tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15931166753492225442024-03-08T14:00:44.995-08:00• » αηυяαg « •The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do...:-)Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-74604261459138221162012-05-01T12:58:00.001-07:002012-05-01T12:58:59.392-07:00g<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Vu9dEgHAd4o?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-42139570012123677672011-01-04T08:45:00.000-08:002011-01-04T08:46:05.655-08:00<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vBVjR45slGk?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vBVjR45slGk?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oaFdKZgc98Y?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oaFdKZgc98Y?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></div>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-56808137546456219362011-01-01T01:35:00.000-08:002011-01-01T01:59:14.619-08:00<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4XDFdmxP2Mw?fs=1&hl=en_GB"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4XDFdmxP2Mw?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wr1LfGts5Y0?fs=1&hl=en_GB"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wr1LfGts5Y0?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wnr65iId-v0?fs=1&hl=en_GB"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wnr65iId-v0?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LvLu7Cq5H9c?fs=1&hl=en_GB"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LvLu7Cq5H9c?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jETwvEDaJeQ?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jETwvEDaJeQ?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></div>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-23362663580510120812011-01-01T01:30:00.000-08:002011-01-01T01:32:09.587-08:00╰» σяα¢ℓє яєℓєαѕєѕ σρєη σƒƒι¢є 3.3 αη∂ мyѕqℓ 5.5<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><strong>THE CONFLICTED OWNER</strong> of major open source software projects, Oracle has updated MySQL and Open Office and launched its cloud-based productivity suite.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Since taking over Sun Microsystems, Oracle's posturing has led many to believe that the open source projects MySQL and Open Office are set for the closed source scrapheap. Both MySQL 5.5 and Open Office 3.3 are the first major releases since the takeover. Somewhat surprisingly, Oracle is stressing the continuing free software character and free availability of both of these important open source products.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Oracle's Cloud Office mirrors moves by Microsoft and Google, both of which offer cloud based office suites. Cloud Office is essentially a web based office suite, offering users the opportunity to work on documents using their web browser. Oracle cites interoperability between Microsoft Office and Open Office, though anyone with experience will know that the difference between such claims and reality can be large.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >As for Open Office 3.3, Oracle is shifting it towards the enterprise with 'connectors' to its own enterprise backend software such as E-Business Suite and Business Intelligence. Oracle also points out that its licence costs are "five times lower" than Microsoft Office.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >The company released MySQL 5.5 Community Edition under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and included the InnoDB engine by default. Oracle points out that the release benefits from "substantial user community participation", suggesting that it might not shut out those who have helped to make MySQL one of the most popular production database systems.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >These releases go some way towards calming fears that Oracle is about to shun the open source community and go straight for the big bucks. However, whether Oracle will continue to be faithful to the free software community in the future still remains to be seen.</span></p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; "><br /><br /><br /></span>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-29962127140247922542011-01-01T01:19:00.000-08:002011-01-01T01:24:21.686-08:00╰» 50 αη∂яσι∂ αρρѕ ƒσя тнє мσвιℓє кησωℓє∂gє ωσякєя<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; ">Android apps can make all the difference for today knowledge worker.<p>Today's staffer can be at the office one day, at a conference the next and working from a remote office the day after that. The right Android apps can help, even if you're just taking work from your desk to the conference room and back. Your Android phone can be an invaluable tool that helps you manage your news feeds, monitor the weather, find the sport scores, track finances and monitor appointments.</p><p>Here's a list of 50 of the best Android apps for tracking, managing and updating your information.</p><p>1) <a href="http://www.vlingo.com/apps/android" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Vlingo</a> Need to text, call, tweet or set your Facebook status and your hands are already occupied? That's no problem if you have Vlingo, which allows you to operate your Android phone with your voice. It even works with a wireless Bluetooth headset. Free.</p><p>2) <a href="http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-seesmic-xjCE.aspx" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Seesmic</a> This Twitter client integrates streams from Twitter, Facebook and even Salesforce.com Chatter into a single client, allowing you to stay on top of all your messages from various sources. Unlike many clients, it supports multiple accounts, giving you the ability when composing a message to send it out via one of your accounts or all of them at once. You can also customize a large number of features. Free.</p><p>3) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/logmein-ignition/com.logmein.ignitionpro.android" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">LogMeIn Ignition</a> This app lets you securely access your computers—Windows or Mac—and all the files on them remotely from your phone. Never leave anything behind again. Paid: $29.99.</p><p>4) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/tikl-touch-to-talk-%28ptt%29/mobi.androidcloud.app.ptt.client" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">TiKL – Touch to Talk (PTT)</a> Turn your Android phone into a walkie-talkie with this app. It provides push to talk capabilities between Android phones without additional hardware and without using minutes. Communication is near instantaneous on 3G and 4G networks. Free.</p><p></p><p>5) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/app-protector-pro/com.carrotapp.protectpronew" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">App Protector Pro</a> Want a little extra security for your Android phone? App Protector Pro allows you to password protect any application on your phone, including e-mail, SMS, photos and more. Paid: $1.99.</p><p>6) <a href="http://www.thinkingspace.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Thinking Space</a> Thinking Space is a mind mapping application that allows you to visualize, structure and classify ideas. You can create nodes, add notes to them and arrange them, all with a UI that makes it a snap to work with. The maps you create with this app are also compatible with PC-based Xmind and Freemind. Free.</p><p></p><div class="litcontent"><p>7) <a href="http://www.junefabrics.com/android/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">PdaNet</a>Use USB Tether or Bluetooth DUN to connect your laptop to the Internet using your Android phone as a modem. You can use your phone to connect via 3G data, Wi-Fi and even VPN. Free and paid. The free version blocks access to secure Web sites. The premium version goes for $23.95.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/img/2010/12/seesmic.jpg" align="center" alt="ipad app" /></p><p><i>The Seesmic Android App</i></p><p>8) <a href="http://www.mightymeeting.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">MightyMeeting</a> Manage a library of PowerPoint presentations directly from your Android phone with this app. You can use the app to share the presentations via e-mail, blog, Twitter and Facebook, and you can also start or join Web meetings using it. Free.</p><p>9) <a href="http://latedroid.com/juicedefender" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">JuiceDefender</a> Is the battery on your Android phone consistently running on empty? JuiceDefender can help you extend it! The app intelligently manages your mobile connectivity and other battery-sensitive components to ensure your phone runs as efficiently as possible. For example, the default mode switches your phone from battery-intensive 3G mode to the less-draining 2G mode when you're not actually using the phone, and it turns of the Wi-Fi radio if the charge goes below a certain level. The Advanced Mode allows you to tune the app's triggers based on your individual needs. Free.</p><p>10) <a href="http://www.pwnwithyourphone.com/document-scanner?type=trial" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Document Scanner</a> This app allows you to scan documents with your phone's camera, convert it to PDF and e-mail the PDF to anyone. You can even upload the PDF to Google Docs. Paid: $2.98.</p><p>11) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-file-transfer/it.medieval.blueftp" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Bluetooth File Transfer</a> With this app, you can explore and manage the files on any Bluetooth-enabled device, receive files and send contacts. It's built on FTP and Object Push Profile (OPP). Free.</p><p>12) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/mangospring-mobile/com.ms.engage" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">MangoSpring Mobile</a> MangoSpring Mobile is a personal, team and company collaboration tool that allows you to share and update documents on the go. Free.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/img/2010/12/howcast-on-your-android-phone.jpg" align="center" alt="ipad app" /></p><p><i>The Howcast Android App</i></p><p>13) <a href="http://info.howcast.com/android" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Howcast for Android</a> Need to know how to change a tire, make banana pudding or survive a long airport layover right now? Howcast puts instructional videos in 25 categories right at your fingertips. Each video also comes with text instructions. Free.</p><p>14) <a href="http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/entertainment/ted-mobile_bbps.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">TED Mobile</a> Since 1984, the world's best and brightest have gathered at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conferences to spend no more than 18 minutes talking about the thing that fascinates them most. It's always illuminating, and with this app you can search and watch more than 700 TED Talks right from your phone. Free.</p><p>15) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/handcent-sms/com.handcent.nextsms" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Handcent SMS</a> Handcent SMS supercharges your texting with full support for SMS and MMS, group sending options and backup and restore features for SMS and MMS. Other features include the ability to customize your look with themes and SPAM filtering options. Free.</p><p>16) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/ebuddy-messenger/com.ebuddy.android" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">eBuddy Messenger</a> This comprehensive IM client allows you to connect to multiple MSN (Windows Live), Facebook, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, GTalk, Hyves and MySpace accounts all at once. It shows all your contacts in one list and runs in the background. IMs are sent as data, not SMS. Free.</p><p>17) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/evernote/com.evernote" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Evernote</a> This app allows you to log, index and search all manner of information, from notes to audio to photos. For instance, you can take a photo of a white board and Evernote will recognize the text in the photo, index it and then allow you to find it later by entering a search term from the information on the white board. It even synchs with the Web. Free.</p><p></p><div class="litcontent"><p>18) <a href="http://hilo.homelinux.com/android/everpaper/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">EverPaper</a> EverPaper is a simple but excellent Instapaper client. It doesn't support folders yet, but it's under constant development. It also syncs with EverNote. Free.</p><p>19) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/time-recording-timesheet-app/com.dynamicg.timerecording" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Time Recording</a> Time Recording is an app that lets you manage your time sheet, including options like tasks, target time, hourly rate, paid overtime and multiple data/time formats. It also supports CSV export. Free.</p><p>20) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/calltrack/app.calltrack" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">CallTrack</a> This app logs your phone activity to your Google Calendar, allowing you to track who you've called or received calls from and when. Free.</p><p>21) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/actioncomplete/com.burnayev.actioncomplete.android" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ActionComplete</a> ActionComplete is a robust task manager. It is built around projects you create, which are made up of individual actions that serve as milestones in the project. The app is based on the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology created by David Allen in his book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. Free.</p><p></p><p>22) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-chrome-to-phone/com.google.android.apps.chrometophone" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Google Chrome to Phone</a> Run the Chrome browser on your computer? This app lets you share links, maps and currently selected phone numbers and text between your computer running Chrome and your phone. Free.</p><p>23) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/sms-backup/com.zegoggles.smssync" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">SMS Backup +</a> This app automatically backs up SMS, MMS and call log entries to a separate label in your Gmail account. Free.</p><p></p><p>24) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/ap-mobile/mnn.Android" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">AP Mobile</a> Stay on top of breaking print and video news with this app. You can even filter for local news using your ZIP code. Free.</p><p>25) <a href="http://www.android.com/market/free.html#app=fusionvoicemail" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Fusion Voicemail Plus</a> Centralize all your voicemail boxes, including mobile, home and office, on your Android phone with this app. It can receive and display FAXes too. Free.</p><p></p><p>26)<a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/parcels/eu.zomtec.android.delivery" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Parcels</a>This handy app lets you track all your packages in one place. Carriers supported include: Apple, Fedex, UPS, UPS Mail Innovations, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, Amazon.de, DHL Express National (Germany), DHL (Germany), DPD Standard (Germany), GLS (Germany), Hermes, TNT, TNT International (Netherlands), TNT National (Netherlands), OnTrac Shipping, LaserShip, Posten (Norway), Post (Austria), Post (Switzerland), Posten (Sweden), USPS, DHL (USA), DHL Express (GB), Home Delivery Network (GB), Japan Post Int. Mail, CNE Express, Royal Mail, Spee-Dee Delivery (USA), Parcelforce. Free.