Compendium - Open Source Management

An Open Source Project Management Tool

Compendium is a software tool providing a flexible visual interface for managing the connections between information and ideas. It places few constraints on how you organize material, though many have found that it provides support for structured working for instance, following a methodology or modelling technique. Our own particular interest is in visualizing the connections between people, ideas and information at multiple levels, in mapping discussions and debates, and what skills are needed to do so in a participatory manner that engages all stakeholders.

Freemind - Open Source Management

Open Source Mind Mapping Tool

Freemind is an open source, mind-mapping software, program written in Java. A mind map is a knowledge organization tool used to elicit ideas from one or more users by placing a topic in the center of an empty space and branching out with related ideas. The general premise of mind-mapping software is that it will help you to organize, link, and integrate thoughts. The primary focus of a mind map involves making an arrangement of words into a picture, which has a key concept at the centre or at the top, and related words and concepts linked with the key concept by means of lines and arrows.

iFolder - Open Source Sync Tool

Developed by Novell in 2001, iFolder is a cross-platform file synching application. Can synchronize one folder to multiple computers with different operating systems.

rsync - Open Source Sync Tool

For those who know how to use the command line, rsync is a fast incremental file transfer utility. Requires manual configuration to setup correctly.