Open+Source+Softwares

= Open Source Software =
 * Here is a list of open source software for technical writers. **

Open Source Software
Open source software refers to a software or program that is written in source code that is available to the general public. A source code is a form of the program when a programmer writes a program in a programming language, such as Java or Perl. Source codes are can be as small as a couple lines of text and as large as a millions of lines of text.

Open source software is similar to Closed source software (Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office), but it is more affordable.

The most common Open Source Software:

[] [] Similar to: Microsoft Office Suite
 * OpenOffice Suite (or NeoOffice for Mac)**

[] Similar to: Illustrator
 * Inkscape (Drawing program)**

[] Similar to: Adobe Photoshop
 * GIMP (Photo editing program)**

[] Similar to: Microsoft Publisher and Quark Xpress
 * Scribus (Desktop publishing)**

[] Similar to: Microsoft Outlook
 * Mozilla Thunderbird (Email application)**

[] Similar to: Dreamweaver
 * Bluefish (HTML Editor)**

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