Open+Source+Software

= Open-Source Software = [|Open-source software (OSS)] is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.

Technical writers use a lot of different tools to accomplish tasks. These tools can get expensive if technical writers have to provide their own. OSS is a great alternative because it is free and mimics the popular software suites of today.
 * **Software** || **Download** || **Purpose** || **Capabilities** ||
 * [[image:techcommresources/openoffice.org.jpg width="160" height="49" align="left" link="@http://www.openoffice.org/"]] || [|Open Office] || Office Suite || * Word processing
 * Spreadsheets
 * Presentations
 * Graphics
 * Databases ||
 * [[image:techcommresources/aviary.com width="150" height="53" align="left" link="@http://www.aviary.com/"]] || [|Aviary] || Creative Suite || * Image editing
 * Effects editing
 * Music creation
 * Audio editing
 * Image markup ||
 * [[image:openproj_logo.png width="112" height="26" link="@http://sourceforge.net/projects/openproj/%20"]] || [|OpenProj] || Project Planning || * Work breakdown structures
 * Gantt charts
 * Project management ||
 * [[image:techcommresources/flowchart.com width="226" height="15" align="left" link="@http://flowchart.com/%20"]] || [|Flowchart] || Flowchart Creation || * Organizational charts
 * Flows
 * Flowcharts ||
 * [[image:techcommresources/ScribusLogo.jpg width="228" height="106" link="@http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus"]] || [|Scribus] || Desktop Publishing || * Newsletters
 * Brochures
 * Postcards ||

//(Source: [|Chic Writer])//