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<h1>Free Software</h1>
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<a href="index.html">HOME</a>   <a href="why.html">WHY</a>   <a href="schools.html">FREE SOFTWARE IN SCHOOLS</a>   <a href="start.html">GET STARTED</a>
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<h2>Getting started with free software</h2>
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The idea of leaving the operating system you are comfortable with can be very daunting and I don't recommend doing so at first. Instead, I suggest users of proprietary software first begin replacing their software one at a time with a free alternative.
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<h2>Free alternatives to proprietary software</h2>
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<td>Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS</td>
<td><a href="https://trisquel.info/">Trisquel</a>, <a href="https://www.parabola.nu/">Parabola</a>, <a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a>, <a href="https://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/">LibreOffice</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/">FireFox</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://www.gimp.org/">GIMP</a></td>
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A much more complete and comprehensive list of free software is available <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open_source_software_packages#Web_browsers">online</a>.
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