Examples of applications that we often find on Open Source as follows among others such as Mozilla Firefox which rivals such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Thunderbird with rival Microsoft Outlook, VLC with rival Windows Media Player, File Zilla, Celestia, Pigdin and Enigma.
MOZILLA FIREFOX
Is a global community working together since 1998 to build a better Internet. Mozilla Firefox is also a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting openness, innovation and opportunity in the virtual world. Additionally, Mozilla Firefox is an open source project with a variety of software that has been used to build some of the best internet applications.
Features
1. Written using programming language C / C ++, Java script, CSS, XUL, XBL.
2. Can be used on a variety of operating systems.
3. Machine: GeckoSize
4. File size:
1. 15 MB for Windows,
2. 31 MB for Mac OS X,
3. 17 MB for Linux,
4. 75 MB for the source code.
5.Include in 90 even more languages.
Mozilla Firefox vs. Internet Explorer
1. Mozilla Firefox is a free software, while Internet Explorer paid.
2. Mozilla Firefox support multiple operating systems, while IE is only for Windows OS.
3. Mozilla Firefox support MathML, while IE does not support MathML.
4. Mozilla Firefox support but not all XHTML mobile profile, while IE is not.
5. and others
MOZILLA THUNDERBIRD
Is a free email client developed by the Mozilla Foundation, was first known on 28 July 2003.
Features
=> Written using C ++ programming language, XUL, XBL, Javascript, CSSO.
=> Support for multiple operating systems.
=> There is in 53 languages.
=> License: Free.
=> Easy to use where there are features assistant.
=> Tabs search: To perform a search.
=> Multi tab to read the email.
=> Smart folders to organize email.
=> Spam filter.
=> Automatic Update.
Mozilla Thunderbird vs. Microsoft Outlook
Mozilla thunderbird licensors are free / open Sorce, while MS.Outlook is paid or known commercially.
Mozilla Thunderbird supports multiple operating systems, while MS.Outlook can only be used on Mac and Windows operating systems.
Mozilla Thunderbird supports java script, while MS.Outlook unknown.
etc.
VLC
VLC, or known as video lan is a software or application is free and open source, it can be used on multiple platforms multimedia player and framework, running a variety of multimedia files, such as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs and various streaming protocols.
Features
=> Simple, powerful and fast.
=> Can run any file, disc, webcam and streams.
=> Can run more codec to not require a codec pack
=> Full
=> As media converters and streamer.
=> And others.
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