these days I am trying to find out what is Open Source..actually I am trying to learn FOSS..

Open Source Software (cross platform)

The following programs can run on all common OS platforms (Windows, Macintosh, and Linux)

Function		Name	Download site
Office suite		OpenOffice	www.openoffice. org
Desktop publishing		Scribus	www.scribus. net
Concept mapping tool		Cmap	cmap.ihmc.us
Image editing		GIMP	www.gimp.org
Paint program for young students		TuxPaint	www.newbreedsoftwar e.com/tuxpaint
Drawing tool		Inkscape	www.inkscape. org
Diagram creator		Dia	www.gnome.org/ projects/ dia dia-installer. sourceforge. net
3-D image and movie creator		Blender	www.blender. org
Audio recorder and editor		Audacity	audacity.sourceforg e.net
Web authoring tool		NVU	www.nvu.com
Advanced Logo programming language		NetLogo	ccl.northwestern. edu/netlogo
Astronomy modeling tool		Celestia	www.shatters. net/celestia
Web browser		Firefox	www.mozilla. com
Online courseware system		Moodle	www.moodle.org
Elegant web authoring tool		Pachyderm	www.pachyderm. org
Mathematics visualzation tools		MVT	amath.colorado. edu/java/
Earth mapping software		GoogleEarth	earth.google. com
Image website creator		JAlbum	jalbum.net
3-D image editor		Art of Illusion	www.artofillusion. org
Jazz improvisation tool		Impro-Visor	www.cs.hmc.edu/ ~keller/jazz/ improvisor
Video scene creator		Jahshaka	www.jahshaka. org
NASA math tool		MathTrax	learn.arc.nasa. gov/mathtrax
NASA virtual microscope		Virtual Lab	learn.arc.nasa. gov/vlab/
Global mapping tool		OpenMap	www.openmap. net
Multiple curriculum tools		Molecular Toolkit	www.concord. org
Physics simulations		PhET	phet.colorado. edu/web-pages/ index.html
Math tools		Shodor	www.shodor.org/ interactivate/ activities/ tools.html
Concept mapping		VUE	vue.tccs.tufts. edu
Animation builder		Synfig	www.synfig.com
Professional Audio Editor		Ardour	www.ardour.org
Vector Graphics Editor		Xara Xtreme	www.xaraxtreme. org
Bibliography tool		Zotero	www.zotero.org