Free Windows Software Without Spyware/Adware

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday December 26, 2004 @08:11PM from the because-those-things-suck dept.

Jem Berkes writes "This week I launched CleanSoftware.org, a resource site with a unique goal: listing free, daily-use software that is free from spyware, adware, and other malicious/intrusive components. With Windows users increasingly believing that free software invariably means adware or spyware, I set out to promote good, clean, free software. Perhaps geeks helping family and friends set up their new computers this holiday can make use of this resource; sticking to clean software is much easier than struggling with never-ending cleanups. To expand my listing, I am also looking for input from the Slashdot readership: what other free, clean desktop software do you regularly use that Windows users should know about?"

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so what's wrong with by belbo · 2004-12-26 20:14 · Score: 5, Interesting

www.pricelessware.org ?

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the obvious by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-26 20:16 · Score: 5, Interesting

Foobar2000 (audio player)
Miranda (instant messenger)
PuTTY (telnet/ssh client. but if you didn't know _that_, then you really have no business being here.) :P