Is Open Source right for you?

These applications are a painless way to get your feet wet with Open Source software on Windows or Mac

Mozilla Firefox - users of this alternative to Internet Explorer claim to get less pop-up ads.
Available for: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

Mozilla Thunderbird - an Outlook alternative that offers advanced junk mail filtering.
Available for: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

OpenOffice.org - a free alternative to Microsoft Office. Opens, and saves in .doc format.
Available for: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X (requires X11)

Snip - an Open Source implementation of Tetris.
Available for: Windows

Ready to jump into Linux? For users with no former experience you will probably want some help. Linux.org is a good place to start.