Here are some places where you too can check out the wonderful world of Open Source software. This stuff runs on MS PC's, some on Mac's and most on Linux. Weither you use it on a corporate network, a small business setup, classroom or personal use, you can't go wrong, but you can be mis-informed. And I might add, if you tried this stuff out in the past, Open Source software is being upgraded and updated and improved everyday.

www.schoolforge.net/  classroom applications

www.oss4lib.org/projects   library software

www.theopendisc.com/       the opendisc and the open education disc for MS win PCs

www.openartisthq.org    graphics oriented Linux distribution - liveCD

After you've checked them out, you'll rant and rave, but you did check them out.

GIVE YOURSELVES A BIG PAT ON THE BACK!!!! you have just entered a larger world.