Links - support for using FLOSS software
The idea of being able to use fully functional free and open source software has be appeal to many people (especially when the cost of equivilent commercial software is taken into account).
One of the main downsides of using FLOSS software however is that there tends to be no user manual included and there are often fewer computer help books produced. If you know where to look however help, advice and support in using the more popular FLOSS software applications is available on the internet.
general open source software support
- FLOSS Manuals (en) The FLOSS Manuals website aims to provide instructions and information about the use of many popular open source software titles, or in their words they provide free manuals for free software.
Open Office.org
- 8daysaweek.co.uk .
- ByteBot.net Training Materials .
- ItrainOnline MultiMedia Training Kit .
- LearnOpenOffice.org .
- OOoAuthors .
- OpenOffice.org Documentation Project .
- OpenOffice.org User-FAQ Project .
- OpenOffice.org Wiki .
- OOoForum.org .
- Tutorials For OpenOffice .
The GIMP
- Deviant Art .
- GIMP H4X0R Users Junction .
- gimpology .
- gimptalk .
- GUM (the GIMP User Manual) .
- Wilber's Wiki .