for which the human-readable source code is made available under a copyright license or arrangement such as the
public domain that meets the Open Source Definition. This permits users to use, change, and improve the software,
and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form. It is very often developed in a public, collaborative manner.
Open Source Defined
What does open source mean?
GNU - Free Software Defined
Free Software Movement
Free Software Portal (Wikipedia)
Open Source Initiative (OSI)
Microsoft OSI
What does open source mean?
GNU - Free Software Defined
Free Software Movement
Free Software Portal (Wikipedia)
Open Source Initiative (OSI)
Microsoft OSI
Open Source Projects
SourceForge
SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development web site and has the largest repositoryof Open Source code and applications available on the Internet. It hosts more Open Source development products
than any other site or network worldwide. This site also provides a wide variety of services to projects they host
and to the Open Source community. SourceForge.net is owned by SourceForge, Inc.
About
Home Page
Free Downloads
Software Search
Forums
RSS Feeds
Marketplace
Help
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The Free Country
Thefreecountry.com is a collection of free programming resources, free webmasters' resources, free securityresources and free utilities.
Home Page
Site Map
Free Software
News Feed
Programming Docs
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Freshmeat
Freshmeat is the first stop for Linux users hunting for the software they need for work or play. Thousands ofapplications, which are preferably released under an open source license, are meticulously cataloged in the
database and links to new applications are added daily. Each entry provides a description of the software and
links to download it. Owned by SourceForge, Inc.
About
Home Page
Free Downloads
Most Popular
FAQ
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Linux
AboutLinux.com
Linux Distributions
Compare (Wikipedia)
Free Downloads
Forums
Knoppix Live CD (Free and Open Source GNU/Linux distribution that boots and runs completely from CD)
FreeBSD (Unix)
FreeBSD Install Guide
Ubuntu
You can either boot a live CD or install it to the local disk. It has a fairly decent DB of drivers, so you most likelywon’t have major issues with graphics, NIC drivers, etc. It can be installed as dual boot with a Windows-based OS,
even on a single partition. Whether you boot the live CD or load the OS to disk, it comes pre-bundled with Firefox,
OpenOffice, text editors, games and many system tools. The entire package can be downloaded as an ISO.
Home Page
Philosophy
Free Download (ISO is approx 700 MB)
Get Ubuntu (Other methods)
Support
Community
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Popular Apps
OpenOffice
OpenOffice.org is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations,graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores
all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office
software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
Please contribute! OpenOffice.org is provided to you at no charge, and you have every right to redistribute the
software. We depend on people willing to contribute their time and support to the project to ensure that it remains
free and available at no cost. Donate
About
Home Page
Free Download (Vendor)
Free Download (Download.com)
OpenOffice News
Product Support
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Firefox
Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite, managed by theMozilla Corporation. Firefox runs on various versions of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and many other
Unix-like operating systems. Functions can be enhanced through add-ons created by third-party developers,
including the NoScript JavaScript disabling utility (which provides extra security).
About Mozilla
Home Page
Free Download (Vendor)
Free Download (Download.com)
Tips & Tricks
Add-ons
Community
Product Support
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OpenID
OpenID is a shared identity service, which allows Internet users to log on to many different web sites using asingle digital identity, single sign-on, eliminating the need for a different user name and password for each site.
It is a decentralized, free and open standard that lets users control the amount of personal info they provide.
An OpenID is in the form of a URL.
About
Home Page
Defined (Wikipedia)
What is it?
Where to use it
Get it!
Discuss it
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