RaptorHead "began as a hobby for each of the co-founders before they met. Separately, they have been avid users of open source software, one as a tinkerer, who installed his first Linux distro 10 years ago, and the other as an evangelist, sharing his vision that "open source" is more than using Linux," according to the company's website.

The two have now released a $19.95 CD that collects a "best-of OSS," featuring Mozilla Firefox, the instant messaging client Gaim, GNU's GIMP graphics and photo manipulation software, TurboCash, and OpenOffice.org (which includes the Writer, Spreadsheet, Impress, Base, Draw, and Math applications).

RaptorHead says its mission is to provide and support a great collection of open-source, desktop applications for MS Windows in one incredibly well-organized package for consumers and businesses."