[HiTech RedNeck]

Thank you for the list. It would be nice if there were something like a Wikipedia page suggesting Linux alternatives to common Windows applications, with specific “best recommended programs” broken down by the Linux distro upon which they are to be run.

I’d like to add Cinelerra as a Linux movie editor suggestion. Its user interface is complex, its appearance daunting, but that’s because it is the highest featured GPL movie editor extant. It’s kind of like the cockpit of a jet rather than the dashboard of a car. But there’s a lot of documentation online, both as text and on You Tube. There’s even a web site “Cinelerra for Grandma.”

[ShadowAce]

I've played around a little bit with Cinelerra. Like you mentioned, it is more like a jet than a car. :)

But it does seem pretty full-featured.