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Re: What's your favourite FLOSS?



On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:00:35 -0600
cothrige <cothrige@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> * Tshepang Lekhonkhobe (tshepang@gmail.com) wrote:
> > On 10/29/06, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> > >* file manager [ Real Geeks Don't Use File Managers ]
> > 
> > Many mentioned that Bash is their favourite File Manager, and it was
> > surprising to me that it was considered as such.
> > 
> > >* games [ xnethack, gnobots2 ]
> > 
> > Interesting that this category was overlooked. Probably shows that
> > debian-user doesn't play games that much. But I can't find xnethack in
> > Debian. What I find instead is nethack-x11, and I wonder if that's
> > what you mean.
> 
> Yes, there were a couple of things which I never thought of, and games
> would be one.  I would have to amend my list to include these and that
> would make it as follows:
> 
>  * audio editor [ sox, audacity ]
>  * audio player [ mpd (mpc, ncmpc), cdtool, mplayer ]
>  * cd-ripper [ abcde ]
>  * Desktop Environment [ N/A ]
>  --  * Window Managers [ Fluxbox, ratpoison, ion3 ]
>  * DBMS [ ]
>  * development [ Perl (basic system stuff, and only enough to hurt myself) ]
>  * disc burner [ cdrecord, growisofs ]
>  * e-mail client [ mutt ]
>  * file manager [ bash ]
>  * finance [ No money, that is why I use Linux ;-) ]
>  * ftp [ ]
>  * image editor [ ImageMagick, GIMP ]
>  * image viewer [ ImageMagick, xzgv ]
>  * instant messenger [ centericq, Gaim ]
>  * mathematics [ ]
>  * misc utilities [ screen, conky, wget, bash ]
>  * p2p [ bittornado ]
>  * package manager [ aptitude ]
>  * pdf-reader [ evince ]
>  * spreadsheet [ ]
>  * tag editor [ id3v2 ]
>  * terminal emulator [ mrxvt ]
>  * text editor [ GNU emacs ]
>  * 3D animation [ ]
>  * video player [ mplayer ]
>  * web browser [ elinks, Firefox, Opera ]
>  * word-processor [ openoffice ]
>  * (unreleased) [ ]
>  * (great honours) [ Linux, GCC, glibc, Xorg ]
> 
> And new items:
>  * (games) [ ADOM, nethack ]
>  * (news) [ slrn, nget ]
> 
> I think that would be the final list, after more consideration.
> 

what about
    * pim [possibly korganizer - not completely happy with it but no alternatives yet]
> Patrick
> 
> 



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