Open spatial software and others

For anyone just starting out in OPEN GIS or spatial technologies in general its hard to find the wright tools/software for the job. Here is a list of free and some open source, software (not just spatial ones) I use all the time.

• Database: Postgresql with PostGIS
• Desktop GIS: Quantum GIS
• Web Map Server: Geoserver
• Web Map Javascript Library: Openlayers
• Web Rich Internet Application (RIA): ExtJS
• Web Map RIA: Geoext
• Web Map environment: Opengeo
• Google Earth
• Spatial Libraries: FWTools, Geotools
• OpenStreetMap Import to Postgresql: osm2pgsql
• Windows Mobile 5.x, 6.x OSM data collection: osmtracker
• Scripting Languages: Python, Javascript
• Desktop Graphics: Inkscape (vector), GIMP (raster)
• Mind Mapping: FreeMind
• Screen capure: Greenshot (windows only)
• Text editor: Notepad++ (windows only)
• Versioning subversion: Tortoise SVN (windows)
• Virtual Machines: VMWare Player
• Operating Systems: Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10
• Windows Explorer: Total Commander
• Organizing: Keepass
• Zipping: Izarc
• Integrated Development Environment (IDE): Eclipse, Aptana, PyCharm
• Web Project tracking: trac
• Business Software OpenERP for customer relation managment, and project management

All of these are either free for personal use or open source so you can download them now and get started.

cheers for now
michael