common windows/linux apps
i visited a friend a couple of days ago. one of the topics that crossed the table was a moving from windows to linux. he was understandably apprehensive about the idea. learning something new always involves some amount of time and disruptions in the day to day operations is not exactly productive.
so i suggested to not move to linux. well, at least not yet. i told him to get and install software that is available in both windows and linux. and then it hit me… what are the programs that are available in both windows and linux?
so here’s my smallish list. please feel free to help me to add more if you know of any other program that would fit:
internet browser
firefox, opera
e-mail client
thunderbird
office applications
open office
development
eclipse (with html and php)
graphics
gimp
media player
vlc media player
security
avg anti-virus
update:
2006.11.08 added eclipse to development (java, php and html)
2006.11.07 i took out avg anti-spyware. it didn’t have a linux version; added gaim in utilities
