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As far as open source, I have used a combination of both Gimp and Inkscape with moderate success. Both work on Linux and Windows (not sure about Mac) and between the two, you can usually accomplish what you need and there is great support for both on the web and on youtube. Just my 2 cents.
As far as Fireworks, you can download a trial - I believe - and get some use for a bit.
It is not only touch the logo, but all the graphic elements with text.
If you are a casual user and want to work on a template or two, the free 30 trial should allow you to do what you want.
If you are developing websites for clients and think you'll need to do a lot of editing to satisfy them, it's a worthwhile investment. Atma wrote:
Too bad, I hope RT will consider in the future another opensource or free to modify the sources of these templates :
These types of post / discussions have been going on since the start, but RT holds fast to the concept of Fireworks being the best software for web graphics.
You're not the first to ask and certainly won't be the last, but it' not probable that it will happen.