Open source software (OSS) equivalents:

Someone at a recent meeting stated something like this, "For every proprietary program there is an open source alternative that is equivalent". Whether you agree with him or not, please look at this list. If you disagree with him then we ask you to challenge us to come up with an OSS equivalent.

ProprietaryAdd one. / Open Source
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Access / Add one.
 GabySmall personal database using GTK+.
 KnodaTables, queries, forms, reports. ODBC/MySQL support.
 MySqllight and powerful.
 NovinylFlatfile KDE casual database.
 PostgreSQL
 QddbCasual database with report generator
 ReKallNot quite Open Source but an effective database front end
Adaptec Toast / Add one.
 ECLiPt Roaster
 xcdroastWill be shown at CHLUG September 10 meeting.
Adobe Illustrator / Add one.
 Karbonseems to be the new name for KIllustrator
 The GIMP
Adobe Photoshop / Add one.
 THE GIMP
Altova XMLSpy / Add one.
 XMLSpy
Arabesque (NetManage) Ecco Pro / Add one.
Araxis Merge( / Add one.
 araxis
 WinMergePretty good file comparing tool but definitely needs improvement
DocuMagix PaperMaster / Add one.
 not OSS but SOS : I am a fan of Papermaster and Mozillai am only a user ! help
DVD Viewer (WinDVD, PowerDVD, Windows Media Player, Realplayer) / Add one.
 Mplayer
 Xine
ERP / Add one.
 OpenMFGOther ERP programs run in UNIX, this one is specifically opensource
ERWin / Add one.
 Agata ReportWill produces schema diagrams as well as reports and graphs from many databases
Etherman / Add one.
 Etherape
 Etherealnetwork analyzer, open source
Fineprint 2000 / Add one.
GIF / Add one.
 MNGMulti-image PNG
 PNG
Granada Primary Branch (educational) / Add one.
Groove / Add one.
Homesite HTML Editor / Add one.
 BluefishExcellent HTML editor for Linux
 Quanta Plus
HP OpenView / Add one.
 Cheops
 NagiosNetwork/systems monitoring
Lotus Improv / Add one.
M$ Visual Studio / Add one.
 AnjutaVery good gui based development environment
 EclipseIBM ~$40M investment now open source
 GLADEA nice WYSIWYG GUI builder that supports just about every programming language
 GNU Compiler CollectionForget equivalent, try superior
 GNU Project DebuggerConditional Breakpoints, Macros, Run-time Data Setting, Core Analysis, etc.
 GNUEmacsSyntax Highlighting, Keyboard Macros, Debugger, Error Stepping, etc.
 XEmacs, KDevelop
Macromedia Dreamweaver / Add one.
Macromedia Flash / Add one.
Microsoft Active Directory / Add one.
Microsoft Excel / Add one.
 GnumericNow at v1.0, it is 99% compatible with Excel and can import & export .xls files
 OpenOffice, StarOfficeBtw, Openoffice/Staroffice also import/export to microsoft office programs
 OpenOffice, Staroffice
Microsoft FrontPage / Add one.
Microsoft Internet Explorer / Add one.
 galeonPeople seem to like it.
 KonquerorLike IE, it displays pages that Navigator fails to display.
 mozilla
 Netscape Navigator
 Opera
 skipstoneyet another gecko based browser
 w3mtext based browser with tables, frames, mouse support and inline images
Microsoft Internet Information Services (server) / Add one.
 ApacheApache web server
Microsoft Money / Quicken / Add one.
 GNUCash
Microsoft NetMeeting / Messenger / Add one.
 GnomeMeeting
Microsoft Notepad / Add one.
 Emacs
 gedit
 gnotepad+
 JEditStarts like NotePad (basic), plug-ins add functionality
 joe
 KWrite
 NoteTab LightNotepad on steroids! Fantastic program
 vithe granddaddy of the all
Microsoft Office / Add one.
 GNOME Office
 KOfficeIntegrated office suite for KDE
 OpenOffice
 StarOffice
Microsoft OneNote / Add one.
Microsoft Outlook / Add one.
 Ximian Evolutionplugin with Exchange 2000 or greater will run calendaring and meeting invitation
Microsoft Outlook Express / Add one.
 kmail
 sylpheed
 Thunderbird
 Ximian Evolution
Microsoft Powerpoint / Add one.
 OpenOffice
 StarOfficeBtw, Openoffice/Staroffice also import/export to Microsoft Office programs
Microsoft Project / Add one.
 Mr Project
 SourceForgeproject management, collaboration, resource sharing, scheduling
Microsoft SharePoint / Add one.
 Mimerdesk
Microsoft Visio / Add one.
 Dia
 KivioFlowchart and diagram tool
 xfig
Microsoft Word / Add one.
 Abiword
 OpenOfficeThe completely free port and further evaluation of staroffice
 Star Office
Norton Ghost / Add one.
 dd
 Mondopopular Ghost replacement
 Partition Image
PGP / Add one.
 GnuPP
 GPGGNU, open source
plp / Add one.
Quark Xpress / Add one.
 ScribusScribus is a Layout program for Linux®, similar to Adobe® PageMaker™, QuarkXPr
Quicken Quickbooks / Add one.
 gnucashAccepts QIF files.
 Gnumeric
Rational (IBM) ClearCase / Add one.
 ArchDe-centralized repositories, advanced merging/branching, renames.
 CVSDominant open-source SCM; emerged from local-only RCS system.
 OpenCMFile renames, branch ACLs, crypto auth, end-to-end integrity controls, file ACLs
 PRCS2Handles files and directories as an entity, preserving coherent vers. Early dev.
 StellationVersioning, lightweight branching. Back-ends to SQL dbs. Atomic changesets.
 SubversionProper superset of CVS feature set, candidate superior replacement.
Symantec pcAnywhere / Add one.
 freeS/WANHas a webmin module too!
 rdesktopworks with MS terminal services hosts
 VNC - Virtual Network ComputingA display system which allows you to view and control a remote PC's desktop.
 XFree86Remote display via LBX works better than pcAnywhere. Can be tunnelled over ssh.
Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro / Add one.
 GLAME
TurboTax / Add one.

Winzip / Add one.
 7-zipGPL license
 ARK
 bzip2 + tarofferst best compression on the market
 gzipGNU, open source
 PKZIP