Freedomware

Freedomware is software that is created by developers from all over the world. In order to get their work done these developers needed better software than what is currently being churned out at high prices by software corporations. As a result there are developers that create applications that do what they need them to do and do it well. Because they take a personal interest in the development of the applications they typically produce higher quality code than what you typically pay for. Freedomware developers realize full and well that other people will need a quality program to get their work done as well. As a result they open up the code that is written to create the application to anyone interested. This means more people to view edit and improve the code that makes the program work. Anyone who has the skills and ability to contribute can be a part of improving it. This in turn creates a group of developers who work together to improve and secure this application continually. Because many of the developers are located all over the world development can often times happen 24 hours a day. The process by which Freedomware get developed is akin to a pure democracy or meritocracy. It is a very collaborative process where even people who do not know how to code can get involved to improve the applications that they use to get their work done. Sometimes you can request that a new feature be added and it ends up in a future release. Some examples of Freedomware applications that you may already know and probably use are: Firefox. This is a very fast and secure web browser that most everyone is familiar with. We highly recommend that you download and install this browser and set it as your default today! OpenOffice.org. This is a full featured complete Office Suite that can be a drop in replacement for the extremely over priced commercial products. Ubuntu. This is actually a 100% Freedomware based Operating System based on GNU/Linux. This can be installed on your computer and many times serve as a complete replacement for buggy expensive and computer hardware hungry Operating Systems. If you do choose to install Ubuntu you can say goodbye to spyware and viruses and that is just a start. It may also be interesting to note the various corporations that support, contribute to and provide Freedomware based Operating System solutions. You may just be surprised! Microsoft(this link will prompt you to open a .pdf file). Provides Freedomware based OS installation and support certificates to partners who want to use a Freedomware based server solution rather than what MS offers. HP. Contributes a considerable amount of time and money to Freedomware. They offer a Freedomware based printer drivers. Pre-installed Freedomware based GNU/Linux operating system on their home, small office computers and laptops. Sun Micro Systems. They create and manage several Freedomware applications such as OpenOffice.org they also contribute a considerable amount of time and money. Dell. They offer a Freedomware based OS pre-installed on their line of home and small office computers. Novell. Maintains and supports the Freedomware based OS that Microsoft provides to partners who would rather use Freedomware than what MS offers. Lenovo. Previously known as Thinkpad this laptop manufacturer provides a Freedomware based OS preinstalled on their laptops. One of the most amazing aspects of Freedomware is the simple fact that the software is free of cost! How can this be? It is because there is no way to put a price on it. Much like the Hope Diamond, it is priceless.