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Nothing but Open Source & Free Software

Hi and thanks for visiting my lens on open source software.

Technically speaking, open source is strictly software that is open to the public for development. But in this lens, I'm also including some software that is free.

Either way, the software rocks because of it's great price tag and excellent useability!

Open Source Rocks!

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SQLite - Free public domain database

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Inkscape

Open source vector program.0 points

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Blender

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Open Office

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PDF Creator

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Xara Xtreme

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Open Source 3d Renderer: Blender

Software: Blender
Compatible OS: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, Linux x86-32, Mac OS X 10.3+, Linux PPC, Solaris, FreeBSD, Irix
Website: www.blender.org

I installed Blender and have been dabbling with it. From my brief stints in using Blender, it is one powerful 3-d rendering software. Over at blenderartists.org, they have a very active forum where people post their projects. There is some amazing work done by Blender users!

Open Source OS: Ubuntu Linux

with a fully customizable gui

OS: Ubuntu Linux
Website: www.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu is a Linux based open source operating system. It is known for its ease of use and stability.

The GUI, the graphical user interface, is fully customizable and you can make it look any way you like. Make it look like Windows, or like a Mac, or like Linux . . .

The Ubuntu community over at www.ubuntux.org has screenshots to show you how the interface can be tweaked.

Open Source Office Suite: Open Office

everyone's necessity

Software: OpenOffice.org 2.0
Compatible OS: Microsoft Windows 98-Vista, GNU/Linux, Sun Solaris, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD
Website: www.openoffice.org

Open Office is great for non-profit organizations and others who need a cost effective program to perform word processing and spreadsheet calculations. With a host of useful programs, Open Office is a very good choice.

Open Source Vector Illustration #1: Inkscape

Software: Inkscape
Compatible OS: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Website: www.inkscape.org

Inkscape is an open source vector illustration program that will allow you to save in the .svg format.

Open Source Vector Illustration #2: Xara

Software: Xara Xtreme
Compatible OS: Linux
Website: www.xaraxtreme.org

A fast and powerful open source illustration/graphics program. This program however does not give you the option of saving in .svg. This software does sport a very fast illustrating environment along with many options that allow to illustrate in less time.

Open Source Desktop Publishing: Scribus

Software: Scribus
Compatible OS: Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2, Windows
Website: www.scribus.net

Scribus is a desktop publishing open source piece of software. Scribus provides you with a convenient software for page layout for books, brochures, and other desktop publishing needs.

Free Art Program

Software: ArtRage
Compatible OS: Windows, OS X
Website: www.artrage.com

The standard edition of ArtRage is free and it gives you several different mediums to explore with. With a tablet, this piece of software this simple clean program is loads of fun.