These are some examples of open-source software that anyone can freely download and use, or even modify, without restriction
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OpenOffice.org Writer (word processor)
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OpenOffice.org Calc (spreadsheet)
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OpenOffice.org Impress (presentation)
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OpenOffice.org Draw (vector drawing)
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Celestia 3D space simulator
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KDE desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)
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Gnome desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)
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Inkscape 2D vector drawing
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Miro video player with RSS feeds
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FreeMind mind-mapping software
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Audacity digital audio editing
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Kivio flowchart drawing (Linux only
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Mozilla Thunderbird email client
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Eclipse software development framework
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Xara Xtreme 2D vector drawing (Linux only)
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VNC cross-platform remote control screenshot showing a windows PC controlling a Mac and Linux desktop in separate windows
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KDevelop integrated development environment (Linux only)
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Songbird web-surfing music player
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K3b CD and DVD burning (Linux only)
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Art of illusion 3D modelling
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Scribus desktop publishing
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FlightGear flight simulator
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Xfce desktop environment for Linux (and Unix)
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Ardour digital audio workstation
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F-Spot photo manager (Linux only)
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Second life virtual world screenshot
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Stellarium - accurate representations of the night's sky
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Beryl - hardware accelerated 3D window manager for Linux
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NeoOffice - Version of OpenOffice.org for Apple's Mac OS X
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Freemat - free environment for rapid engineering and scientific prototyping and data processing
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