</p><p>27) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/wifi-analyzer/com.farproc.wifi.analyzer" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Wifi Analyzer</a> This handy app turns your Android phone into a Wifi analyzer. It shows nearby networks, their signal strength and the channels they're on. It's great for finding a strong signal or even an uncluttered channel on which to set up your own network. Free.</p><p>28) <a href="http://newsrob.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">NewsRob</a> This is an excellent, plain but functional Google Reader client with built-in syncing for off-line reading. Free and paid. The free version features ads. NewsRob Pro goes for $7; it removes the ads and adds exclusive features for power users.</p><p>29) <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/android/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Read It Later</a> A simple, reliable tool that adds Instapaper to your sharing menu, so you can quickly tag articles as you browse. Free.</p><p>30) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/astrid-task-todo-list/com.timsu.astrid" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Astrid Task Todo List</a> Get yourself organized with this todo list app. It features tagging, timers, reminders, smart task sorting and even tracks partial progress. You can sync your todo list with Remember the Milk, which can sync with Gmail. Free.</p><p>31) <a href="http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/finance/exchange-rates_bfrd.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Exchange Rates</a> Exchange Rates is a currency converter that shows current exchange rates. Best of all: no ads. Free.</p><p>32) <a href="http://www.mint.com/features/android/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Mint</a> Manage your money and keep track of your budget while on the move using Mint. It gives you up-to-date information on your accounts and lets you edit transaction info right on your phone. And it's password protected to make sure your information stays safe. Free.</p><p>33) <a href="http://www.zonewalker.com/acar" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">aCar</a> This app allows you to track the maintenance, fuel mileage and expenses of your vehicles. It provides notifications when it's time to change the engine oil, air filter, oil filter, etc. Free.</p><p>34) <a href="http://www.urbian.biz/apps/worldstats/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">FactBook</a> Stay on top of information on every country in the world with FactBook. This app draws from the CIA World Fact Book and United Nations data to provide information on every country's geography, population, government, transportation and military. Free.</p><p></p><p>35) <a href="http://scottastraughan.com/sms2pc/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">SMS2PC</a> This app automatically forwards SMS messages to your PC if you're working on it so you don't have to reach for your phone. You can reply to messages and create new ones from your Android address book. Paid: $2.50</p><p>36) <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/gdocsforandroid/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">GDocs for Android</a> This editor/viewer for Google Documents allows you to create, edit, view, import, export, send documents and sync them with your Google Docs account. Free.</p><p>37) <a href="http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_connect_suite_android/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">QuickOffice Connect Mobile Suite</a> This Microsoft Office productivity suite for Android devices allows you to view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files with integrated access to multiple remote storage providers. Paid: $15.</p><p>38) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/exchange-for-android-2-x/com.nitrodesk.droid20.nitroid" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Exchange for Android</a> This app offers Exchange/Outlook sync for your Android! It works with Exchange 2003/2007 and allows you to sync your e-mail, contacts and calendar. It's available for a free five-day trial. After that, a license costs $19.99.</p><p>39) <a href="http://nextmobileweb.com/dialzero/android" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Dial Zero</a> Need to get in touch with customer service and don't want to wait on hold? Dial Zero maintains an index of more than 600 companies and how to cut through their automated answering services to get a live human being in no time. Free.</p><p>40) <a href="http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-droidanalytics-jjpC.aspx" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">DroidAnalytics</a> This app puts all your Google Analytics data at your fingertips. You can quickly see Pageviews, Visits, Unique Visitors, Average Time on Site and Bounce Rate, with filters for Top Keywords, Top Referrers, Top Countries, Top Traffic sources, Top Search Engines, Top Referring Sites and Top Browsers. Paid: $1.47.</p><p></p><p>41) <a href="http://blog.dropbox.com/?p=439" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Dropbox</a> Dropbox is a client for the Dropbox cloud-sharing file storage service. It makes it easy to get files onto your phone without explicit synching. You can add files to it from any of your computers and then access them from any other computer or phone.</p><p>42) <a href="https://www.mylookout.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Lookout</a> Want to protect your phone? Lookout does just about everything. It provides security against mobile viruses, malware and hackers, backs up your data and even locates your lost or stolen device on a map from the Web. And if you can't find it, you can use Lookout to make your phone "scream" or simply wipe out all the data on it.</p><p></p><p>43) <a href="http://www.cerience.com/products/reader/android" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">RepliGo Reader</a> A PDF reader that can be used to view Gmail PDF attachments, online PDF documents or PDF files saved to your media card. It features a reading view that reformats pages into a single column, and offers support for embedded fonts, PDF bookmarks and text search. Paid: $4.95.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/img/2010/12/memory-booster.jpg" align="center" alt="ipad app" /></p><p><i>The Memory Booster Android App</i></p><p>44) <a href="http://sunlightlabs.com/projects/android-congress/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Congress Android App</a> Are you a political junkie? This open source app from Sunlight Labs lets you keep track of the latest bills before Congress. It also lets you keep track of your national legislators' actions, including positions, bills sponsored, even their Twitter updates and YouTube videos. Free.</p><p>45) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/app-protector-pro/com.carrotapp.protectpronew" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">App Protector Pro</a> Want a little extra security for your Android phone? App Protector Pro allows you to password protect any application on your phone, including e-mail, SMS, photos and more. Paid: $1.99.</p><p>46) <a href="http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-isaacwaller-wikipedia-jtmm.aspx" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Wikidroid</a> Use Wikipedia often? Wikidroid formats Wikipedia articles for your device with a sleek interface. It even includes voice search and bookmarks.</p><p>47) <a href="http://www.androlib.com/android.application.imoblife-memorybooster-lite-DpjF.aspx" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Memory Booster – RAM Optimizer</a> Keep your Android phone running at its fastest with this app. Memory Booster optimizes our phone's memory by recovering memory leaks, flushing temporary libraries and defragmenting your phone's memory. Free.</p><p>48) <a href="http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/sports/espn-scorecenter_hvqt_download.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ESPN ScoreCenter</a> Get comprehensive ESPN sports coverage on your Android phone with this app. It provides near-real-time scores and schedules. Free.</p><p>49) <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/cardiotrainer/com.wsl.CardioTrainer" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">CardioTrainer</a> This app, which includes GPS and pedometer functions, allows you to store and track your workouts. The history feature allows you to track your progress, and you can even compare your stats with others using the high scores feature. Free and paid. CardioTrainer Pro goes for $9.99.</p><p>50) <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=74769995908" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Facebook</a> The Android Facebook app has its challenges, but it enables account syncing between your Facebook friends and the contacts on your phone. Free.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div><p></p><p></p></div><p></p><p></p></span>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-20028832111038138072011-01-01T01:15:00.000-08:002011-01-01T01:19:21.258-08:00╰» 9 ƒяєє αη∂ σρєη ѕσυя¢є ѕσƒтωαяє ѕтσяιєѕ тσ ωαт¢н ιη 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><h1 style="font: normal normal normal 26px/normal Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 37, 48); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><h4>1) The Response to GNOME 3.0</h4><p>The next major release of the GNOME desktop was delayed twice in 2010 -- predictably, since cleaning up and revising an operating system is a large undertaking. Also GNOME developers are hoping to release a polished new version, rather than a work-in-progress like KDE 4.0, whose unfinished state received such a hostile reception in 2008.</p><p>Unfortunately, the development versions released in 2010 have not been received with unanimous enthusiasm, either. Part of this reception may be nothing more than conservatism, but part of it may be that GNOME 3.0's apparent emphasis on multiple workspaces is too elaborate for users who view desktops as simply a launch pad for their applications.</p><p>Unless GNOME developers can pull a last minute rabbit out of their collective hat, a mixed response for GNOME 3.0 seems inevitable. Even then, a fork to continue development of GNOME 2.0 is probable. A strongly hostile reaction may weaken GNOME's dominant position on the desktop, increasing the popularity of KDE or opening the way for Ubuntu's Unity desktop.</p><h4>2) The Reception of Chrome OS</h4><p>The much-delayed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_os" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Chrome OS</a> should make a debut some time in 2011. A cloud-oriented operating system, Chrome will officially be available only as part of bundled computers, although the source code and unofficial builds are available online.</p><p></p><p>Some pundits see the potential for Chrome to become a major competitor to Windows. However, while Google's size alone could give it clout, Google's sometimes lackluster marketing of the Nexus phone proves that size is only part of the formula for success. The limited functionality of online apps, combined with issues about privacy and availability, may severely limit Chrome's success. Even if users don't use 80% of the features in most software, they may still prefer to have them all available.</p><p>However, Paul Buchheit <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/14/gmail-creator-paul-buchheit-chrome-os-will-perish-or-merge-with-android/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">predicts</a> Chrome OS's real competitor may be Google's own Android OS. As Buchheit tweeted, "ChromeOS has no purpose that isn’t better served by Android (perhaps with a few mods to support a non-touch display)."</p><h4>3) The Balance of Innovation Between OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice</h4><div><div class="litcontent"><p>LibreOffice is the fork of OpenOffice.org that was <a href="http://www.documentfoundation.org/pdf/tdf_release.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">announced</a> in September 2010. Part of the reason for the fork is a lack of confidence in Oracle's stewardship of OpenOffice.org, but equally important is a long-standing discontent among many developments over the slowness of OpenOffice.org's evolution.</p><p>Although a release candidate of LibreOffice's first release is currently available, it has few differences from OpenOffice.org. However, anyone who browses the mailing lists of both LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org can hardly help but notice that LibreOffice's are the more lively. In the enthusiasm for the fork, everything seems up for reconsideration, and this attitude could lead to a 2011 release that is strongly different from OpenOffice.org.</p><p>Yet possibly, Oracle could respond to the competition with innovations of its own. If so, then the real question for users is whether the two competing projects will borrow code from each other, or whether we'll have to become active consumers, carefully considering the pros and cons of the two rivals before downloading.</p><h4>4) The Success of the Ubuntu Stack</h4><p>Ubuntu and its commercial arm Canonical showed a preference for a free software stack that they could dominate and a reluctance for working with existing projects. For instance, they have <a href="http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/551" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">chosen</a> to invest efforts in the Wayland project rather than the established X.org project, and to develop the Unity desktop rather than work on the standard GNOME desktop or their own spin-off.</p><div><p>2011 will see the first Ubuntu releases with the Unity desktop, and, by the end of the year, we should see how it is being received. On the one hand, Unity's design is simple enough for everything from the desktop to mobile devices, which should simplify code maintenance and makes it easy to learn. On the other hand, it seems too simple for more experienced users who want control over their computing.</p><p>Whether Ubuntu's popularity can force acceptance of Unity, or whether articles about replacing it with standard GNOME will suddenly appear everywhere is anybody's guess. Mine is that we will see a little of both. Just possibly, though, Canonical will prosper or collapse over this single issue.</p><h4>5) The Oracle-Google Patent Case</h4><p>August 2010 saw Oracle file <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/35811761/Oracle-s-complaint-against-Google-for-Java-patent-infringement" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">charges of patent infringement</a> against Google for its use of Java. In 2011, we should learn if Google plans to contest the charges, settles out of court, or even agrees to a patent tax on Android phones.</p><p>How the suit develops will also indicate how Oracle will deal with free software in general. Will it become a good corporate citizen of the free software community? Or will it simply try to manipulate free software for its immediate corporate interests? If Oracle is only interested in manipulation, then other similar cases may be filed in 2011.