I donated $15CAD to OpenOffice today. I know its little – but I’m somewhat strained for cash, as I’m saving it all up to pay tuition.
These guys release a great, free, product. If you use it: donate. Microsoft asks $199 for their version of the productivity suite [Student Edition], and is [I find] an inferior product. OpenOffice has a much better Math Engine, as well as the ability to export to PDF and open/save in multiple non-native formats. Spend $200 with Microsoft? [$500 if you’re not a student] Or spend $20 with OpenOffice?
Next on my list is Azureus, the popular Bittorrent client that I use religiously.
PS. If you’re a chemistry student, either in IB [High School] or University, and using Microsoft Office, you must absolutely try the Math Engine included in OpenOffice. It will save you so. much. time writing those formulas!