Free useful software for all!
I have gathered a list of free and open source software that are useful. I would like to create a site that help promote these software by word of mouth, basically people inviting people to try and build up a help/tutorial library that will assist new users in adopting and using these software.
Q1: Would you use the software listed at fossfoss.com? What would be the criteria that you look for to switch beside being free?
Idea Description
Why pay for software when you can get them free? I have create a simple list of those software at fossfoss.com These software have matured over the years and are compatible & competitive in features as some of the commercial software. For example openoffice.org has a suite of free software that are compatible with Microsoft Office! The site I want to create will list these software which allows the users to be able to find them easily. I want to organize them and display them by tasks or functions and also create a community where users can help promote the free software by inviting their friends to use the software, to contribute, to create tutorials to help other users to use the software.
What will you do if you win $10,000 for this idea?
I will use the fund to hire web programmers to rebuild the site and to do the initial marketing.
http://www.FossFoss.com
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I like your idea; I want to improve your odds of getting funding I will vote for your idea if you will vote for mine. My idea is for a web site that raises money for inventors and entrepreneurs called New Idea website Check out my idea blob submission and visit New Idea Website and see what I can do for you. http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/4060-NEW-IDEA-WEBSITE The need for jobs is one of the biggest problems that a democratic government faces because creating jobs is an unwanted byproduct of business and industry. The reason I say its unwanted is the more jobs a business creates the more its expenses are and the smaller it’s bottom-line. If business and industry have their way they would run their companies with no jobs at all no management or labor. To deal with this dilemma I pr…moreopose a federal venture capital carrot fund that literally pays entrepreneurs to create jobs. The investment bank would be expected invest in seed level startup projects like yours and to lose money at a specified dollar per jobs ratio for example during hard times that figure may be as high as $20,000 per job and good times the figure may be as low as five dollars per job, by controlling this ratio the fed could roughly control unemployment. The bank will be expected to fund novel products and services and stay away from things like restaurants that will simply draw jobs from other restaurants or moving factories from one part of the country to another. If you like this idea vote for it and send the congressional letter from the website. Sincerely Frank Scruggs
I think you need product reviews, what works, what doesn't, potential program conflicts, best place to download, etc...
Thanks for the advice! Yes the new web site will allow users to search for software that they are familiar with, for example Adobe Photoshop, and display comparable free software like GIMP, PaintNet, ..etc. Each software page will also display what commercial well known software that they can "replace".
Cnet has too many software including shareware and trialware. Mine site will be dedicated to free and open source software only. Plus mine will have tutorials which include text, screen capture videos, step by step guides to help the users learn the features and functionality of the software. Also there will be a community where seasoned users can answer and help novice users.
Cnet has a great resource for free software. What would set you apart?