GNUmedia/Software Libre

Computer technology was born out of a community of collaboration and knowledge sharing. In the early 1980s the practice of sharing efforts and ideas was losing momentum. Richard Stallman, taking the initiative to restore the culture he endeared, founded the GNU Project and Free Software Foundation. GNU and FSF are cornerstones of modern Copyleft. Copyleft intends to remind persons of freedoms which Copyright takes away and allow them to share these liberties with others. Software Libre is so named to remind us of the distinction between financially free (gratis) and freedoms, which are granted (libre.) License Choice Most software users receive comes packaged under various EULAs [End-User License Agreements.] All of these applications are released under the GNU's Not Unix General Public License. The GNU GPL is a liberating license designed [and recently re-designed] to promote software freedom. The freedoms at stake are individuals' ability to access software, examine its structure, modify the structure to suit one's needs and give a copy of [or redistribute] the software to a friend or person in need. It is a principal of GNUmedia to promote, first and foremost, licenses which preserve the freedoms which they allow. Those of you familiar with OSS [Open Source Software] and OSS licenses might wonder why GNUmedia is not promoting software, on this page, which is released under other licenses - even GPL compatible licenses. Further reading: Why not LGPL? by Free Software Foundation Freedom or Power? by Bradley M. Kuhn and Richard M. Stallman The following tools are protected by the gnu_gpl. Animation and Illustration Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsApophysis Fractal design and animation interface. ♥ ♥ Blender3D3D content creation suite.♥♥♥InkscapeVector Illustration with Jabber integration.♥ ♥ ♥Pencil SketchingDesign software including software GUI design. ♥ ♥♥SynfigFilm-Quality 2D Vector Animation.♥♥ ♥ Audio Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsAldrinModular music sequencer/tracker.♥ ArdourDigital Audio Workstation♥♥ AudacityMulti-Track Recording.♥♥♥GNU SolfegeSmarten your ears.♥♥♥HydrogenAdvanced beat sequencer.♥♥♥LilyPondSheet music layout(ASCII input.)♥♥♥LMMSLinux MultiMedia Studio♥ ♥ OpenMPTTracker interface music sequencing. ♥PsycleModular music creation studio with tracker interface. ♥RosegardenAudio/MIDI sequencer.♥ ZynAddSubFXSoftware synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments.♥ ♥ Photography Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsdigiKamPhoto organizer/tagger.♥ Eye of GnomePhoto browser/viewer.♥ The GIMPGNU Image Manipulation Program.♥♥♥HuginPanoramic photo stitcher.♥♥♥ Video Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsAvidemuxVideo cutting, filtering and encoding tasks.♥♥♥GephexModular multimedia synthesis and manipulation.♥♥♥Cinelerra CVNon-linear video editing.♥ JashakaHardware accelerate editing and effects system.♥♥♥KdenliveOpen Source video for GNU/Linux.♥ KinoNon-Linear Digital Video Editor.♥ LiVESLive Video Mixing Application.♥♥♥WinFFVideo conversion tool.♥ ♥ Document Layout Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsScribusDesign precisely the layout you want for your document. ♥♥♥LyxWhat You See Is What You Mean document processor.♥♥♥ Communications Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsCoccinellaA chat application with whiteboard.♥♥♥EkigaVoIP and video conferencing application.♥ ♥PidginInstant messaging client that supports many commonly used instant messaging protocols.♥♥♥TwinkleVoIP and instant messaging communications using the Session Initiation Protocol.♥ OpenWengoA softphone which allows you to make free PC to PC video and voice calls, and to integrate all your IM contacts in one place.♥♥♥ Media Players Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsElisaMedia center solution.♥ VLC media playerHighly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats.♥♥♥ Utilities Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsAgaveColor scheme creator.♥ eXeSCORM/e-learning content creation.♥♥♥GobbyCollaborative text editor. Syntax highlighting.♥♥♥PurrrBulk file re-namer.♥ Navigation Name Short Description Linux Macintosh WindowsGpsDriveA car (bike, ship, plane) navigation system.♥ RoadMapCar navigation system.♥ Roadnavopen source street navigation solution.♥♥♥