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Free (as in beer) software can replace commercial software

Have you been thinking maybe its time for a change? Could be you've used Windows all your life and you're ready to see why those Mac fanatics are so loyal - and despite Mac Defender, Mac's are still far safer from malware than Windows PC's. Maybe you've been using Mac's for years and are tired of the way Apple just drops support of equipment regularly and far faster than Microsoft. But the expense of replacing all your Windows software is just too great.

Or maybe you're just getting tired of the expense of getting good software and keeping it up to date. But you don't have to spend a fortune to get good software whether you're running Windows, Mac or Linux. Here are some good examples:

From friends, usually. ;)

The concepts of "free as in beer" and "free as in speech" came from a paper by Richard Stallman. Here's a good explanation of the difference between "free as in speech" and "free as in beer."

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/31717/what-do-the-phrases-free-speech-vs.-free-beer-really-mean/

Basically, "free as in beer" means give with no costs and no expectations. But you only have the right to drink it, not to analyze it and figure out how to make it. "Free as in speech" means you have additional rights, like figuring out how it's made, improving on it, and distributing copies of it.

And here's a site for free beer. You just have to brew it:

http://freebeer.

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