</p><h4>6) Attachmate's Treatment of SUSE and openSUSE</h4><p>One of the major business stories in open source software was Attachmate's <a href="http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&biw=1353&bih=736&q=attachmate+novell+suse&aq=f&aqi=&aql=f&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=1&cad=b" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">acquisition of Novell</a>, and with it SUSE Enterprise Linux and support of the openSUSE community.</p><p>Attachmate has issued <a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Attachmate-says-future-of-SUSE-Linux-is-secure-1157083.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">assurances</a> that it will continue Novell's extensive involvement in free software However, the community is skeptical of such assurances from corporations, having had similar ones recently from Oracle. Moreover, Attachmate's lack of experience in free software is a cause for concern.</p><p></p><p>Given Novell's contributions to the Linux kernel, LibreOffice, and other projects, any reduction in activity by Novell could have serious -- although possibly temporary -- effects on the progress of free software. At least some changes in personnel and emphasis seem likely, even if Attachmate proves itself capable of fitting into free software.</p><h4>7) The Spread of Free Video Formats</h4><p>2010 was marked by the emergence of<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webm" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">WebM</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_5_video" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">HTML 5's video element</a> as alternatives to Flash and other online video formats. Both formats are already starting to appear as an option on sites like YouTube.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 26px; color: rgb(0, 37, 48); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "></span></i></span></p><p style="display: inline !important; "></p><div style="display: inline !important; "><div class="litcontent" style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><p style="display: inline !important; "></p><div class="litcontent" style="display: inline !important; "><p style="display: inline !important; "><i>2011 should see the continued development of these formats, as browsers and other applications release versions that support them. The year should also see a struggle between WebM and HTML 5 for dominance. Given that WebM is backed by Google, and HTML 5 is the latest development of an already ubiquitous format, which one wins out is impossible to predict. Very likely, the competition will emerge in 2011, but not be settled for several more years.</i></p></div><p></p></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="litcontent"><p></p><h4>8) ACTA and Its Consequences</h4><p></p><p>The concept of intellectual property has always been decried by free software advocates like Richard Stallman, on the grounds that it stifles innovation and can hinder the spread of free software. Since 2006, one of the ongoing concerns has been <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ACTA</a> (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), a proposed international agreement for cooperation and enforcement of patents, copyrights, and other aspects of intellectual property law.</p><p>Since the proposed text was <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1504&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">released</a> in November 2010, the issue has gained new urgency.</p><p>Aside from the assumption that intellectual property is a concept that is workable and deserves to be perpetuated, ACTA is objectionable for a number of reasons.</p><p>To start with, its name equates the counterfeiting of physical goods with copyright and file-sharing. In addition, it could entrench the use of Digital Rights Management and make the disabling of it illegal, allow for the seizure and destruction of hardware suspected of being involved in infringement, and searches at the request of non-government organizations such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).</p><p>To make matters worse, much of the discussion about ACTA has been conducted in secret and outside existing organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization.</p><div><p>As ACTA moves towards acceptance and enforcement, groups like the Free Software Foundation will be trying to educate the public about these issues, making clear how they affect consumer rights and privacy. Depending on the speed with which ACTA is implemented, demonstrations and other grass root protests may emerge in 2011.</p><h4>9) WikiLeaks Affects Perception of Free Software</h4><p>The ongoing story of WikiLeaks is a rare example of free software concerns coming to the attention of the general public. Transparency and openness, the accountability of authorities and decision-making -- all these issues overlap with the concerns and purposes of free software advocates.</p><p>As the story continues in 2011, it may provide an opportunity for educating people about these issues. However, what seems even likelier is a backlash against these issues.</p><p>For one thing, WikiLeaks may have compromised its effectiveness by releasing indiscriminate information that sounds more like gossip than revelation. Even more importantly, efforts by diplomats and governments to discredit Wikileaks may discredit free software by association.</p><p>For example, in the last few weeks, I have had several people ask me if Wikipedia was associated with WikiLeaks in some way. In each case, the implication was that, if the association existed, Wikipedia was somehow less reliable.</p><p>It is all too easy to imagine issues like transparency and openness being linked in people's minds to irresponsibility. Although WikiLeaks is not directly connected to free software, the distinction may be clear in many people's minds, and in 2011 one may become confused with the other. Since WikiLeaks is being scapegoated, that connection would be unfortunate, regardless of how you view WikiLeaks.</p></div></div><p></p></div></div></div><p></p></span></i></h1></span>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-78827486839991744992010-12-29T22:43:00.000-08:002010-12-29T22:49:23.683-08:00PrEdIcTiOnS FoR OpEn sOuRcE In 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); line-height: 18px; ">Predictions for the upcoming year are always plentiful in December, and this year is no exception. On PCWorld, for example, we've seen <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/212347/top_security_predictions_for_2011.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">security predictions</a>, <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/214419/top_erp_predictions_for_2011.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">enterprise resoure software (ERP) predictions</a>, and general <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/214214/10_itrelated_predictions_for_2011.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">IT forecasts for 2011</a>.</span><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">What I haven't seen so far, however, are predictions for Linux and other open-source software. Lest that category of technology go "unpredicted," allow me to venture these thoughts.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><strong>1. Android, Android, Android</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><span class="image rtsm" style="overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 180px; "><img src="http://zapp5.staticworld.net/news/graphics/205686-android_linux_180_original.jpg" alt="" height="119" width="180" style="float: right; max-width: 606px; height: auto; " /></span>This feels like a no-brainer at this point, but Android is clearly going to continue on its upward path throughout 2011. Holding nearly a quarter of the smartphone market in October, it's widely expected to become the number-one mobile operating platform in the world in the next few years; I predict that will happen sooner rather than later, possibly even by the end of next year.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">iPhones, meanwhile, will increasingly be a <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/206987/android_threatens_to_make_iphone_a_niche_alsoran.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">niche choice</a> among a relatively small set of Apple fanatics, much the way Macs are, while <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/windows_phone_7_losing_100_to_1_against_android_iphone_study_says.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">Windows Phone 7</a> will be declared a flop.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><strong>2. Again, on Tablets</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">Android is going to give Apple a serious run for its money in the tablet arena as well, mirroring to a slightly less dramatic extent its rapid ascendancy on smartphones. I've lost count of just how many Android tablets are expected in the coming months, but there's no way the solitary iPad can continue to dominate in the face of such <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/213777/more_than_60_tablet_computers_debuted_this_year.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">diverse choice</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><strong>3. Ubuntu and Linux</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">Ubuntu is going to continue the strides it made this year and finally give Linux some of the brand recognition it needs on the desktop and maybe some mobile devices as well, making it a serious contender in the mainstream, even among non-technical consumers.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">In particular, the combination of the new Unity interface and the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/208818/is_unity_the_right_interface_for_desktop_ubuntu.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">Wayland graphics system</a>promise to make upcoming Ubuntu versions what may be considered the first true "Linux for the masses." Canonical's research and development in such areas as context-aware computing, meanwhile, could push it ahead even further, and its debut on the tablet will give it a whole new arena to compete in.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">In short, I predict big things for Ubuntu next year, even as <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/207479/linux_is_on_the_rise_for_business.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">Linux continues strong on servers</a> and as Windows continues to fade in a cloud of malware.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><strong>4. Dual-Booting</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><span class="image rtsm" style="overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 180px; "><img src="http://zapp5.staticworld.net/news/graphics/212800-chromecr48close_listing.jpg" alt="" height="121" width="180" style="float: right; max-width: 606px; height: auto; " /></span>Along with these relatively new contenders in the operating system arena and the increasingly blurred lines that separate form factors, I think we're going to see an increasing number of devices sold with two operating systems. More often than not, at least one of those will be based on Linux.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">One of the first things people did to Google's Chrome-based CR-48, for example, was to <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/213993/how_ubuntu_linux_could_help_googles_cr48_notebook.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">install Ubuntu on it</a>, and we've already seen tablets from the likes of Acer and Augen offering the dual-boot option too.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">Choice is always a good thing, and I believe manufacturers will increasingly recognize that in their operating system decisions.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><strong>5. More Open Drivers</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">This year saw the announcement of <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/205258/linux_wifi_gets_easier_with_new_broadcom_driver.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">Broadcom's new open source wireless driver</a>, and it also saw the debut of an open source driver for AMD's Ontario Fusion chip. As Linux becomes increasingly mainstream, this is a trend that will continue. No manufacturer wants to exclude an increasingly significant market.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><strong>6. ARM</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">With <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/212760/whats_in_the_tech_crystal_ball_for_2011.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">mobile devices expected to outpace PCs</a> in the next 18 months, the low-power, open source-friendly ARM architecture will continue to shine. Microsoft and Intel may both now be trying to catch up in this arena, but such efforts promise to be too little, too late.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">I predict that ARM chips will become commonplace in PCs and even servers as well, particularly given the growing popularity of Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, which don't require the expensive horsepower that Windows does.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><strong>7. Oracle and OpenOffice.org</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">Oracle had a very bad year in 2010 when it comes to open source, making it clear that it has no desire to play any role that doesn't involve significant profit. In addition to suing Google over Java, the company has pulled the plug on OpenSolaris, caused the launch of numerous forks, precipitated the Apache Software Foundation's resignation from the Java SE/EE Executive Committee, and targeted the Hudson project with more ownership claims.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><span class="image rtsm" style="overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 180px; "><img src="http://zapp5.staticworld.net/news/graphics/203910-openoffice_180_original.jpg" alt="" height="119" width="180" style="float: right; max-width: 606px; height: auto; " /></span>OpenOffice.org, of course, is one of the projects that has now been forked, and I'm betting that <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/212578/4_reasons_to_try_libreoffice.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">the result--LibreOffice</a>--is going to take over in the open source productivity software world. Many Linux distributions have already pledged to include it instead of OpenOffice, and the Document Foundation has exciting plans.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">Oracle, meanwhile, will stick to <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/209735/oracle_raises_cost_of_lowend_mysql_support.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(26, 97, 160); clear: none; ">lawsuits and price increases</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; ">Will my predictions hold true? Time will tell. Meanwhile, what do you expect to see happen in the world of open source next year?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; "><br /></p><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div></div>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-60582133373924213962010-12-29T22:06:00.000-08:002010-12-29T22:14:29.229-08:00υℓтιмαтє ℓιѕт σƒ σρєη ѕσυя¢є ѕσƒтωαяє<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >This list of open source </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3918051/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734746" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">software</a><span class="Apple-style-span" > applications covers the gamut – and then some. After all, 'tis the season to overindulge, and in honor of the occasion we've put together a list with more open source software than anyone can digest in one sitting. </span><i style="font-size: 13px; ">Gulp</i><span class="Apple-style-span" >.