openoffice.org
Free office
suite compatible with MS Office. It allows to open and save
documents in MS Office formats. They can then be exchanged with MS
Office users.
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Thunderbird Email
Low reliability
of some commercial email software can lead to a lot frustration.
Migrating the desktop away form commercial software is getting
easier lately. Thunderbird performs very well. It is easy to install
and very reliable.
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Ubuntu Linux
Follow
the above link to download a free Linux Desktop Operating System.
This System is suitable for both desktop and server use. We have
tested 64-bit version on Acer Aspire with AMD Sempron processor. The
installation was easy. The choice of default application was well
balanced for general desktop use. The system was more robust under
Linux than Windows XP. LAN browsing worked "out of the box".
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