Free software which is more customisable, more reliable, more friendly and more exciting than expensive software which is…not free? Winner. So you should clearly use these:
[Web browser] Firefox
[E-mail client] Thunderbird
[Calendar] Lightning (for Thunderbird)
[Music] Songbird
[IM client] Pidgin
[Web Video] Miro
So those are the basics and I’m sure I’ll add to them because I’m just discovering this whole new world. For a good starting point, check OSalt which suggests open source alternatives to propriety software. Good work, people!
What makes open source stuff actually awesome is that anyone can write add-ons for them. Way more discussion about this later when I shall bore you with which ones I use.
