Linux.com has a great article covering some ways in which open source software can help students, whether they be in high school or university. The article only covers math and chemistry tools, such as “TiLP, wxMaxima, Kalzium, Gnome Chemistry Utils, and OpenOffice.org Math,” but I think that there’s a lot more out there for students of all professions.
What student would not benefit from using OpenOffice.org instead of the (expensive) MS Office, not to mention free graphics tools such as Paint.NET, The GiMP, InkScape etc. Of course everyone can save money by using a free OS such as Ubuntu, Fedora or any other flavour of Linux.
What are you’re favourite FOSS tools? Any that are particularly well suited for students?
