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Free software without the strings

Posted by dcparris on · 3 comments
The State; By CHARLIE PASCHAL 		Mail this story
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Getting something free has a price, whether it’s learning how to use a piece of software or making sure that something you’ve downloaded doesn’t have spyware or malware tagging along with it.

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tuxchick2 ·
The author talks about QTparted, but links to GParted. Oh well, it's in a mainstream publication and it's not a fatal error, so good-o.
jimf ·
Lol, at least gparted is the better app.
tuxchick2 ·
Yes it is. I used to rely on QTparted on Knoppix, but it seems to get orphaned at regular intervals, and bugs don't get fixed. GParted is really nice and seems to be well-maintained.

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