This series looks at the best free and open source alternatives to products and services offered by Microsoft. We launch the series with GitHub.
Read more
Tag: open source
Drop-in replacements for Core Utilities
The GNU Core Utilities or coreutils is a package of GNU software containing implementations for many of the basic tools, such as cat, ls, and rm, which are used on Unix-like operating systems.
Read more
5 Best Free and Open Source Ruby Static Site Generators
Investigate the best static site generators written in the Ruby programming language. They are all free and open source software.
Read more
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft’s Products and Services
This series looks at the best free and open source alternatives to products and services offered by Microsoft.
Read more
Emulate the Oric home computer with Linux
The Oric-1 is a home computer that appeared in 1983 and was sold mainly in the UK and France. It was based on the 8-bit processor 6502A.
Read more
6 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls
When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. Here’s our recommended replacements.
Read more
Excellent Utilities: lsd – next gen ls command
lsd is billed as the next gen ls command. It’s free and open source software. Here’s our review of the program.
Read more
12 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for du
du is a standard program used to estimate file space usage—space used under a particular directory or files on a file system. Here’s alternative commands to du.
Read more
Best Free Android Apps: Voice Audiobook Player – minimalistic audiobook player
Voice Audiobook Player is a minimalistic audiobook player for Android. It’s open source software. This app has been added to our Best Free Android Apps series, a compilation of the finest free apps for Android.
Read more
Emulate the Amiga home computer with Linux
The Amiga is a family of personal computers. It’s the last truly great gaming home computer before the dominance of the PC and the 32-bit games consoles.
Read more