</span><p style="font-size: 13px; ">We've updated last year's <a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3854601/Open-Source-Downloads-the-Monster-List.htm" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Monster List of Open Source Downloads</a> – getting rid of the projects that are no longer active and adding the projects that were featured on Datamation for the first time this year. The result is a sprawling list of 115 noteworthy tools from the open source community.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Of course, with any list this long, some of the apps are more mature than others. And it's even possible that we may have overlooked some great open source apps. Feel free to add your suggestions for next year's open source monster list in the comments section below.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "><br /></p><p style="font-size: 13px; "><br /></p><p></p><div class="litcontent"><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Accounting</span></h4><p style="font-size: 13px; ">1. <a href="http://imperium.edoceo.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Edoceo Imperium</a></p></div><div class="litcontent"><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This Web-based app combines basic CRM features with accounting capabilities. While it can be accessed from any browser, you'll need a Linux <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3918051/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734764" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">server</a> running Apache, PHP, Zend, and PostgreSQL to host the software. Operating System: Windows, OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">2. <a href="http://www.frifinans.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">FriFinans</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Aimed at small to medium-sized organizations, FriFinaans offers a cross-platform, multi-user client-server based accounting system. It tracks accounts, debtors, creditors, products, and more. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">3. <a href="http://www.frontaccounting.net/wb3/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">FrontAccounting</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">If your business is large enough to have multiple users who need access to your accounting system, FrontAccounting offers a Web-based app that also adds some ERP features. The interface is basic but easy to use, and the site includes an extensive wiki with lots of support. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">4. <a href="http://www.gnucash.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">GnuCash</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">If you run a very small or home-based business and you've been using Quicken to track your accounts, GnuCash can give you some of the additional business features you need, like tracking customers, vendors, invoices, accounts payable and accounts receivable. And it's compatible with Quicken and OFX formats, so you can transfer you existing <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3918051/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734699" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">data</a>. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">5. <a href="http://lazy8.nu/lazy8ledger/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Lazy8Ledger</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">If you've been doing your accounting old-school, that is, keeping track of your books with a paper and pencil or a simple spreadsheet, Lazy8Ledger gives you a step up. The interface looks just like a paper-based system, so you won't have to spend any time learning something new. It's also available in a Web-based version that can be used by multiple users. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">6. <a href="http://www.osfinancials.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">osFinancials</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Designed to be simple, osFinancials can be used by anyone. The basic software is free, but plug-ins and support are available for a fee. Note: because it is developed by a team in the Netherlands, a lot of the osFinancials Web site and documentation is in Dutch, but English is also available. Operating System: Windows</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">7. <a href="http://www.phreebooks.com/node/3" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Phreebooks</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This Web-based accounting and ERP package for <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3918051/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734754" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">small businesses</a> compares favorably with Sage and QuickBooks. It's available on an SaaS basis from Phreebooks hosting partner <a href="http://www.unimatrix.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">UniMatrix</a>. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">8. <a href="http://www.turbocashuk.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">TurboCASH</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This bookkeeping app boasts more than 80,000 users and invites users to compare its extensive feature list to QuickBooks and Sage. Although its owners are based in the UK, it's available in a US edition and has been localized for many other countries and languages as well. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Appliances</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >9. </span><a href="http://www.turnkeylinux.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Turnkey Linux</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">First launched in 2008, Turnkey provides pre-configured virtual appliances based on open source<a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3918051/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734700" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">applications</a>. One of their most recent offering is a backup and migration appliance, and they also offer LAMP stack, Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, File server, Ruby on Rails, and dozens of other appliances. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Address Book</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >10. </span><a href="http://rubrica.berlios.de/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Rubrica</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Written using GNOME and GTK+, Rubrica stores contact information as XML data. It can import/export from a variety of formats, including GnomeCard, KAddressbook, Evolution, and csv file format. Operating System: Linux/Unix.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Anti-Spam</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >11. </span><a href="http://assp.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">ASSP</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Stop spam at your SMTP server with ASSP, the "Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy." It uses whitelists and Bayesian filtering and supports a wide variety of servers, including Exchange, Lotus Notes, and many others. Note that this is software, not an appliance like Barracuda, and it only stops spam, not malware. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">12. <a href="http://spamassassin.apache.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">SpamAssassin</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">The highly acclaimed "#1 open-source spam filter," SpamAssassin, uses a number of different features to identify spam, including header tests, body phrase tests, Bayesian filtering, blacklists and whitelists, and others. It can be used on its own, but it's also been incorporated into a number of other <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/ThirdPartySoftware" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">commercial and open-source applications</a>. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">13. <a href="http://www.spamato.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Spamato</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Available as an Outlook add-on, as a Thunderbird extension, or as a stand-alone proxy, Spamato uses multiple filters to separate junk mail from the stuff you actually want to receive. Unlike some anti-spam tools, it also lets you see why a message gets classified as spam and adjust your settings as necessary. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Anti-Spyware</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >14. </span><a href="http://nixory.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Nixory</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Nixory works along with your existing firewall and anti-virus software to eliminate data-mining and spyware threats. While Spy Sweeper works with all browsers, Nixory is specifically designed for Firefox users. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">15. <a href="http://xpy.whyeye.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">xpy</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">For Windows XP only (hence the name) this 60KB program improves the privacy, security, and performance of the OS. It disables the Windows "calling home" features, tweaks the settings on Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player, removes Windows Messenger, and more. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >16. </span><a href="http://www.clamav.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">ClamAV</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">One of the best-known open source security software, ClamAv's anti-virus capabilities have earned it a stellar reputation. The version available at this site works on Linux/UNIX and is most suitable for larger organizations. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">17. <a href="http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/about/win32/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ClamAV for Windows</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Recently released, the official ClamAV for Windows is a partnership between SourceFire (the owner of ClamAV) and cloud-based security provider Immunet. Because it runs in the cloud, this anti-virus software doesn't drain system resources, and it's able to use community-based protection to improve security. And while both Panda Cloud Antivirus and ClamAV for Windows are free, only ClamAV has source code available. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">18. <a href="http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ClamTK</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Like ClamAV for Windows, ClamTK provides a front end for the ClamAV engine, this time for the Linux OS. It allows you to schedule system scans, but it does not provide real-time scanning for incoming files. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">19. <a href="http://www.clamwin.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ClamWin</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Suitable for home users, this front-end for the ClamAV antivirus offers good protection from viruses and integrates into Windows Explorer and Microsoft Outlook. Unlike the commercial products, however, ClamWin doesn't automatically scan files in real time as you download them—you'll have to schedule a scan of your system or manually click on a file to scan it individually. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">20. <a href="http://www.moonsecure.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Moon Secure</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This app also uses the Clam AV engine (though developers claim to be working on one of their own), but offers a different interface and some different features. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">21. <a href="http://p3scan.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">P3Scan</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This e-mail proxy server scans both incoming and outgoing messages for viruses, worms, trojans, spam, and other malware. Like most open-source anti-virus tools, it's based in part on the ClamAV engine. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">22. <a href="http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/index.html#about" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Rootkit Hunter</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This no-frills tool scans for rootkits and other malware on Linux system. While it does not provide live or scheduled scanning, the Web site explains how to set up your system to scan daily. Operating System: Linux, Unix.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">23. <a href="http://viralator.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Viralator</a> Still getting the occasional network virus even after you install anti-virus software? Viralator supplements the existing anti-virus software on your proxy server to block malware that might otherwise slip in when users access free webmail accounts. Operating System: Linux, Unix.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4 style="font-size: 13px; ">Open Source Software: Application Firewall</h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >24. </span><a href="http://www.novell.com/linux/security/apparmor/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">AppArmor</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Part of openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise, Novell's application firewall uses policy-based profiles to control who can access various applications. This is not an appliance like the Barricuda product, but it does perform many of the same functions. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">25. <a href="http://www.modsecurity.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ModSecurity</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">ModSecurity provides a wide range of protection for Web applications. You can also purchase an appliance from <a href="http://www.breach.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Breach Security</a>. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">26. <a href="http://www.nsa.gov/research/selinux/index.shtml" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">SELinux</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Developed by the NSA, Security Enhanced Linux adds mandatory access control features to the Linux OS. It enforces complete separation of information to make it more difficult to bypass application security mechanisms. Operating System: Linux, Unix.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Astronomy</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >27. </span><a href="http://www.shatters.net/celestia/index.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Celestia</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">If you're tired of staring at your cubicle walls, why not take a break and fly around the galaxy for a while. Celestia lets you see the skies at any time from any point in the known universe, using real images wherever possible. