Free Windows Software Without Spyware/Adware

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?"

Comments

FP

[Anonymous Coward]

Donkey Dicks

Nice,

[krisp]

Good to know that there are THIRTY NINE free applications for windows that don't include spyware.

Just for some comparison:

There are currently 12157 ports in the FreeBSD Ports Collection.

Re:Asking /. about Windows software?

[checkup21]

>Winamp - disable anon statistics at setup and use max version 3.x >Media Player Classic - best videoplayer out there OSS wrong, mplayer is. plays more runs anywhere. >Abiword - word processor OSS Problems with Word files. Use openoffice. >eMule - like kazaa only better mldonkey, like emule, only better (and all networks btw) >CoreFTP - better than filezilla smartftp beats it. >Ad Aware - spybot not needed really. AA catches just about everything now if you need this, you should not talk about software,kid. And if you think that was good soft you mentioned, you dont have a clue what you get in the linux world... ;)

Re:How do you know?

[madscience]

rms... is that you? You haven't been taking your pills, have you?