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What to Use in Linux: Open Or Closed Software?

Feb 13, 2008, 04:00 (0 Talkback[s])
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"This is a question that has struck a lot of new Linux users. Should they use closed source software when the open source alternatives are lacking? Today, I will talk about some of the applications I use and the advantages that each of them present.

"If there are two applications that I have a love/hate relationship with, it's Adobe Reader and Evince..."

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