Hello All There is a small request from my side .I know it is not good to compare Windows and Linux for each and everything,but I would like to know more about alternatives for some win-based softwares.I know some,for example GIMP for Photoshop XINE for Media Player FREEAMP for Winamp etc,(I tried all and they r just superb)but I would like to know the alternative for the followings.Those who r familiar with the alternatives Plz help and give details to newbies like me.
Office suite (is star office good ? whatabout the RAM consumption and all ? ) GUI s/w development tools like VB in win (anything other than Glide ? ) DB like MS Access (for home users who does not require much security and all but a GUI mode) FTP softwares for uploading files HTML editor like dreamweaver (Is there any good freewares ? ) GIF animators ,oops !! ilug is aginst using gifs ;-( Mail client wich can handle POP,IMAP and HTTP servers,capable of handling more than one id of course MP3 convertor CD burning softwares I know google is there,but I would like to get details from those who used 'em Thanx in advance ;-) Rgds Din Some artists work in oils,others work with clay. I prefer Linux! The day microsoft makes something that doesn't suck,is the day they start making vacuum cleaners!. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
