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Here is a list of popular free software applications that run on Microsoft Windows — along with the proprietary applications they replace. If you are still a user of a nonfree operating system like Windows or iOS, you can take a first step towards free software by installing these applications on your platform.
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==Members==
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'''Team Captain:''' [[User:David_Hedlund|David Hedlund]]
  
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When we say these application programs are [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.en.html free software], 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.
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'''Participants:'''
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* [[User:Adfeno|Adfeno]]
  
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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 &ldquo;pirate&rdquo;, 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 [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-power.html this power is unjust].
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==About==
  
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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.
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Here is a list of popular free software applications that we recommend to replace common proprietary applications. Ceasing to use proprietary appliations is a good way to start migrating to freedom.
  
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So the next step is to replace Windows with a [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.htmlfree operating system such as GNU/Linux].
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We have a separate list for each operating system because some of the free replacements don't run on all the operating system.
  
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'''However, on this page we're concerned with the first step.'''
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==Misc==
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* [[Collection:File format|File format]]
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* [[Collection:SaaSS|Service as a Software Substitute]]
  
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==OS==
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==Free operating systems==
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* GNU-like
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** [[Collection:BSD|BSD]]
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** [[Collection:GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]]
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* Android-based
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** [[Collection:Replicant|Replicant]]
  
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==Policy==
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==Nonfree operating systems==
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* Software with external links do not have GNU/Linux support so they will not be added to Free Software Directory as required by the policy.
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* Apple [[Collection:iOS|iOS]]
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* Only official or preferred unofficial releases (eg IceCatMobile via F-Droid) added.
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* Apple [[Collection:macOS|macOS]]
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* Microsoft [[Collection:Windows|Windows]]
  
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==Log==
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After you replace the nonfree apps, how about replacing the nonfree system with a free [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html GNU/Linux distribution] next?  For your freedom's sake.
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** For Replicant
 
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*** Added AndrOpen Office
 
  
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==See also==
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==About==
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* [[Free_Software_Directory:Antifeatures|FSD: Antifeatures]]
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* '''Team Captain''': [[User:David_Hedlund|David Hedlund]]
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* [[Free Software Directory:Participate/Project Team|FSD: Participate/Project Team]]
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* '''Participant''': [[User:Adfeno|Adfeno]]
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* '''Summary''': A listing of free software replacements.
  
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==External links==
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[[Category:Project Team]]
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-adobe.html Adobe's Software is Malware]
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware]
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.html Google's Software is Malware]
 
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* [https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html Microsoft's Software is Malware]
 

Revision as of 09:28, 1 February 2020

Members

Team Captain: David Hedlund

Participants:

About

Here is a list of popular free software applications that we recommend to replace common proprietary applications. Ceasing to use proprietary appliations is a good way to start migrating to freedom.

We have a separate list for each operating system because some of the free replacements don't run on all the operating system.

Misc

Free operating systems

Nonfree operating systems

After you replace the nonfree apps, how about replacing the nonfree system with a free GNU/Linux distribution next? For your freedom's sake.

About

  • Team Captain: David Hedlund
  • Participant: Adfeno
  • Summary: A listing of free software replacements.

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