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Platforms

Proprietary Alternatives

User Review, one per box. Please include a star rating out of 5 thus (****)

Databases

OpenOffice.org Database Module

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Access, MS SQL Server, FileMaker Pro

MySQL

A very stable, feature rich database server. Used by thousands of companies World-wide.

FSFW, Linux, MacX

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Access, MS SQL Server, FileMaker Pro

I have been using MySQL as a backend for many apps for several years. It has only ever stopped working once. One of the finest examples of open source software (*****)Rob cowie 21:12, 14 October 2005 (BST)

PostgresSQL

Equally as stable as MySQL but with more specialised, complex features. For example, it can be used as an object-relational persistence layer, without recourse to SQL commands.

FSFW, Linux, MacX

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Access, MS SQL Server, FileMaker Pro

SQLite

A small C library that implements a self-contained, zero configuration, SQL compliant database. Very useful as a backend to simple applications such as contact management systems.

FSFW, Linux, MacX

Firebird

Yet another high-performance, stable, SQL compliant database. Based on commercial code from Borland but now completely open source.

FSFW, Linux, MacX

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Access, MS SQL Server, FileMaker Pro

Melati

A Java SQL-compliant database server designed to be used as the backend for a website or CMS

Proprietary Alternatives - MS SQL Server, FileMaker Pro

Database Frontends

Knoda

A database frontend for KDE. Has the usual features - creation and deletion of databases, storage and execution of SQL commands, views, reports and the creation of GUI forms. It is also scriptable using the Python programming language.

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Access

CocoaMySQL

A graphical client for interacting with and managing MySQL databases either locally or across a network

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Access

phpMyAdmin

Web frontend for interacting with and managing MySQL databases either locally or across a network

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Access

Desktop Publishing

OpenOffice.org Draw

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Publisher

Scribus

Proprietary Alternatives - MS Publisher

Document Viewers

xPDF

kPDF

Evince

Email Clients

Evolution (Ximian connector)

Evolution provides integrated mail, addressbook and calendaring functionality and works in MS exchange environments

Mozilla Mail

Thunderbird

Kmail

Roundcube

An innovative web based client to access POP and IMAP mail servers. It uses AJAX (XHTML and Javascript) to provide a dynamic interface similar to a desktop application.