what's your favourite FLOSS?

Oops sorry I wanted to post to the list.

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From: David Fox
Date: Nov 6, 2007 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: what's your favourite FLOSS?
To: Tshepang Lekhonkhobe

On Nov 6, 2007 3:15 AM, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:
>
> audio editor:

Is it just me, or am I alone suffering deja vu? I'm sure this message
has been posted before on d-u.

I saw another few threads in inbox today that I really thought I had
seen before.

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On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 01:15:18PM +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:

Oh, this is too easy:
...
> desktop OR window manager:
> *

/usr/bin/x-window-manager

> terminal emulator:

/usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator

>
> text editor:

/usr/bin/editor

...
> web browser:

/usr/bin/x-www-browser

etc.

A

On Nov 6, 2007 3:15 AM, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:

Is it already that time of year?
This is always fun, thanks for doing it, Tshepang.

> audio editor:
Audacity

> audio player:
Amarok

> cd-ripper:
Sound-Juicer

> desktop OR window manager:
wmii, fluxbox

> DBMS:
Postgresql

> development:
> *
>
> disc burner:
k3b

> e-mail client:
none (gmail)

> file manager:
vifm, Konqueror

> finance:
KMyMoney

> ftp client:
Konqueror

> image editor:
Krita

> image viewer:
gthumb, fbi

> instant messenger:
psi

> mathematics:
wcalc

> misc utilities:
ssh, screen, sudo, scim, wget, lsof, ip (iproute2), git, svn, mr

> news:
Pan (assuming news = NNTP)

> p2p:
transmission

> package manager:
aptitude

> pdf-reader:
evince

> spreadsheet:
KSpread

> tag editor:
Amarok

> terminal emulator:
urxvt

> text editor:
vim

> video player:
gxine

> web browser:
SeaMonkey

> word-processor:
KWord

> anything unreleased and anticipated:
KDE4, Amarok2, KOffice2, Firefox3, GVFS/GIO

> anything deserving great honours (EG. GCC):
Xorg, Linux Kernel, GCC, D-Bus, HAL, PulseAudio, ConsoleKit, PolicyKit,
PackageKit, Network-Manager, bash, vim, Debian, git, ikiwiki

> games:
Frozen Bubble

> non-free:
Starcraft, Civ3

Feed reader (RSS/Atom):
Newsfox (SeaMonkey/Firefox extension)

Download Manager:
wget

web server:
apache

web framework:
ikiwiki

other servers:
sshd, PowerDNS, MIT Kerberos, OpenLDAP

Cheers,
Kelly Clowers

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On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 01:15:18PM +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:
>
> audio editor:
> *
>
>
> audio player:
> * moc
>
> cd-ripper:
> * jack (the ripper not the audio server)
>
> desktop OR window manager:
> * XFCE
>
> DBMS:
> *
>
> development:
> *
>
> disc burner:
> * k3b
>
> e-mail client:
> * mutt
>
> file manager:
> * mc
>
> finance:
> *
>
> ftp client:
> *
>
> image editor:
> *
>
> image viewer:
> *
>
> instant messenger:
> * pidgin
>
> mathematics:
> *
>
> misc utilities:
> * screen
>
> news:
> *
>
> p2p:
> * ktorrent
>
> package manager:
> * aptitude
>
> pdf-reader:
> *
>
> spreadsheet:
> * gnumeric
>
> tag editor:
> *
>
> terminal emulator:
> * mlterm
>
> text editor:
> * vim
>
> video player:
> * mplayer/vlc
>
> web browser:
> *
>
> word-processor:
> * abiword/lyx
>
> anything unreleased and anticipated:
> *
>
> anything deserving great honours (EG. GCC):
> * Debian, wine
>
> games:
> * fortune
>
> non-free:
> * opera, acroread

irc client:
* pidgin

Regards,
Andrei
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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)

On 11/6/07, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:
>
> audio player:
xmms or moc
>
> cd-ripper:
cdparanoia
>
> desktop OR window manager:
fluxbox

>
> e-mail client:
mutt
>
> file manager:
gentoo

> ftp client:
filerunner
>
> image editor:
the Gimp

> instant messenger:
gaim
>
> mathematics:
bc
>
> misc utilities:
ssh, screen, boa, iptables, logcheck, nagios, snort, bash, apache
>
> news:
slrn
>
> p2p:
gtk-gnutella
>
> package manager:
aptitude, apt-get
>
> pdf-reader:
acroread

> terminal emulator:
rxvt
>
> text editor:
vim
>
> video player:
xine
>
> web browser:
firefox/iceweasel, links
>
> word-processor:
open office writer

> anything deserving great honours (EG. GCC):
gcc, linux kernel, debian, apt/dpkg, emacs, vi, apache, bash, tcsh
>
> games:
angband, lbreakout2, petris

--
Vikki Roemer

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On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe shared this with us all:
>--} Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
>--} add missing categories:
>--}
>--} audio player:
* Totem
>--}
>--} desktop OR window manager:
* KDE
>--}
>--} disc burner:
* Growisofs - Wodim
>--}
>--} e-mail client:
* Kmail
>--}
>--} file manager:
* Konqueror
>--}
>--} image editor:
* The Gimp
>--}
>--} image viewer:
* Kuickshow
>--}
>--} mathematics:
* Lyx
>--}
>--} misc utilities:
* Dia, VYM, K9copy, CDcat, Gkrellm, Kerry Beagle, Quanta, Unclutter, probably
others......
>--}
>--} news:
* Akgregator
>--}
>--} package manager:
* Apt-get
>--}
>--} pdf-reader:
* Xpdf
>--}
>--} spreadsheet:
* OpenOffice
>--}
>--} terminal emulator:
* Konsole
>--}
>--} text editor:
* Kedit
>--}
>--} video player:
* Totem
>--}
>--} web browser:
* Konqueror
>--}
>--} word-processor:
* Lyx
>--}
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Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:

It is not clear as to whether we should reply to you personally or post it
on the d-u list. So I will just post it to the list...

