What the heck is Open Source?
January 23rd, 2006
Open source is software that has been contributed to the online community. Open source usually means that the source code is available and can be used, changed and edited.
So what does this all mean to you?
The open source community has some great programs available for you to use for FREE.
For example, Nvu and the GIMP are both FREE open source programs. And so anyone who wants to create a website or design some graphics can use these programs for FREE. There is no charge. That’s one of the beauties of open source. And that’s why we support open source with our free tutorials. To help contribue to the community.
Besides, Nvu and the GIMP, there are some other great open source programs. One of the most recent I’ve stumbled across was OpenOffice.org by Sun Microsystems. Open Office is a complete office suite that allows you to create speadsheets, word processing documents, presentations, databases, etc.
And after using it for a few days, I have to say it is awesome. I mean I didn’t own the other popular brand names, mostly because they are expensive, but Open Office is truly compatible with the major office suites brands and it’s free. You can’t beat that.
Need a spreadsheet? Or to create a pdf? Try Open Office. Easy to download, install and use, I am thoroughly impressed with Sun’s contribution to the community. Thank you very much to all those who made that project possible.
So, probably in the not so distant, there might just be some Open Office tutorials coming soon!! Also I want to thank my friend Glenn and his biofeedback site for telling me about Open Office.
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