Scribus is an open-source DTP application, started in 2001 and written by people who are clearly opinionated on subjects like typography and page design. The program is a free download and is cross-platform, with versions available for Windows Vista/XP/2000, Mac OS X, OS/2 and Linux. It has just moved to version 1.3.4 but since this developers’ release is only currently available as source code, our review is based on version 1.3.3.9. On Windows you’re advised to install GhostScript, the open source PostScript and PDF rendering engine, first. Both installations are painless and Scribus runs up to a rather atypical blank page display.