“I’ve been working as a freelancer for almost a year now, and I
cannot help noticing how free software helps making this possible.
Working in an international setting, most of the work is done from
my home office. This requires techniques to get the work done.
Small motivational “rewards” (or really fun customer assignments so
that one forgets lunch…) The other half is the communication with
the customers itself. This is where free software enters the
picture.“My setup consists of a set of communication tools and a set of
(virtual) servers. Let’s start with the latter.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.