Proprietary Software
I really believe in free software, but there is some non-free software I still use, this is a list of some of that software and how I'm trying to migrate away from it.
Xv
| Name | Xv |
| Url | http://www.trilon.com/xv/index.html |
| Description | Interactive image manipulation application for X11. |
I've been using xv for simple image viewing and manipulation for years, I dont think it's been updated since the turn of the century, but there's still nothing quite like it. Unfortunately xv is shareware, although I hope there is a chance that the author will liberate the source at some point, or perhaps someone will make a gtk+ clone.
I have attempted to switch to other simple image utilities, but none of them compare to xv.
Nvidia Drivers
| Name | Nvidia Linux Drivers |
| Url | http://www.nvidia.com |
| Description | Nvidia graphics drivers for Linux/X11. |
Nvidia provide binary only drivers for their graphics chipset. I generally dont use any of the advanced features of the card, apart from TwinView (for which there is a free replacement), so I really have no excuse not to migrate to the free driver.
Opera
| Name | Opera Web Browser |
| Url | http://www.opera.com |
| Description | Opera Web Browser for Linux/X11. |
IDA Pro
| Name | IDA Pro Disassembler |
| Url | http://www.datarescue.be |
| Description | Very sophisticated disassembler and debugger for Linux. |