Pro Freeware and Open Source Solutions for Business: Money-Saving Options for Small Enterprises

This book will point the way to numerous free, low-cost, and open-source software solutions that could provide viable alternatives to their paid counterparts. Pro Freeware and Open Source Solutions for Business is now in its Second Edition; it has been thoroughly revised and updated. This book covers the most up-to-date software versions. Software described in the First Edition that is no longer available has been replaced with comparable titles when possible.

The book starts with an office productivity tool known as OfficeLibre and goes on to explain CRM and compression software. You will then learn about desktop publishing, illustration, 3D modeling, and photo editing software. As we progress further, you will learn more about audio-video capture and editing software along with Openshot, an easy-to-use free video editor. You will also learn about available project planning and time tracking software, and much more. By the end of the book, you will have also gained knowledge about security programs, as well as how to use Linux on Windows and MacOS.

With the challenging economic times we find ourselves in, this book may be more important than ever to help small business owners eliminate and reduce costs, and keep more money in their business. .

What You Will Learn

• Understand the important differences between freeware and open-source software.
• Discern which paid commercial software the free version replaces (when applicable).
• Gain insight into how organizations and municipalities around the world adopting open-source software to save money on licensing fees.

Who This Book Is For

Primarily small business owners, solo entrepreneurs or freelancers on a budget, and cost efficiency experts.

這本書將指引您前往許多免費、低成本和開源軟體解決方案，這些方案可能成為有價值的替代選擇，取代付費的對應軟體。《Pro Freeware and Open Source Solutions for Business》現已推出第二版，經過全面修訂和更新。本書涵蓋了最新的軟體版本。在第一版中描述的已不再提供的軟體已盡可能地替換為相應的替代品。

本書從一個名為OfficeLibre的辦公生產力工具開始，並進一步解釋了CRM和壓縮軟體。然後，您將了解桌面出版、插圖、3D建模和照片編輯軟體。隨著我們的進展，您還將了解更多關於音視頻捕獲和編輯軟體的知識，以及一個易於使用的免費視頻編輯軟體Openshot。您還將了解可用的項目計劃和時間追蹤軟體，以及更多內容。通過閱讀本書，您還將獲得有關安全程式的知識，以及如何在Windows和MacOS上使用Linux。

在我們所處的經濟困境中，這本書可能比以往任何時候都更重要，它可以幫助小企業主消除和降低成本，讓更多資金留在他們的企業中。

您將學到什麼

- 瞭解免費軟體和開源軟體之間的重要差異。
- 辨別免費版本取代的付費商業軟體（適用時）。
- 洞察全球組織和政府採用開源軟體以節省授權費用的情況。

本書適合對象

主要針對預算有限的小企業主、獨立創業者或自由工作者，以及成本效益專家。

Phillip W. Whitt is a professional digital retoucher, restoration artist, and author. . As a small business owner, he's had a good deal of experience in seeking out and using free or inexpensive alternatives to expensive, paid software in his business (starting with his discovery of Open Office in 2009). Even now, most of his work is accomplished using free programs such as LibreOffice for document creation, GIMP or Paint.NET for editing images, and Inkscape for vector drawing. Mr. Whitt has authored several books pertaining to image editing using free software for Apress Publishing. He's also produced several video tutorials for Apress as well.

Phillip W. Whitt 是一位專業的數位修圖師、修復藝術家和作家。作為一位小型企業主，他在尋找和使用免費或廉價的替代方案以取代昂貴的付費軟體方面有豐富的經驗（從他在2009年發現Open Office開始）。即使現在，他的大部分工作仍然是使用免費軟體完成，例如LibreOffice用於文件創建，GIMP或Paint.NET用於圖像編輯，以及Inkscape用於向量繪圖。Whitt先生為Apress Publishing撰寫了幾本關於使用免費軟體進行圖像編輯的書籍。他還為Apress製作了幾個視頻教程。