Allin Gray
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Thunderbird and Lightning

In my most humble opinion, Thunderbird is by far the best email client you can get for your money (or no-money) because it’s free and makes email work.

LilyPond Music Typesetting

LilyPond – music typesetting through code. It’s not for everyone but many non-coders may like it. It’s free to use, so why not give it a trail run?

Calibre E-book Management

An open source, multi-faceted eBook manager. You may not actually need one of these but if you like the idea, it’s free to try and free to keep.

Vendor Lock In

There is a hidden cost to vendor lock-in that is most easily illustrated by a very common household item. Razors and blades, printers and ink . . .

Inkscape Scaleable Vector Graphics

Create stunning computer generated graphics with only the investment of your time and effort using the open source vector graphics software, Inkscape.

Free as in Beer | Free as in Speech

While free is a big word in use these days, some things are more free than others. Open source and Libre in software grant complete freedom.

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Allin GrayAllin Gray is an arts manager and non-practicing musician with a big interest in intellectual sharing in the cause of a better world. Currently the Executive Director of the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras, Allin is also a board member and Treasurer of the European Orchestra Federation and a board member of the International Music Council. Having worked in the not-for-profit and the not-so-profitable sectors for almost 20 years, Allin is dedicated to helping the work of third sector organisations in getting the best job done for the best price – free if possible.
 
Allin has always thought that cooperation was better than competition and was simply delighted when he discovered the world of Open Source and Libre software. Here were people, some paid and more unpaid, working and giving away the benefit of their work to the world. Of course, charities and community organisations have always done this but the possibilities just fit with Allin’s interests as well as his ethos. Hence a blog encompassing lots of free stuff, ways of getting things done well cheaply and thoughts about how best to work with the whole world in mind. Allin is looking for interesting projects to get involved in, both paid and unpaid, in order to enhance his impact on the world. Please feel free to contact him with either.
 
Allin Gray | info@allingray.com | +353 87 960 1037