Xvid Codec

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Xvid is an open-source research project focusing on video compression and is a collaborative development effort. All code is released under the terms of the GNU GPL license.

The Xvid video codec implements MPEG-4 Simple Profile and Advanced Simple Profile standards. It permits compressing and decompressing digital video in order to reduce the required bandwidth of video data for transmission over computer networks or efficient storage on CDs or DVDs. Due to its unrivalled quality Xvid has gained great popularity and is used in many other GPLed applications, like e.g. Transcode, MEncoder, MPlayer, Xine and many more.

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January 12th, 2011

7zip Compression Software

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7zip is a free archive unitility and is used for unzipping compressed files. With 7 zip, you don’t need another zip utility because 7zip does it all. Download 7zip for free. 7zip Download is free to download.

The 7zip program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, ISO, MSI, WIM, NSIS, RPM and DEB formats.

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January 10th, 2011

Open Office, The Free and Open Productivity Suite

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OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.


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January 9th, 2011

Pidgin

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Formerly known as Gaim, the Pidgin chat Client is one of the most popular piences of opensoource software around. It fully supports a plethora of chat networks including Yahoo, Windows Live Messenger, AIM, ICQ, Jabber, Gadu Gadu, IRC and more. Having all your friends in one place has never been easier. Pidgin supports all your standard chat features like file transfers, away messages, buddy icons and of course smilies.

Pidgin also has a large list of plugins that let you do everything from adding other messenging services like Facebook or Twitter to encrypting your chat logs to keep away prying eyes.


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January 7th, 2011

Audacity

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Audacity is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder. You can use Audacity to:

  • Record live audio.
  • Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
  • Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
  • Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
  • Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

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January 7th, 2011