Good FOSS Win32 apps (was: Writing FOSS for Win32...)

[David J Berube]

Ben Scott wrote:

 >   Notepad++ is a capable and extensible text-editor that's great when
 > you want something better than Windows Notepad, but still want
 > something Windows-like in nature (and not just Emacs for Windows (not
 > that there is anything wrong with Emacs for Windows (I've used it
 > myself), but culture-shock can be a problem for newbies)).

FWIW, Cream is a GVIM port designed to have all of Vim's power but be 
easier to use for newbies. I can't stand it, personally, but I'm a Vim 
afficionado, so that probably doesn't mean anything.

Additionally, Ruby, Python, and Perl all work great on Win32 as a 
scripting language.

Of course, I'll throw in the obligatory Open Office mention: it's a 
great open source office suite, and, with the exception of it's odd 
color handling and the annoyance of requiring me to click on my 
editor/TR/coauthor comments individually to view them, it's great.

 >   FileZilla is a great FTP/SFTP client.

Works great on Linux as well.

Take it easy,

David Berube
Berube Consulting
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