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">28. <a href="http://edu.kde.org/kstars/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">KStars</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Developed by the KDE Education Project, KStars is a planetarium program that's very similar to Stellarium (see below). Unique features include an altitude vs. time tool, what's up tonight tool, and an AAVSO Lightcurve Generator. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">29. <a href="http://sta.estec.esa.int/Space_Trajectory_Analysis/Home.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Space Trajectory Analysis</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This app lets researchers analyze, simulate, and visualize the paths of objects that have been launched into space. It's currently being used by the European Space Agency and a number of international universities. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">30. <a href="http://stellarium.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Stellarium</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">If you're thinking of taking up astronomy as a hobby but don't want to buy a telescope or stay up late, try Stellarium. It offers a view of the night skies from any point on earth, and it's so accurate, it's even used by many planetariums. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Audio Tools</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >31. </span><a href="http://amarok.kde.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Amarok</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Amarok plays music, creates playlists, displays lyrics and cover art, and integrates with a number of Web services for listening to or purchasing tracks. The interface has improved with time, and the latest version offers some great new features like the automatic playlist generator. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">32. <a href="http://aqualung.factorial.hu/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Aqualung</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Originally designed for Linux, this multi-platform tool plays audio CDs, internet radio streams, podcasts, and "soundfiles in just about any audio format." At the top of its long list of features is the ability to play multiple tracks without gaps in between—a real plus for concert recordings or other albums designed to flow seamlessly from one song to the next.. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">33. <a href="http://www.atunes.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">aTunes</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Java-based aTunes plays and manages your music, much like its obvious namesake. The interface isn't as pretty as some of the other music players, but its easy to use and provides contextual info for the artists, like cover art, YouTube videos, etc. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">34. <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Audacity</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Audacity does not offer the quality of features that professionals would need, but it can handle just about any audio recording and editing task most home users and garage bands need. Features include pitch change, tempo change, noise removal, and a number of special effects. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">35. <a href="http://ac3filter.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">AC3Filter</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This audio decoder and processor filter allows media players to play AC3 and DTS audio tracks from movies. It also allows you to mix audio tracks and adjust sound quality. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">36. <a href="http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">BonkEnc</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This tool rips CDs and converts audio files to MP3, MP4/M4A, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, WAV and Bonk formats. It's also optimized for multi-core systems for fast performance. Operating System: Windows</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">37. <a href="http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">CDex</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Tremendously popular, CDex has been downloaded more than 38 million times. In addition to creating WAV files, it also supports Lame MP3 encoder, APE lossles audio format, Ogg Vorbis encoder, Windows WMA8 encoder, and many others. Operating System: Windows</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">38. <a href="http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/cdrecord.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Cdrtools</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">If you're comfortable working from the command line, this set of tools will let you record audio, burn CDs/DVDs, and perform a variety of other tasks. It also now supports Blu-Ray. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">39. <a href="http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">CoolPlayer</a> This audio-only player boasts a small file size and "blazing fast" speed when you just want to play audio tracks. Other features include an 8-band equalizer, MP3 to WAV conversion, playlist editor and support for streaming content. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">40. <a href="http://supercoldmilk.com/drumtrack/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">DrumTrack</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Want to add a drum track to your composition, but don't own drums? This app lets you take real rhythm samples and arrange them as you see fit. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">41. <a href="http://easytag.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">EasyTAG</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">EasyTAG allows users to view and edit the tag fields on MP3, MP2, MP4/AAC, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack, Monkey's Audio, and WavPack files. It includes a tree-based browser and CDDB support for manual and automatic searches. Operating System: Windows, Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">42. <a href="http://frinika.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Frinika</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Like Audacity, Java-based Frinika offers music recording and editing features suitable for amateur musicians. It also lets you create music right from your PC, using your keyboard to add synthesizer and drum beat tracks. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">43. <a href="http://www.hydrogen-music.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Hydrogen</a> Replaces: <a href="http://www.sonomawireworks.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">DrumCore</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">For Linux and Mac users, Hydrogen offers similar functionality as DrumTrack. Its feature set is also more robust than DrumTrack's, making it suitable for professionals. Operating System: Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">44. <a href="http://jajuk.info/index.php/Main_Page" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Jajuk</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Designed for people with large and/or scattered music collections, Jajuk aims to make organizing your music easier. It looks and feels similar to aTunes, and it's been called "the most powerful jukebox out there." Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">45. <a href="http://melloware.com/products/jukes/index.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Jukes</a> This twelve-year-old app was recently rewritten to be cross-platform and renamed (from "Put up your Jukes"). It's highly customizable with great management features. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">46. <a href="http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Juice</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Juice makes it easy to capture and listen to podcasts, any time, anywhere. It includes a directory of thousands of online podcasts, so it’s also easy to find the one you want. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">47. <a href="http://www.kde.org/applications/multimedia/kmid/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">KMid</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Turn your PC into a karaoke player with this KDE app. It also plays Midi files and includes features like pitch control, a visual metronome and a piano player window. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">48. <a href="http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">LAME</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Although LAME stands for "Lame Ain’t No MP3 Encoder," the first line on its Web site states, "LAME is an MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder." It was intended as an educational tool for those interested in improving the speed and quality of MP3 files. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">49. <a href="http://lmms.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Linux MultiMedia Studio</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This app lets you create your own melody, drum track, bass line, and import samples, then mix them all together. Note that although it says "Linux" in the name, it is also available for Windows. Operating System: Windows, Linux</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">50. <a href="http://mixere.sourceforge.net/index.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Mixere</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">While not as advanced as the professional tools above, Mixere lets you mix sound during a live performance with an easy-to-understand spreadsheet-like interface. Key features include dynamic looping, auto-triggering of audio, fully automated sliders, gradual muting, and crossfading. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">51. <a href="http://www.mixxx.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Mixxx</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Much more robust than Mixere, Mixxx offers a real alternative to the commercial tools. Even if you're new to DJing, Mixx makes it easy to beatmatch songs, add effects, and scratch. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">52. <a href="http://moc.daper.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">MOC</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Simply select a directory, and the MOC (Music On Console) audio player will play all files in that directory. Supported file formats include MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Musepack, Speex, WAVE, AIFF, and AU. Operating System: Linux/Unix, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">53. <a href="http://www.nanoo.org/moosic/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Moosic</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">While most of the other apps in this category have fairly nice GUIs, Moosic is sort of an iTunes for command-line junkies. If you want to organize and play your music by typing in shell commands, this is the option for you. Operating System: Linux/Unix.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">54. <a href="http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">MP3Gain</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Tired of constantly adjusting the volume when playing MP3s? MP3Gain uses statistical analysis to gauge how loud songs sound in the human ear, and then modifies the volume appropriately without degrading the quality of playback. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">55. <a href="http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/mp3splt_page/home.php" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Mp3splt</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Mp3splt is an audio utility that does just one thing—it lets you cut mp3 and ogg files into smaller files and rename them. It’s especially useful if you need to split an entire album into individual tracks. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">56. <a href="http://pandoradesktop.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Pandora Radio Desktop App</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">You don't have to upgrade to Pandora One in order to get a desktop app to listen to the free Pandora service. This lightweight app minimizes to your system tray and removes banner ads. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">57. <a href="http://www.pulptunes.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">pulpTunes</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Want to access your home iTunes library while you’re at work? Install pulpTunes and you can access your music from any Web-connected computer. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">58. <a href="http://www.nerdoftheherd.com/tools/radiodld/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Radio Downloader</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">If your favorite online radio station only offers streaming content, you can turn it into a podcast you can listen to any time with Radio Downloader. It comes with built-in support for BBC content and a helpful "favourites" tab. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">59. <a href="http://getsongbird.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Songbird</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">One of the best open source iTunes alternatives, Songbird offers an attractive interface, both audio and video playback, track and concert ticket purchase, and much more. It's also now available on many Android phones. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, Android.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">60. <a href="http://streamripper.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">StreamRipper</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">StreamRipper allows you to record and save Shoutcast streams and other Internet audio. Its key feature is the ability to find silences and mark them as possible points of track separation. Operating System: Windows, Linux/Unix.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">61. <a href="http://zinf.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Zinf</a> Like CoolPlayer, Zinf is a barebones music player. It plays most types of audio files, allows creation of playlists and displays album art. Operating System: Windows, Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "><br /></p><p></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Backup</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >62. </span><a href="http://www.amanda.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Amanda</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Used on more than half a million servers and desktops, Amanda is a tremendously popular client-server backup solution. It can write to tape and disk at the same time, and it supports both 4096-bit keys with public-key cryptography and 256-bit AES encryption. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "><br /></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">63. <a href="http://areca.