Making Vector Graphics?

Question

Is there a good, free program to make make vector pictures? Not animations, just still pictures.

Answer 1

Learn SGL...?

All other vector programs are not free.

Answer 2

http://www.inkscape.org

It's open source so of course you can get it for free.  If you haven't made vector graphics yourself, expect one stiff learning curve: I took a college course in Aldus Freehand back in the early nineties and developed a strong distaste for the Illustrator interface, so as I switched to Linux and Freehand became first moribund then generally unavailable, I found myself using this, which mainly engineers use.  Some of their work is very exciting.  No good vector graphics program is easy to learn how to use though.