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The lesser-known gems of free software-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 31 2010, @07:58AM

An anonymous reader writes "Lists of the best freeware usually concentrate on Windows and Mac, but what about Linux? This list of the best free programs for the home PC includes the usual Windows and Mac suspects, but also some often overlooked Linux programs including such standouts as Inkscape, the Linux answer to Illustrator. Inkscape is a powerful vector graphics editor, is useful for producing slick, stylised graphics, and in fact there are more than 30,000 Inkscape-produced files in the Wikimedia Commons. Also on the list is Aqualung, which is set apart from other music players for its dedication to high-quality re-sampling, and ytnef, which allows Linux users to fetch the attachment hidden inside "winmail.dat" files sent by Outlook users."
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Quit Facebook Day is Today-> 0

Submitted by Kilrah_il on Monday May 31 2010, @07:37AM

Kilrah_il writes "Well, some people just had enough of the privacy issues surrounding Facebook and now they have called May 31 the Leaving Facebook Day. "For a lot of people, quitting Facebook revolves around privacy. This is a legitimate concern, but we also think the privacy issue is just the symptom of a larger set of issues. The cumulative effects of what Facebook does now will not play out well in the future, and we care deeply about the future of the web as an open, safe and human place. We just can't see Facebook's current direction being aligned with any positive future for the web, so we're leaving."
The site for the project has links about the reasons for leaving Facebook and tips on how to quit the "addiction" and find a replacement. Currently, 26,469 people have confirmed that they are leaving Facebook, which doesn't look like it could put much of a dent in Facebook's user statistics."
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