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Areca Backup</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Areca Backup offers compression, encryption, file version tracking, backup simulation, and many other features. In addition to typical incremental, differential, and full backup options, it also offers delta backup, which only stores the modified parts of files. Operating System: Windows, Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">64. <a href="http://www.bacula.org/en/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Bacula</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><div class="litcontent"><p>Designed for enterprise users, the Bacula<a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3918051_2/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734835" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">network</a> backup solution finds the middle ground between ease of use and advanced features. It can scale from a single system to a network of hundreds of thousands. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X</p></div><p></p><p></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">65. <a href="http://www.partimage.org/Main_Page" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Partimage</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This disk backup tool includes network support. It's also helpful for network administrators because it offers the ability to install identical <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3918051_2/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734820" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">software</a> on a whole fleet of computers at once. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">66. <a href="http://redobackup.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Redo</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Redo Backup and Recovery lets you re-boot from a CD or thumb drive, eliminating the need to re-install Windows if you get hit with malware. Key features include bare-metal restore, deleted file recovery, drive reset and an easy-to-use GUI. Operating System: Windows, Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Billing</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >67. </span><a href="http://www.jbilling.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">jBilling</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Used by a variety of ISPs, telecoms, ASPs, media and software companies, jBilling makes it easy to manage even the most complicated subscription systems. It's Web-based and completely scalable, so it can grow with your company. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Biology</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >68. </span><a href="http://cbbl.imim.es:8080/ByoDyn" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">ByoDyn</a><span class="Apple-style-span" > Scientists building models of biochemical networks or pathways can use ByoDyn to estimate and analyze the parameters underlying these processes. In addition to the downloadable version, it can also be accessed online as a Web app. Operating System: Linux, OS X.</span><p style="font-size: 13px; ">69. <a href="http://www.genocad.org/about.php/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">GenoCAD</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Granted, this is something the average user will likely never download, but the Virginia Bioformatics Institute has made this gene sequencing software available through an open source license. It's helping make possible some cutting edge scientific research. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4 style="font-size: 13px; ">Open Source Software: Blogging</h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >70. </span><a href="http://lifetype.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">LifeType</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">While it doesn't offer free hosting like some of the others on this list, LifeType does offer an excellent platform for creating your own blog or even an entire Web site. Key features include an easy-to-use WYSIWYG interface, integrated media management, a good template library, built-in anti-spam, and support for multiple authors. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">71. <a href="http://www.movabletype.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">MovableType</a> MovableType bills itself as an "all-in-one social publishing platform" with Web site creation, content management and social networking features, in addition to its blog publishing features. It shares some code with TypePad. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">72. <a href="http://nucleuscms.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Nucleus CMS</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">It bills itself as a Content Management System, but in reality Nucleus is primarily a tool for setting up a blog and hosting it on your own server. Features include a built-in commenting tool, URLs optimized for readers, and multi-lingual support. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">73. <a href="http://wordpress.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">WordPress</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">One of the most popular blogging platforms, WordPress is currently the home of more than 25 million blogs. It also offers enough template options and special features that some people use it to host their entire sites. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Browsers</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >74. </span><a href="http://www.chromium.org/Home" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Chromium</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Chromium is the open source project behind Google's <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Chrome</a> browser, and it's also the base for several other, less popular open source browsers. It's best known for being lightweight and fast. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, ChromeOS</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">75. <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Firefox</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">According to the latest figures from NetApplications, about 23 percent of all people on the Web use the Firefox browser. Its key benefits over Internet Explorer are its speed, security and huge library of add-ons and themes. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">76. <a href="http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">K-Meleon</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Very similar to Firefox, K-Meleon aims to let the user have absolute control over how the browser looks and feels. It also lets you choose whether to use a Favorites, Hotlist, and/or Bookmarks list, and it supports mouse gestures. Operating System: Windows</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">77. <a href="https://www.torproject.org/torbrowser/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Tor Browser Bundle</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">If you're really paranoid about privacy or have other reasons for wanting to browse the Internet anonymously, the Tor Bundle will install with your existing browser for ultimate protection. When it's running, no one can tell what sites you are visiting, sites can't figure out your physical location, and you should be able to access sites that are blocked by governments or Web filtering software. You can also install it on a thumb drive for mobility. Operating System: Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Bugtrackers</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >78. </span><a href="http://www.bugzilla.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Bugzilla</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">More than 1,000 groups use Bugzilla to track their software bugs, including Mozilla, Facebook, the Linux kernel and NASA. The Web-based system makes it easy to manage code changes, issue patches and stay in communication with other members of your development team. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">79. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnats/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">GNATS</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">The GNU bug tracking system stores information about software defects in a central searchable database. It can be accessed via a variety of interfaces and can send communication to team members as needed. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Business Rule Management System</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >80. </span><a href="http://www.jboss.org/drools/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">JBoss Drools</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">A competitor to commercial software like Blaze Advisor and JRules, Drools describes itself as a<a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3918051_2/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734812" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">business</a> logic integration platform for rules, workflow and event processing. It includes five separate modules: Drools Guvnor (BRMS/BPMS), Drools Expert (rule engine), Drools Flow (process/workflow), Drools Fusion (event processing/temporal reasoning) and Drools Planner (automated planning). Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Bulletin Board</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >81. </span><a href="http://www.phpbb.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">phpBB</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">The world’s most widely used open source forum creation software, phpBB, lets you set up an online community in just minutes. It includes the ability to send attachments, create unlimited sub-forums, add custom BBCodes, and many other features. Operating System: OS independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Business Intelligence (BI)</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >82. </span><a href="http://www.jaspersoft.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">JasperSoft</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">"The world's most widely used business intelligence software," Jaspersoft was named the fastest growing BI vendor by Gartner in 2009. Currently, more than 100 companies use its award-winning cloud-based service, Jaspersoft Live. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">83. <a href="http://jmagallanes.sourceforge.net/en/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">JMagallanes</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">JMagallanes users can create static reports, pivot tables and charts from SQL, Excel, XML, and other file types. The interface isn't particularly polished, but it gets the job done. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">84. <a href="http://mondrian.pentaho.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Mondrian</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">From the makers of Pentaho, Mondrian is a Java-based OLAP engine. That means you can use it to analyze large SQL databases without knowing how to write SQL. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">85. <a href="http://openi.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">OpenI</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">OpenI was specifically designed for on-demand and SaaS deployments. It helps users visualize <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3918051_2/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734800" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">data</a>from OLAP and relational databases through reports and dashboards. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">86. <a href="http://oreports.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">OpenReports</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Another Web-based reporting tool, OpenReports leverages many other open source projects to provide a very powerful and flexible reporting engine. The commercial version adds capabilities like dashboards and conditional scheduling. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">87. <a href="http://www.jedox.com/en/home/overview.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Palo BI Suite</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">The "first open source, software as a service, business intelligence solution," Palo's <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3918051_2/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734855" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">SaaS</a> edition can help companies reduce their hardware, maintenance and installation costs. It offers planning, analysis and reporting capabilities that are a step up from using a spreadsheet application. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">88. <a href="http://www.pentaho.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Pentaho</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Pentaho's business intelligence suite includes reporting, analysis, dashboards, data integration and data mining modules. The on-demand version also includes "data services on–demand," a thin-client Agile BI data wizard. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">89. <a href="http://rapid-i.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">RapidMiner</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">"One of the most widely used data mining and predictive analysis solutions world-wide," RapidMiner includes more than 400 data mining operators that can be used independently or combined. The fee-based enterprise editions add other business intelligence capabilities, as well as support and warranties. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Business Process Management/Business Performance Management (BPM)</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >90. </span><a href="http://www.adaptiveplanning.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Adaptive Planning</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">An alternative to Excel-based processes, Adaptive Planning calls itself "the worldwide leader in on-demand budgeting, forecasting, and reporting solutions." In addition to the free open-source version, it offers paid corporate and enterprise editions that can be installed on-premise or accessed on demand. Operating System: Windows, Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">91. <a href="http://www.processmaker.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ProcessMaker</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Used by well-known companies like Toyota, Lenovo and Honeywell, ProcessMaker aims to simplify and optimize workflows. The enterprise edition is available either on-site or in-the-cloud, with a free 30-day trial. Operating System: Windows, Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">92. <a href="http://www.uengine.org/web/guest/home" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">uEngine</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">The uEngine BPM suite includes three separate components: BPM Foundation with a process engine and modeling tool; the process portal with personalization, single sign-on, and dashboard capabilities; and the BP Analyzer with OLAP analyzing and charting abilities. It supports multiple languages, including English, but because it is developed by a Korean company, parts of the Web site and interface sound strange to native English speakers. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Business Suites</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >93. </span><a href="http://www.adempiere.com/index.php/ADempiere" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">ADempiere ERP Business Suite</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Compared to the other open-source ERP options, Adempiere is much more community-oriented. It also includes some POS and CRM functionality, and integrates well with a number of other business-focused open source applications. