
+          be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just
+          about anything.</p>
+
+          <p><i>Anyone who is familiar with the GNU/Linux operating
+          system has probably seen/used the GIMP at some stage. In
+          terms of compatibility, GIMP can open/manipulate the
+          PhotoShop <b>PSD</b> format and the Paint Shop Pro
+          <b>PSP</b> format.</i></p>
+
+         <h3 id="GNUnet"><a href="http://gnunet.org";>GNUnet</a></h3>
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Napster, etc.</p>
+
+          <p>GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer
+          networking that does not use any centralized or otherwise
+          trusted services. A first service implemented on top of
+          the networking layer allows anonymous
+          censorship-resistant file-sharing. GNUnet uses a simple,
+          excess-based economic model to allocate resources. Peers
+          in GNUnet monitor each others behavior with respect to
+          resource usage; peers that contribute to the network are
+          rewarded with better service.</p>
+
+         <h3 id="Inkscape"><a href="http://www.inkscape.org/";>Inkscape</a></h3>
+
+         <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Adobe Illustrator,
+        Macromedia Freehand, CorelDraw or Xara Xtreme</p>
+
+          <p>Inkscape is an vector graphics editor, with
+          capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw,
+          or Xara Xtreme using the W3C standard Scalable Vector
+          Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features
+          include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha
+          blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and
+          grouping.</p>
+
+          <p>Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data,
+          node editing, layers, complex path operations, bitmap
+          tracing, text-on-path, flowed text, direct XML editing,
+          and more. It imports formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and
+          others and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based
+          formats.</p>
+
+<h3 id="MinGW"><a href="http://www.mingw.org";>MinGW</a></h3>
+
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Microsoft Visual C++</p>
+
+<p>MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) provides many of
+          the GNU programming utilities on Windows. It includes the
+          GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), Binutils, GNU Debugger
+          (GDB), Make, and more.</p>
+
+        <h3 id="ClawsMail"><a href="http://www.claws-mail.org/";>Claws 
Mail</a></h3>
+
+<p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Outlook, Outlook Express</p>
+
+          <p>Claws Mail is designed to be familiar to new users coming from 
other popular email clients, as well as experienced users.</p>
+
+<h3 id="LibreOffice"><a href="http://www.libreoffice.org/";>LibreOffice</a></h3>
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Microsoft Office</p>
+
+<p>LibreOffice is a multi-platform office productivity
+          suite compatible with all major file formats.</p>
+
+<h3 id="Scribus"><a href="http://www.scribus.net/";>Scribus</a></h3>
+
+<p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> PageMaker, InDesign, QuarkXPress</p>
+
+<p>Scribus is a desktop publishing application, like Adobe PageMaker
+          or Adobe InDesign from the proprietary software world. It is
+          free software, distributed under the terms of the Gnu
+          General Public License.</p>
+
+          <p>Scribus supports many major graphic formats including
+          most all of the standard ones used in DTP in addition to
+          SVG import and export.</p>
+
+<h3 id="VLC"><a href="http://videolan.org/vlc/";>VideoLAN Client (VLC)</a></h3>
+
+
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Windows Media Player, PowerDVD</p>
+
+          <p>VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable
+          multimedia player for various audio and video formats
+          (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, OGG, etc.) as well as
+          DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also
+          be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in
+          IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.</p>
+
+<h3 id="Tribler"><a href="http://www.tribler.org/";>Tribler</a></h3>
+
+
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> BitTorrent</p>
+
+          <p>Tribler is an application that enables its users to find, 
+         enjoy and share video, audio, pictures, and other things.</p>
+
+
+<h3 id="QupZilla"><a href="http://www.qupzilla.com/";>QupZilla</a></h3>
+
+
+        <p><strong>Replacement for:</strong> Mozilla Firefox, Google
+          Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer</p>
+
+          <p>QupZilla is a cross-platform web browser with a unified RSS 
reader, history and bookmarks in a single window.</p>
+       <p>Why not recommend Firefox? As explained in our <a 
href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">Free Software Definition</a>, all 
+four freedoms must be available on both a commercial and non-commercial basis. 
Mozilla's trademark policy serves to limit 
+Freedom 2 to gratis distribution only, making the software nonfree.</p>
+
+       <p>This is a selection of the more common free software
+  applications available for the Microsoft Windows platform, and is
+  nothing like a comprehensive list.</p>
+
+</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
+
+<!--#include virtual="/server/fs-gang.html" -->
+
+<div id="footer">
+<div class="unprintable">
+
+<p>Please send general FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to <a
+href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.  There are also <a
+href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a> the FSF.  Broken links and other
+corrections or suggestions can be sent to <a
+href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.</p>
+
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+        replace it with the translation of these two:
+
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+
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+
+<!--#include virtual="/server/bottom-notes.html" -->
+
+<p class="unprintable">Updated:
+<!-- timestamp start -->
+$Date: 2015/02/21 09:51:12 $
+<!-- timestamp end -->
+</p>
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