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+#+TITLE: Free & Open Source Software Replacements
+#+AUTHOR: Anoop Jacob Thomas
+#+EMAIL: info@fossee.in
+#+DATE: 2011-05-10 Tue
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+Below given are a list of software which we have identified as a
+replacement for the proprietary software packages listed in column 1.
+
+|------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------|
+| Commercial Software | Recommended FOSS Equivalent | Other Packages |
+|------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------|
+| MATLAB | [[file:matlab.org::sec-1][Scilab]] | [[file:matlab.org::sec-2][Octave]] |
+| AutoCad | | KiCad |
+| | | Freecad |
+| Mathematica | Sage | Maxima |
+| Maple | Sage | Maxima |
+| Turbo C | GCC | |
+| Microsoft Office | Open Office | LaTeX |
+| | | Libre Office |
+| Microsoft Windows | GNU/Linux | |
+| MS OFFICE Plotting tools | Xmgrace, XFIG, GNUPLOT | |
+| Cadence pSpice | ngspice | |
+| Pro/E | BRL-CAD | |
+| MASM | NASM, FASM | |
+| Code composer Studio, IAR Workbench | GNU Binutils | |
+| VxWORKS | RTLinux, RTAI | |
+| KEIL 8051 | SDCC | |
+| synopsis-CosmosSE, Mentor-Icstudio, Cadence-Virtuoso | Xcircuit | |
+| Mentor-ICstation, Cadence-Virtuoso | Magic | |
+| Modelsim | ghdl, freehdl | |
+| S-Plus | R | |
+|------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------|
+