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Re: Recommended apps to learn as a new tech writer...
Subject:Re: Recommended apps to learn as a new tech writer... From:Barry Campbell <barry -dot- campbell -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:32:13 -0400
On 8/27/05, Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axion -dot- net> wrote:
> [I]n many cases, you can use free or open source software in your
> learning. Considering that proprietary options could set you back well
> over $1200, this may be a major consideration for you. Others have
> already suggested OpenOffice.org and the GIMP, so (for once), I won't
> belabor the point
To engage in a little egregious self-linking, a list that I maintain
(of free and open-source equivalents to commercial software) might be
of some use to Hiking Nut (and others):
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