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, others</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">94. <a href="http://www.allocpsa.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">allocPSA</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This web-based suite includes a dashboard, bookkeeping, project management, time tracking, to do lists, CRM, calendar, and much more, all designed specifically to meet the needs of professional service organizations. The Web site includes a video that provides a helpful overview of the key features. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">95. <a href="http://www.compiere.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Compiere ERP + CRM Business Solution</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Designed for multi-site, multi-national corporations, Compiere offers dashboards, reporting, customer history, and a variety of other tools designed to help users keep track of what's happening within their businesses. It can be deployed on-site on in the cloud through Amazon EC2. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">96. <a href="http://www.dolibarr.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Dolibarr ERP/CRM</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Designed for small to medium sized companies, freelancers or foundations, Dolibarr offers a modular approach to ERP and CRM that lets you install only the functions you need. It installs on your Web server and can be accessed from any browser. The Web site includes a number of screenshots and an online demo so that you can see how it works before you download. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">97. <a href="http://www.gnuenterprise.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">GNU Enterprise</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">GNU Enterprise contains a host of developer and ERP tools, including human resources, accounting, CRM, project management, supply chain management, and e-commerce features. Its modular design and open architecture make it easy to customize and easy to maintain. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">98. <a href="http://jallinone.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">JAllInOne ERP/CRM</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Despite its name, JAllInOne is primarily an ERP solution with some basic CRM functions. It provides all the standard ERP functionality and supports multiple users, multiple languages, and multiple companies. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">99. <a href="https://www.jfire.org/modules/content/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">JFire</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Key features of this ERP/CRM/SCM suite include product management, sales and purchases, billing and accounting, customer relationship management, issue tracking and reporting. In addition to the link above, additional information can be found on the <a href="https://www.jfire.org/modules/content/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">jFire community site</a>. Operating System: OS Independent</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">100. <a href="http://www.ohioedge.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Ohioedge</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Ohioedge combines CRM and BPM features in a Java-based app. The site is light on documentation, but does include a helpful test drive that lets you see how the software can be used. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">101. <a href="http://www.opentaps.org/index.php" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">opentaps</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Used by Toyota, Honeywell, and others, Opentaps combines ecommerce, Customer Relationship Management, Warehouse and Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, and Financial Management with Business Intelligence and mobility integration. Like several of the others in this category, it's also available in the cloud through Amazon. Operating System: Windows, Linux</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">102. <a href="http://plazma.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Plazma ERP + CRM</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">While heavy on CRM features, Plazma does also offer some ERP functions. The interface is fairly bare-bones, but it gets the job done for small businesses. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">103. <a href="http://tntconcept.sourceforge.net/en/index.html" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">TNT Concept</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This app isn't designed to replace existing financial management applications; rather, it works alongside them and adds management and CRM functionality. It's available on an SaaS basis from Spanish company Autentia, which originally developed the software for its own internal use. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: CAD</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >104. </span><a href="http://brlcad.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">BRL-CAD</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Originally developed by the military, BRL-CAD has been around for more than 20 years, so it's both stable and full-featured. Its modeling capabilities have been used to design and analyze vehicles, houses, mechanical parts, weapons systems and more. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, others.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">105. <a href="http://archimedes.iv.org.br/portal" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Archimedes</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Aimed primarily at architects, Archimedes can create both 2D and 3D designs like AutoCAD. However, because it's still in the earlier stages of development, its features aren't quite as robust as AutoCAD. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Chemistry</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >106. </span><a href="http://jmol.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">Jmol</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">This java-based app lets students create diagrams of atoms, molecules, macromolecules, crystals, and more. The site includes a handbook and tutorials for helping you learn how to use the software. Operating System: OS Independent.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">107. <a href="http://edu.kde.org/kalzium/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Kalzium</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Kalzium offers a free guide to the periodic table, including chemical data, energy information, diagrams, and a glossary. It also includes a helpful equation solver and calculator. (Note that in order to use Kalzium on Windows, you'll have to download <a href="http://windows.kde.org/download.php" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">KDE for Windows</a>.)Operating System: Windows, Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">108. <a href="http://protomol.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">ProtoMol</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">ProtoMol is a framework for molecular dynamics simulation. It's designed to be highly flexible, easily extensible, and to meet high performance demands. Operating System: Linux, Unix, Windows.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Classroom Management</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >109. </span><a href="http://italc.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">iTALC</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Intelligent Teaching and Learning with Computers, aka iTALC, gives teachers the tools they need to manage a computer-based classroom without the high license fees of commercial software. Key features include remote control, demo viewing, overview mode, workstation locking and VPN access for off-site students. Operating System: Windows, Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">110. <a href="http://mando.sourceforge.net/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Mando</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Mando lets you create an interactive whiteboard. If you have your computer connected to a camera and a projector, you can use your laser pointer to control the computer in front of the class, just as you would use a mouse at your desk. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; "></p><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >Open Source Software: Cloud Infrastructure</span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" >111. </span><a href="http://www.openstack.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; ">OpenStack</a><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Backed by Nasa, Rackspace and many other notable technology companies, OpenStack is building two separate cloud technologies: Compute, which provides the technology necessary to set up a <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3918051_2/Ultimate-List-of-Open-Source-Software.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="28734796" style="float: none; left: auto; right: auto; top: auto; bottom: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important; line-height: normal; text-align: left; position: static !important; display: inline; font-family: inherit !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 13px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; ">cloud environment</a>, and Object Storage for cloud-based storage. The goal is to develop standards that will promote interoperability among cloud offerings. Operating System: N/A</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">112. <a href="http://cloud.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Cloud.com CloudStack</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">CloudStack makes it possible for enterprises and service providers to build and manage their own clouds. While the community version is completely open source, the enterprise and service provider editions use some proprietary code. Operating System: Linux</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">113. <a href="http://www.opennebula.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">OpenNebula</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">OpenNebula bills itself as "the open source toolkit for open source computing." It is enterprise-class IaaS software that can handle hundreds of thousands of virtual machines. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">114. <a href="http://open.eucalyptus.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">Eucalyptus</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Eucalyptus software implements scalable IaaS-style private and hybrid clouds. Community members can also access the Eucalyptus Community Cloud where they can test the software in the cloud. Operating System: Linux.</p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">115. <a href="http://appscale.cs.ucsb.edu/" style="color: rgb(0, 140, 180); text-decoration: none; ">AppScale</a></p><p style="font-size: 13px; ">Sponsored by UC Santa Barbara, this open-source version of Google App Engine provides a PaaS cloud infrastructure for development and testing purposes. It also supports Amazon EC2 and Eucalyptus. Operating System: Linux.</p><p></p><p></p></div><p></p></span>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593116675349222544.post-36511192275320217752010-12-27T21:41:00.000-08:002010-12-27T22:35:48.718-08:00New World Of Technology<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blog.jbi.in/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/opensource_logo-300x258.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 258px;" src="http://www.blog.jbi.in/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/opensource_logo-300x258.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; "><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; "><b>Open source</b> describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">philosophy</a>, others consider it a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatism" title="Pragmatism" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">pragmatic methodology</a>. Before the term <i>open source</i> became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; <i>open source</i> gained hold with the rise of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" title="Internet" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Internet</a>, and the attendant need for massive retooling of the computing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code" title="Source code" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">source code</a>. Opening the source code enabled a self-enhancing diversity of production models, communication paths, and interactive communities. Subsequently, the new phrase "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software" title="Open-source software" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">open-source software</a>" was born to describe the environment that the new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright" title="Copyright" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">copyright</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensing" title="Licensing" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">licensing</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain" title="Domain" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">domain</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer" title="Consumer" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">consumer</a> issues created.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><h2 style="color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; "><span class="mw-headline" id="Applications"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; "><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">The open source model includes the concept of concurrent yet different agendas and differing approaches in production, in contrast with more centralized models of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_developer_(disambiguation)" title="Software developer (disambiguation)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">development</a> such as those typically used in commercial software companies. A main principle and practice of open source software development is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_production" title="Peer production" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">peer production</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter" title="Barter" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">bartering</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaboration" title="Collaboration" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">collaboration</a>, with the end-product, source-material, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprints" title="Blueprints" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">blueprints</a>", and documentation available at no cost to the public. This is increasingly being applied in other fields of endeavor, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">biotechnology</a>. </p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fconfused.anurag%2Falbumid%2F5555613736741814673%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCJzD_cSR-KGQXQ%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed> </p></span>Applications</span></span></h2><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; ">Many fields of study and social and political views have been affected by the growth of the concept of open source. Advocates in one field often support the expansion of open source in other fields. For example, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds" title="Linus Torvalds" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Linus Torvalds</a> said, "the future is open source everything." But <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Raymond" title="Eric Raymond" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Eric Raymond</a> and other founders of the open source movement have sometimes publicly argued against speculation about applications outside software, saying that strong arguments for software openness should not be weakened by overreaching into areas where the story is less compelling. The broader impacts of the open source movement, and the extent of its role in the development of new information sharing procedures, remain to be seen.