The benefits and philosophy of open source software are beyond the scope of
explanation here, many have done it better, and you should look to them for
more information.
We have tried to provide any files on the site in as universal and convenient of file
formats as possible, while staying away from those formats owned by people
who we don't agree with.
Incase you download one of our files and don't know what to do with it, here
is some software you can download that will allow you to handle the files:
- .psd: While this format is commonly used for Adobe Photoshop, you can also
open these files with The GIMP.
- available for MacOSX, Windows, and GNU/Linux
- .odt, .ods (text and spreadsheets): OASIS OpenDoucment Format is supported by several
applications including OpenOffice.
- available for MacOSX/X11, Windows, GNU/Linux, Solaris.
- and NeoOffice for
MacOSX (recomended)
- .pdf: Adobe Acrobat Reader is the standard for most people, but The GIMP
(see above) also has plugins for this.
- .html: This is just the web right? Well, you can look at it how it was
intended to be seen, with a standards compliant browser called Firefox, Opera, or Camino.
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