Open Source Update 2005 is a guide to free and open source software for translators, including articles on OpenOffice.org, OmegaT, ForeignDesk, Crossover Office,Trying out Linux and more. This manual includes the first 11 issues of the Open Source Update newsletter (www.translatewrite.com/osupdate.html) as well as new, and in some cases previously unpublished, articles such OmegaT InstantStart Guide, Best Practices for the Linux Home Office, Configuring a Computer to Boot off the CD-ROM drive, and more. The manual includes a full table of contents to make the articles easier to find and use. Authors include Thomas Hedden, Jean-Christophe Helary, Corinne McKay, Samuel Murray, Maxym Mykhalchuk, Dmitri Popov and Daniel J. Urist. 10% of gross proceeds from the sale of the compilation will be donated to the Free Software Foundation.