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; ">The open source movement has inspired increased <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(humanities)" title="Transparency (humanities)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">transparency</a> and liberty in other fields, including the release of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">biotechnology</a> research by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAMBIA" title="CAMBIA" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CAMBIA</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Wikipedia</a>,and other projects. The open-source concept has also been applied to media other than computer programs, e.g., by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons" title="Creative Commons" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Creative Commons</a>. It also constitutes an example of user innovation (see for example the book <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratizing_Innovation" title="Democratizing Innovation" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Democratizing Innovation</a></i>). Often, open source is an expression where it simply means that a system is available to all who wish to work on it. The difference between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing" title="Crowdsourcing" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">crowdsourcing</a> and open source is that open source production is a cooperative activity initiated and voluntarily undertaken by members of the public</p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Computer software</span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software" title="Open source software" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; ">Open source software</a> is software whose source code is published and made available to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the source code without paying royalties or fees. Open source code evolves through community cooperation. These communities are composed of individual programmers as well as very large companies. Examples of open-source software products a</span><b style="font-size: 13px; ">re:</b></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; ">Programming language</p><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/vector/images/bullet-icon.png?1); font-size: 13px; "><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP" title="PHP" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">PHP</a> - Scripting language suited for the web</li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; ">OS</p><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/vector/images/bullet-icon.png?1); font-size: 13px; "><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Project" title="GNU Project" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">GNU Project</a> — “a sufficient body of free software”</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux" title="Linux" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Linux</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system_kernel" title="Operating system kernel" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">operating system kernel</a> based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix" title="Unix" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Unix</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBSD" title="OpenBSD" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">OpenBSD</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">operating system</a> derived from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix" title="Unix" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Unix</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeBSD" title="FreeBSD" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">FreeBSD</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">operating system</a> derived from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix" title="Unix" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Unix</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSolaris" title="OpenSolaris" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">OpenSolaris</a> — Unix Operating System from Sun Microsystems</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian" title="Symbian" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Symbian</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_operating_system" title="Real-time operating system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">real-time</a> mobile <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">operating system</a></li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; ">Server</p><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/vector/images/bullet-icon.png?1); font-size: 13px; "><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server" title="Apache HTTP Server" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Apache</a> — HTTP web server</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat" title="Apache Tomcat" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tomcat web server</a> — web container</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediawiki" title="Mediawiki" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mediawiki</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">wiki</a> server software, the software that runs Wikipedia</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfresco_(software)" title="Alfresco (software)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Alfresco</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system" title="Content management system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">content management system</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RenovatioCMS" title="RenovatioCMS" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">RenovatioCMS</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system" title="Content management system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">content management system</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla" title="Joomla" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Joomla</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system" title="Content management system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">content management system</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupal" title="Drupal" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Drupal</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system" title="Content management system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">content management system</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TYPO3" title="TYPO3" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">TYPO3</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system" title="Content management system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">content management system</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress" title="WordPress" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">WordPress</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_software" title="Blog software" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">blog software</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MongoDB" title="MongoDB" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">MongoDB</a> — document-oriented, non-relational database</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(software)" title="Eclipse (software)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Eclipse</a> — software development environment comprising an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment" title="Integrated development environment" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">integrated development environment</a> (IDE)</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moodle" title="Moodle" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Moodle</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_management_system" title="Course management system" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">course management system</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_learning_environment" title="Virtual learning environment" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">virtual learning environment</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSIS" title="OpenSIS" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">openSIS</a> — open source Student Information System</li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; ">Client software</p><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/vector/images/bullet-icon.png?1); font-size: 13px; "><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OsCommerce" title="OsCommerce" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">osCommerce</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecommerce" title="Ecommerce" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">ecommerce</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeaZip" title="PeaZip" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">PeaZip</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_archiver" title="File archiver" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">File archiver</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox" title="Mozilla Firefox" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mozilla Firefox</a> — web browser</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Thunderbird" title="Mozilla Thunderbird" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mozilla Thunderbird</a> — e-mail client</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org" title="OpenOffice.org" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">OpenOffice.org</a> — office suite</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockfish_(chess)" title="Stockfish (chess)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Stockfish</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_engine" title="Chess engine" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">chess engine</a> series, considered to be one of the strongest chess programs of the world</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Zip" title="7-Zip" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">7-Zip</a> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_archiver" title="File archiver" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">File archiver</a></li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; ">And many, many more</p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><h3 style="color: black; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: initial; width: auto; "><span class="mw-headline" id="Computer_hardware"><span class="Apple-style-span">Computer hardware</span></span></h3><div><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_hardware" title="Open source hardware" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; ">Open source hardware</a> is hardware whose initial specification, usually in a software format, are published and made available to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the hardware and source code without paying royalties or fees. Open source hardware evolves through community cooperation. These communities are composed of individual hardware/software developers, hobbyists, as well as very large companies. Examples of open source hardware initiatives are:</span></p><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/vector/images/bullet-icon.png?1); "><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openmoko" title="Openmoko" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Openmoko</a>: a family of open source <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone" title="Mobile phone" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">mobile phones</a>, including the hardware specification and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">operating system</a>.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenRISC" title="OpenRISC" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">OpenRISC</a>: an open source microprocessor family, with architecture specification licensed under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GPL" title="GNU GPL" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">GNU GPL</a> and implementation under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGPL" title="LGPL" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">LGPL</a>.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems" title="Sun Microsystems" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sun Microsystems</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSPARC" title="OpenSPARC" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">OpenSPARC</a> T1 Multicore processor. Sun has released it under GPL.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino" title="Arduino" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Arduino</a>, a microcontroller platform for hobbyists, artists and designers.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simputer" title="Simputer" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Simputer</a>, an open hardware <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handheld_computer" title="Handheld computer" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">handheld computer</a>, designed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">India</a> for use in environments where computing devices such as personal computers are deemed inappropriate.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEON" title="LEON" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; ">LEON</a>: A family of open source microprocessors distributed in a library with peripheral <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_core" title="IP core" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; ">IP cores</a>, open <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARC" title="SPARC" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; ">SPARC</a> V8 specification, implementation available under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GPL" title="GNU GPL" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; ">GNU GPL</a>.</span></li></ul></div><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>;~VIA WIKIPEDIA</b></span></p><p></p><p></p></span>Anuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466364663031542652noreply@blogger.com0