I just downloaded and installed: Gimp for Mac OS X, Inkscape, Blender
These are all open source software packages that have active development going on. My aim is to: learn to use them, rate them versus the proprietary equivalents – like PhotoShop, Illustrator, Maya.
Running Gimp and Inkscape on MacOSX requires the Apple X11 environment, while Blender needs Python (version 2.3 at this time).
Great resource: Open Source Mac
More later…
