Re: what's your favourite FLOSS?
2008/11/13 Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang@gmail.com>:
> audio editor:
ffmpeg/audacity
> audio player:
rhythmbox
> cd-ripper:
Gnome's default (sound juicer, I think)
> desktop OR window manager:
Gnome with Compiz
> DBMS:
None
> development:
Emacs and GNU tools
> disc burner:
Gnome's default (Nautilus, I think), k3b for advanced things.
> e-mail client:
None (Gmail)
> file manager:
Nautilus and bash. Gnome-do can almost replace both.
> finance:
None.
> ftp client:
Web browser (usually Iceweasel)
> games:
Wesnoth, Nexuiz, Hexahop.
> image editor:
Gimp
> image viewer:
eog
> instant messenger:
Kopete
> mathematics:
Octave, Maxima, TeXmacs, LaTeX, AUCTeX, Emacs, GNU Scientific Library,
gnuplot, Octaviz, Singular, surf
> misc utilities:
Emacs
> p2p:
Ktorrent
> package manager:
aptitude
> pdf-reader:
evince and okular
> spreadsheet:
none
> tag editor:
tagtool
> terminal emulator:
gnome-terminal and konsole
> text editor:
emacs
> video player:
totem and vlc
> web browser:
iceweasel
> word-processor:
none (but will use OO.o when I have to open those email attachments)
> non-free:
adobe flash player (but keep trying gnash and swfdec)
iwlwifi-firmware
GFDL, according to Debian.
> SPECIAL CATEGORIES
>
> anything unreleased and highly anticipated:
gnash and swfdec are released, but I want them to get better!
> anything FLOSS deserving great honours (EG. Linux, GCC):
Emacs and Firefox, and all of their infinite configurations and
addons. Compiz for similar reasons.
> any organisation/community deserving great honours (EG. GNU, Debian):
DDs and Ubuntu devs. Sourceforge network ops.
> any FLOSS developer deserving great honours (max 5 at most, unless you insist):
John W. Eaton (Octave lead dev)
William Stein (Sage lead dev)
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