Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. Think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer.” Free software is a matter of the users’ freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Help protect your freedom, join the Free Software Foundation.
The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system.
Learn more about GNU at gnu.org
A free Linux operating system based on Debian. Ubuntu.com
Check out the ‘Alternative download options’ and ‘Other download options’ available at the Ubuntu download page.
Ubuntu Studio
A multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu. Ubuntu Studio is aimed at the GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional. ubuntustudio.org
Local Development Server
XAMPP
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. Linux systems – tested for Ubuntu, SuSE, RedHat, Mandrake and Debian. Windows – 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP and Vista. Solaris SPARC & Mac OS X. ApacheFriends.org
Free and Open Productivity Suite
OpenOffice
OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform, multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. Available by download or CD
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac …) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC media player
FTP
FileZilla
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server.Operating System: 32-bit MS Windows (NT/2000/XP/Vista), Win2K, WinXP License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Category: File Sharing, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Networking FileZilla Index FileZilla Nightly Builds for Linux & Apple
An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape home page
Software
Supporting the philosophies of our free software and open source software communities.
Free Software | Open Source Software – What’s the difference?
The Free Software Definition
The Open Source Definition
Open source for absolute beginners
Be sure to see the complete list of the Free Software Foundations Campaigns at http://www.fsf.org/campaigns.
Operating Systems
The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system.
Learn more about GNU at gnu.org
Free GNU/Linux Distros
Check out gNewSense (based on Ubuntu).
A free Linux operating system based on Debian. Ubuntu.com
Check out the ‘Alternative download options’ and ‘Other download options’ available at the Ubuntu download page.
A multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu. Ubuntu Studio is aimed at the GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional. ubuntustudio.org
Local Development Server
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. Linux systems – tested for Ubuntu, SuSE, RedHat, Mandrake and Debian. Windows – 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP and Vista. Solaris SPARC & Mac OS X. ApacheFriends.org
Free and Open Productivity Suite
OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform, multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. Available by download or CD
Audio | Video
Audacity is a Free, Cross-Platform Digital Audio Editor.
Audacity Home
Audacity Downloads
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac …) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
VLC media player
FTP
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server.Operating System: 32-bit MS Windows (NT/2000/XP/Vista), Win2K, WinXP License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Category: File Sharing, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Networking
FileZilla Index
FileZilla Nightly Builds for Linux & Apple
Graphics
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
official GIMP web site
Need Gimp for Windows?
download Windows installer
download Windows source code
Recommended Gimp Plugin.
Gimp save-for-web plugin
An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape home page