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Free and Open Source Software

The world of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) changes rapidly. New technologies and with them, new opportunities, come and go at an ever increasing speed. The Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement is one such development that is playing out before us today. It is many things revolutionary development process, disruptive technology, ideological movement, new knowledge and standards, and more. A major incentive for developing countries to adopt FOSS systems is the enormous cost of proprietary software licenses. Because virtually all proprietary software in developing countries is imported, their purchase consumes precious hard currency and foreign reserves. These reserves could be better spent on other development goals.

Download some useful softwares

Most of these free and open source softwares for Microsoft Windows platform. In here you can get only the binary files,(Executable files). If you need source codes, newest versions please follow external links. If you are using Linux, SourceForge.net is the place!

1. Driver Backup Tool for backup hardware drivers' files. DriverBackup preserves drivers of hardware peripherals from injury of time,saving important files into a specified directory. So can use these files to reinstall perip. without original driver CDs. Download (52 KB) it from here or visit to the SourceForge website	Driver Backup
2. File Recovery SoftPerfect file recovery is a tool to restore accidentally deleted files from any storage media. It supports most popular file systems. If your important files disappeared, try this and get the files back to the life. Download (256 KB) it from here or visit to the SoftPerfect website	File Recovery
3. WinAudit Audits PC and inventory of software, licenses, security configuration, hardware, network settings.... Download (604 KB) it from here or visit to the WinAudit website	WinAudit
4. Magnifying Glass Virtual Magnifying Glass is a cross platform screen magnification tool. It is simple, customizable, and easy to use. For Windows download (745 KB) it from here or visit to the screen magnifiers website	Magnifying Glass
5. Kusumsiri's Toolbar A toolbar for your web browser. Enjoy with latest features such as sinhala news, radio player, weather report, e-mail notifier, google search, ... . Firefox users click here to get it. Internet Explorer users click here. For Help, Troubleshooting and more information click here .