Legalize. Overview of free software for Windows.

I will try to raise a hackneyed and somewhat controversial topic at the expense of specifics instead of religious wars.

Recently, the issue of compliance with copyright in Russia has become very relevant and one can note the heightened zeal of the responsible authorities for compliance with the relevant laws of the Russian Federation.

In this regard, for those wishing to legalize publish a review of free software, which replaces, and sometimes in varying degrees, and surpasses paid counterparts.

1. Office applications: OpenOffice.org.
   Popular free alternative to MS Office, which includes text and html-editor, spreadsheet editor, image editor, program for creating presentations, a database and formula editor. Allows you to work with most formats MS Office.
   official website | download (90.9 mb)
2. Browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Opera.
   Included in the operating system, the browser does not cost money by itself, but is inferior in functionality to excellent free alternatives. The most popular and popular alternatives to Internet Explorer are Mozilla Firefox and Opera.
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   Mozilla Firefox immediately after installation seems to be a regular browser, similar in functions to Internet Explorer 7, but in fact is a great designer for creating your own tool with all the features you specifically need. This is done with the help of plug-ins that are literally for every taste.
   official website | download (6.4 mb)
   
   Opera after installation is already a browser, friendly, attractive to most users and ready to use, but not possessing such a huge plugin base like Firefox.
   official website | download (6.2 mb)
   
   Both browsers allow you to import previously saved bookmarks (Favorites) from a browser pre-installed in the OS.
   
   Email clients: Mozilla Thunderbird.
   Serious enough and at the same time free email client, which may be necessary for those who are not standard enough Outlook Express without filters, templates and anti-spam, which is part of the OS.
   Allows you to easily transfer to it from other email clients using the standard function of importing letters and accounts.
   official website | download (6.1 mb)