>
> audio player:

amarok

> *
>
> cd-ripper:

k3b

> *
>
> desktop OR window manager:

KDE

>
> development:

vim + gcc + gdb

>
> disc burner:

k3b

> e-mail client:

kmail, thunderbird

> file manager:

krusader, konqueror

> ftp client:

gftp

> image editor:

gimp, kolourpaint

> image viewer:

display, showimg

> instant messenger:

gaim, pidgin

> mathematics:

Can't understand what you mean by this...

maxima, texmacs, gnuplot, octave (many programs are coming to my mind)...

> news:

knode

> package manager:

apt-get

> pdf-reader:

kpdf, acroread

> spreadsheet:

oocalc

> terminal emulator:

konsole

> text editor:

gvim

> video player:

kaffeine

> web browser:

iceweasel + adblock extension, konqueror

> word-processor:

oowriter

> anything deserving great honours (EG. GCC):

sshfs, ssh, gfortran, gcc

> games:

ksudoku

hth
raju
--
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/
http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tshepang Lekhonkhobe [mailto:tshepang@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:15 PM
> To: debian-user
> Subject: what's your favourite FLOSS?
>
> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:
>

audio editor:
Audacity, Snd

audio player:
XMMS

cd-ripper:
grip

desktop OR window manager:
fluxbox

DBMS:
MySQL

development:
Emacs (+ SLIME, SBCL, CLISP, PYTHON, PERL, gcc, gdb, JAVA)

e-mail client:
gmail ;-)

file manager:
mc (Midnight Commander)

ftp client:
mc, wget

image editor:
GIMP

image viewer:
xli

instant messenger:
centericq

mathematics:
bc, dc, octave, gnuplot, maxima

news:
EMACS + GNUS (or gmail + google groups ;-)

pdf-reader:
Acrobat Reader, (gv, ocassionaly)

spreadsheet:
OpenOffice.org

text editor:
Emacs (VIM sometimes)

video player:
mplayer

web browser:
Firefox

word-processor:
OpenOffice.org

anything deserving great honours (EG. GCC):
gcc, tex, latex

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e-MBA Software Development @ Istanbul Bilgi University
http://www.bilgi.edu.tr
http://www.bilgiemba.net

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http://ileriseviye.org/blog
http://fazlamesai.net
http://cazci.com

On 2007-11-06, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:
>
> audio player:
> *
amarok

> cd-ripper:
> *
cdparanoia

> desktop OR window manager:
> *
fluxbox

> development:
> *
emacs, gcc, bash, make

>
> disc burner:
> *
k3b

>
> e-mail client:
> *
mutt

>
> file manager:
> *
bash/mv/cp/rm/mkdir

> image editor:
> *
inkscape, gimp

> image viewer:
> *
image magic

> mathematics:
> *
R (with Emacs and ESS)

> misc utilities:
> *
svn

>
> news:
> *
slrn

>
> package manager:
> *
aptitude

> pdf-reader:
> *
xpdf

>
> spreadsheet:
> *
R, Emacs

> tag editor:
> *
etags (or is there some other kind of tag?)

>
> terminal emulator:
> *
xterm

> text editor:
> *
emacs

> video player:
> *
gxine

>
> web browser:
> *
iceweasel, w3m

> word-processor:
> *
Emacs + LaTeX

> anything deserving great honours (EG. GCC):
> *
Emacs, R, GRASS

> non-free:
> *
Crossover Office, Paup

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This set of answers will probably bore everyone to death, but I really
only use Linux for servers. Desktops are better done by others (Apple).

On Nov 6, 2007, at 4:15 AM, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:

> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:
>
> audio editor:
Audacity

> audio player:
N/A

> cd-ripper:
N/A

> desktop OR window manager:
KDE (when I have to - would rather use the Mac for GUI stuff)

> DBMS:
Informix oops.. not FLOSS... MySQL then. :-)

> development:
vim

> disc burner:
cdrecord

> e-mail client:
Apple Mail... oops... Thunderbird

> file manager:
ls

> finance:
Quicken... oops... N/A

> ftp client:
ftp

> image editor:
N/A

> image viewer:
Firefox

> instant messenger:
N/A

> mathematics:
N/A

> misc utilities:
find

> news:
N/A

> p2p:
Email with MIME attachments. (LOL!)

> package manager:
aptitude

> pdf-reader:
N/A

> spreadsheet:
N/A

> tag editor:
vim (?)

> terminal emulator:
minicom

> text editor:
vim

> video player:
N/A

> web browser:
Firefox/Ice-whatever

> word-processor:
vim

> anything unreleased and anticipated:
don't care :-)

> anything deserving great honours (EG. GCC):
everyone that writes code for free and gives it away -- huge kudos and
bravo!

> games:
Real-life... oops... N/A

> non-free:
Mac OSX :-)

--
Nate Duehr

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On 13:15 Tue 06 Nov , Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to
> add missing categories:
>
>

Sorry but here's where I unsubscribe for a couple of months while the
same stuff is rehashed as it was a few months ago. Does this totally
unscientific poll have any real use? Apart that is from reigniting the
antediluvian arguments like mutt v emacs, bash v korn etc.

There is a method to gauge the popularity of FLOSS apps built into every
Debian installation. If you haven't enabled it yet, do so and eliminate
this totally superfluous 'poll'.

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Regards, John

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