Among advanced open source graphics tools, GIMP has a lot of fans, and there are many free online resources available for it, but if you're looking for a drawing and illustration tool that can compete with Adobe Illustrator and is especially good for logos and splashy still graphics, give Inkscape a try. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and is well-known as a powerful and flexible drawing and vector editing application. In this post, you'll find four resources for getting familiar with Inkscape's capabilities, and they'll help you get going quickly with the application.

Is a cabal of tech companies, including IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Enomaly developing a secretive "Open Cloud Manifesto?" Some say so.

An open source presidency. The U.S government can save billions and foster innovation if it deploys open-source software, says Forbes.

25 great free Mac apps for freelancers. InkScape and NeoOffice are open source essentials.

5 essential Ubuntu modifications. Install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package, and GNOME-do.

How to install Ubuntu on a MacBook. Step-by-step instructions.

Top MySQL admin and development tools. Windows, Linux and Mac choices. 

Should we trust Google?.....

Kaltura releases version 1.0 of its open source video module for Drupal.....

A collection of top open source titles.....

Spruce up vector images with open source Inkscape.....

Top 10 open source stories of 2008.....