Replacing my world with Open Source

by plipfishy2009-06-23

So basically I had a bit of a revolution on the computer front and decided to trash all my cracked/hacked apps and replace them with more happy karma inducing open source software.

So here’s what I’m switching:

Safari -> Firefox 3.5rc2
Apple Mail -> Thunderbird 3b2 (fed up with Apple Mail’s lousy IMAP)
Photoshop CS3 -> Gimp
BBEdit -> Smultron
Logic Pro 8/Garageband 09 -> Ardour 2
Parallels -> VirtualBox
Toast -> Burn
Microsoft Office 08 -> OpenOffice
Transmit -> Cyberduck
MSN Messenger -> Adium
Quicktime Pro -> Miro // VLC
Spotlight -> Quicksilver

Current happier desktop ^_^ — Current happier dock ^_^

So I haven’t managed to find any free open-source apps to replace Reason and Reaktor but I’m trying to move away from my old sound they they’re going in the bin anyhow :)

I think for now I won’t replace any iLife apps including iTunes with Songbird because I’ve techincally paid for those apps and they work great.

Also Tweetie stays where it is until a sexier open source twitter app comes along.

I should also mention that after trashing the commercial apps and replacing with open source apps I’ve now an extra 15GB free ^_^

I’ll post again in about a week or two and see what I’ve caved on.

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6 Replies to “Replacing my world with Open Source”

poisonfruitloops says:

2009-06-23 at 10:34:37

Would free / open source VST’s be a suitable reason replacement (is there such thing as open source vst’s ?)
1. noisypoppy says:
  
  2009-06-23 at 10:51:48
  
  I found a page with a list of open source ones the other day, I haven’t actually decided what I want for noisypoppy yet
  but yeah, I’m so tired of using reason so it has been binned – I simply can’t use it without writing like Power Modell ..
poisonfruitloops says:

2009-06-23 at 11:06:42

lol

it’s a shame propellerhead didn’t incorporate a way to use vsts or recoard audio in it:( would be far more flexible:/

i like to think or Reason as a hardcore plugin for Ableton these days :D
poisonfruitloops says:

2009-06-23 at 11:07:15

… and theres nothing wrong with soundling like power modell :P
doughnut says:

2009-06-23 at 12:32:57

I actually use a few of those apps already.

Not because I’m an open source nut, but simply because they are the best option from what’s available.
silicosis says:

2009-07-20 at 04:48:28

Have you looked into Puredata? It’s a bit hardcore for me, but if you’re keen you could use it for whatever you’ve been using reaktor for, I think.

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