The IT world saw a new revolution with the birth of Linux, which seems to be ages ago. Yes, free or open source software age began with Linux. Initially most were apprehensive about its security issues but Linux could thrash all the scepticism. The revolution brought so many software that a freelancer may not need any proprietary software. In my freelance map making endeavour I have benefited immensely from open source software in the image manipulation, GIS processing etc. As a token of our appreciation we are bringing some free stuff, we will keep adding more free maps ...