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GNU Octave, free software Matlab replacement
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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May 21, 2012 12:54 PM
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GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command-line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with Matlab.
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Free Google Earth Replacement
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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Mar 04, 2013 02:18 PM
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Google Earth is a proprietary software program for visualizing and annotating map data. We need a free software version of this client.
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Free software replacement for Skype
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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Jul 17, 2013 01:33 PM
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Skype is a proprietary Voice-over-IP program that uses a proprietary protocol. Skype is seducing free software users into using proprietary software, often two users at a time. Using proprietary phone software means that we can't be sure who is listening in, because we can't see the code.
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Free software drivers for network routers
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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Aug 29, 2012 11:38 AM
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Free software projects such as OrangeMesh make it easy for users to turn their network routers into mesh network access points. However, there is no way of running OrangeMesh at this time without the use of proprietary software.
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Coreboot, the campaign for a free BIOS
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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Feb 15, 2013 05:51 PM
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Coreboot is a free software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers.
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Free software video editing software
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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Many users are seduced into using proprietary software for video editing because they are unable to achieve the effects they want using the current state of the art in free software video editing and production software.
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Automatic transcription
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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We need software capable of automatically transcribing recordings. YouTube is beginning to offer this service, but this is a kind of computing that we should be doing on our own systems with free software.
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Free software replacement for Oracle Forms
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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We need a compatible free software replacement for Oracle Forms that works with
free SQL databases. This software would allow people currently using the
proprietary Oracle DB to more easily migrate to a free software database
system, without having to rewrite all of their user-interface applications.
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Reversible Debugging in GDB
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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Reversible debugging (the ability to "step backwards" through a program) is an obviously powerful tool. Since being added to this list, GDB has implemented some reversible debugging support. The GDB maintainers are now looking for contributors interested in building on this foundation.
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Replacement for OpenDWG libraries
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Matt Lee
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Mar 02, 2012
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OpenDWG is a collection of CAD files, a specification for CAD format,
and proprietary software tools for creating and manipulating CAD
files. We need a similar initiative that is committed to software and
user freedom.
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