I’m always amazed at what people will give away for free. You can get a sound mixing program, an office suite, or even an operating system for your computer all for nothing. Though you pay nothing, this is not a case where you get what you pay for.
The latest potentially really cool open source software I’ve come across is The School Tool Project. This package aims to be the school administrator’s dream: attendance software, calendar and resource management software, and even mark books all bundled together and all for free. The setup was being tested by schools in Lithuania and Belgium last I heard.
I can’t tell you this is great software since I don’t know. It does, however, hold great potential, possibly replacing some of the very expensive school management software packages presently in use.
This is a project that should be fascinating to watch as it develops.