Hurray to Open Source

If you are someone like me who does not believe in the business model of some software vendors making users pay more and more every time a new version of a softwore comes into life, Support Open Source Model.

Open Office

Just as it reads in their home page: OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.

Mozilla
The award winning web browser from Mozilla is another big player in the open source field with million of users. As u might guess it right, this is my favourite browser.


Open Source Projects by Google

I believe Google is a strong believer in the open source concept. You can check out a number of projects by Google here.

Linux

Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License ,
the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. Click here to find out more about the operating system that is causing a revolution in the world of computers. You can find another linux version here in ubuntu.

OpenNETCF

If you are a mobile application developer, the open source projects from OpenNETCF might be of some use.

Gimp

While virtually all computer graphics professionals use Adobe Photoshop to do their artistic work, Photoshop is a pricey and proprietary application. If you're looking to do graphics design on a budget, or perhaps want a software package that is less resource-intensive than Photoshop, check out open source alternatives ; the GIMP, SodiPodi, and Inkscape.

Blender

Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.

Notepad++

My favorite light-weight notepad alternative! It is a free source code editor for Windows. The project is hosted on SourceForge from where it has been downloaded over six million times.
Here you can find all the informations about Notepad++. It is Notepad++ project site. The source codes and binaries are distributed here.

MySQL
As claimed on their website, this is the world's most popular open source database.


TortoiseSVN

TortoiseSVN is a very easy to use SCM / source control software for Microsoft Windows. It is implemented as a Windows shell extension, which makes it integrate seamlessly into the Windows explorer. Since it's not an integration for a specific IDE you can use it with whatever development tools you like.

Eclipse

Eclipse is an open source community whose projects are focused on building an open development platform comprised of extensible frameworks, tools and runtimes for building, deploying and managing software across the lifecycle. A large and vibrant ecosystem of major technology vendors, innovative start-ups, universities, research institutions and individuals extend, complement and support the Eclipse platform.

These are some of the open source software that are somewhat familiar with me. For a more extensive list of open source projects you can check it out here in www.ohloh.net.