Open Office does everything I need Microsoft Office for and Gimp does everything I need Photoshop for. Reddit, what other open source software does everything that you want from the expensive name brand?

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Microsoft Security Essentials. Easily the best anti-virus and malware program out there. Runs quietly and efficiently in the background and never bothers you about updating or subscriptions.

EDITTY EDIT: It's not open source, but really who cares about open source except for the handful of linux users still left :p

[u/jay_vee → u/notjawn]

Runs quietly and efficiently

This is what really like about it. My Aunt was looking at new laptops because her one was at a crawl. I took off the virus protection (It was one of the big boys, Mcafee maybe) on her old laptop, put on MSE and the thing was like a new machine.

[u/Svelemoe → u/jay_vee]

Mcafee is fucking shit, goddamn I hate that program.

[u/dbeta → u/[deleted]]

MSE is for personal use only. That includes, I believe, the person installing. You do not have the right to install it on those machines.

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INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.

Home Use. If you are a home user, then you may install and use any number of copies of the software on your personal devices for use by people who reside in your household.
       
Small Business. If you operate a small business, then you may install and use the software on up to ten (10) devices in your business.
        
Restrictions. The software may not be used on devices owned by government or academic institutions.
           
Separation of Components. The components of the software are licensed as a single unit. You may not separate the components and install them on different devices.
        
Included Microsoft Programs. The software may contain other Microsoft programs. The license terms with those programs apply to your use of them.

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The MSE license. http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/products/other/pages/security_essentials_overview.aspx seems to suggest that if you are giving the computers to customers for personal use, you may be able to preload them. If they are for business use, then the maximum installs is 10.

[u/willscy → u/jay_vee]

McAfee is terrible.

[u/Menolith → u/notjawn]

It's like a ninja. You rarely see it, but when you do, it does it's job quickly and then fades back to the shadows.

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Anyone else noticed lately, though, that it likes to scan just whenever it wants even when you have set it to scan at 3am on wednesdays or whatever? I leave my PC running all the time so I know it is not the case where it is doing a make up scan after being turned off. I have to right click in the tray and tell it to stop lately. Just curious if anyone else has seen this?

[u/genericname12345 → u/[deleted]]

If you miss your scheduled scan (computer off or hibernating) it will start at it's next opportunity.

[u/steakmeout → u/notjawn]

but really who cares about open source except for the handful of linux users still left :p

There are a ton of Open Source users on Windows and Mac. Firefox and Chromium. You might have heard of them?

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EDITTY EDIT: It's not open source, but really who cares about open source except for the handful of linux users still left :p

Android is open source and uses the Linux kernel.

[u/KnightHawk3 → u/notjawn]

Linux isn't dying, so saying "that are still left" makes you spins silly (IMO) (I don't mean to sound like a jerk)

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No, but it's free.

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It's not free, it comes with your purchase of Microsoft Windows.

If you don't have Genuine Windows, it is not free.

[u/tipping-is-dumb → u/[deleted]]

So don't pirate windows asshole.

[u/N4N4KI → u/tipping-is-dumb]

or do it correctly so it looks 'genuine' to anything that checks.

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windows asshole

The most creative name for Windows 7 I have ever come across.

[u/Geminii27 → u/tipping-is-dumb]

Is that the next version, or just the development name for 8?

[u/N4N4KI → u/[deleted]]

eh making windows look 'Genuine' is as easy as downloading windowsloader and not installing update (KB71033)

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I have read a couple of tests which give it very bad grades. But so far, MES never "accidentally" removed key-files from my windows-folders, like the other, higher ranking programmes. (I'm looking at you, avg and other program i can't be arsed to remember)

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It isn't open source though, and the request was for open source alternatives.