Gone are the days when all software was proprietary and expensive. Welcome to the world of open source software, where developers share their code, improve and customize applications to meet their specific needs and contribute to community-based projects. And the best part—most open source software is free! In our Open Source Resource Center you'll find:

• Operating systems like Linux, FreeBSD and others.
• Multimedia tools like the Rockbox open-source jukebox and the Blender 3D graphics application for animation, rendering, modeling, and more.
• Office suites including OpenOffice, KOffice, GNOME and others.
• Bulletin board, e-commerce and Web design applications.
• Content Management Systems including Plone, OpenCMS and others.
• Links to business applications, including CRM, database, business intelligence, financial systems and more!

In addition, you'll find:

• Hundreds of fun, free, open source computer games.
• Open source conferences—meet others in the growing open source community.
• Google Summer of Code 2006 for college students aspiring to be open source developers.
• Not convinced open source is for your business? Check out the Business Case for Open Source section.
• Tutorials, sample chapters, eBooks and books.
• Podcasts, FAQs, blogs, forums, newsgroups and more.