This post is an attempt to list down free softwares which are supposed to
be found in a jiffy on the web, but took me an eon.
1. CVS for linux
finally got from: http://march-hare.com.au/archive/cvsnt-2.5.03.2382-rh9-rpm.tar.gz
And it installed without slightest of troubles.
2. DVD to avi converter:
Haven't found yet.