Open Source Solutions
For many user programs there are already powerful open source variants. The get going at Libre / Open Office, MariaDB and includes also DTP, web design, CRM and accounting software.
The inestimable advantage of Open Source software is that you can scale them immediately, that them no further cost, when it is used in other places.
The inestimable advantage of Open Source software is that you can scale them immediately, that them no further cost, when it is used in other places.
An important aspect regarding Open Source Solutions is the used license, there are many variants like GPL, LGPL, BSD and more.
Free codecs are available for audio (Opus), video (AV1) and image (JPEG-XL, AVIF).
More information about Open Source software offer the Linux magazine and the O'Reilly edition.