Created 07/10/15 17h43 and updated in 10/07/15 18h23 For
David Castro Edition: Anderson Hawk Source: EBC Portal
The free software is more present in our daily lives than we can often give us account. Since a purchase in supermarkets until the tax return, for example, may involve the world of open source programs that allow modifications and adaptations. Below we list some services and applications that are free software or have them as a basis and on which you’ve probably heard:
Android
One of the most famous is the Google’s mobile operating system, Android, which is based on Linux. The platform is the most used in smart phones throughout the world. According to Ibope Nielsen survey in 2014, the software is already present in 91.6% of smart mobile devices in Brazil.
Firefox
One of the most used by Internet users browsers . According to data from Net Applications, 2014, the open source browser has about 14% market share. Was responsible for popularizing tabbed browsing.
electronics terminals
The programs installed in most supermarkets and large retail chains box terminals are free software adaptations, says coordinator the Livre.Org Software Association Ricardo Fritsch. Bank ATMs as Banrisul, the Savings Bank and the Bank of Brazil are also made from the open source programs.
LibreOffice and OpenOffice
They are packages of programs free and free software with functionality similar to the Office package from Microsoft. Have text editing tools, creating spreadsheets, slideshow, database manipulation, among others.
GIMP
Similar to Photoshop, GIMP is a source program Open that provides tools for creating and editing images.
Audacity
Who ever ever needed to edit, save or export and import audio files probably heard or used Audacity. The program is free epossui a variety of features and effects.
VLC
The VLC is a free media player available for various operating systems. With a simple and easy to use interface, supports various audio and video formats and has a number of features.
Statement of Income Tax
The IRS program that annually millions Brazilians use to make the income tax declaration is based on free software. The application was praised by the Free Software community, which believes that open source ensures transparency and security of the citizen’s data.
Express Free and Zimbra are two examples of software free to exchange electronic messages. Several government agencies and companies use these services.
Apache
It is the most successful free web server that exists. It offers pages and all necessary features for navigating the Internet, such as exchange of online messages and shopping, for example. 2011 Netcraft survey pointed out that the Apache served about 54.68% of all websites available on the web.
Popcorn Time
streaming movies free service and series, the Popcorn Time is one of the competing companies like Netflix, Net, among others. The program is a BitTorrent client (network protocol that allows the user to perform file downloads) free platform and open source.
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