There are so many open source script out there and I was doing a test on my hosting account. There are tons of place to find new scripts but Open Source CMS is one of my favorite. Since it is open source, Open Source CMS could provide a demo for most of the scripts, which save you the hassle of downloading it and uploading it, but definitely there is some limitation as you can’t alter the codes. Getting to know scripts outside the market would actually give you ideas on how some website are made.
For example, WordPress a blogging script could actually be used as a article publishing website, or a directory, or also a classifieds. If you know what plugin and how to alter the themes, WordPress would actually do a better directory or classifieds script because of its SEO friendlyness. Plus, you could promote using technorati and other blog aggregator services.
I have recently play around with a few scripts and made a new website. It is a simple website using a open source script. All there is to lose is my USD7.99/year domain. Hoping that the website will make more than that.
Also, another great place to find for scripts is HotScripts, although it does have commercial script, some of them is really cheap and may be useful program if you have an idea that needs the features. HotScripts also shows the latest script added by day, categorized by script programming languages. So far, I did not manage to find anything interesting, but the right script at the right time could actually make you some money online.
