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Attractions and Challenges of Open Source
Future Of Open Source Software What can you say about the future of Open Source Software which in itself is the future of software world? Open Source has given all new directions to technology. The best part about this technology is that any brain from any part the world can contribute towards its enhancement, then how come that it would not be better than a software written by a limited group of people sitting in a company. Open Source is ought to be better than Closed Source as... [More]
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Clementine - A cross platform music player
Clementine is a free and open source music player that is available for various platforms like windows, mac, Linux and other Unix like systems. This player came into existence in 2010. It is said to be inspired from Amarok1.4. The reason behind it's creation is often given as the displeasure that arose when Amarok 1.4 transited to version 2.0. Since it's creation, the music player has come a long way ahead. Today, It is one of the most popular music players for Linux platform. One of the main features of this player is that it has integrated... [More]
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Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? Do it with Makey Makey
MaKey MaKey is an open source hardware project that can be used to turn everyday objects into touchpads. It is a kit that consists of a MaKey MaKey board, Alligator Clips and USB Cable. It can be used with any object that can conduct a bit of electricity. How does it work? Here is an excerpt (from official website) explaining how this kit works : Alligator Clip two objects to the MaKey MaKey board. For example, you and an apple. When you touch the apple, you make a connection, and MaKey MaKey sends the computer a keyboard message. The... [More]
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MIRO-A cross platform music player
Miro is a free and open source media player which is available for
various platforms. This media player not only organizes your music and
videos but can do much more than that. It is simple to use with a
beautiful interface and is loaded with all the wonderful features. It
supports most known video and audio formats and was launched initially
as Democracy Player in 2005(later on named `Miro in 2007). Miro features Some of the main features of Miro include(From official website): Works
with your current music library: It's very easy... [More]
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Planning to open source your project? Here is what you should know
I found a really informative article that explains in great depth about the points to consider while you plan to open source your project. It's a good read for those who are new to open source projects and want to learn about the process. The article starts off discussing why "Creating an open-source project isn’t just about making your code freely available to others" ?. Why you should be clear about the goals behind making a project open source? Then the article touches the issue of License that you should choose for your project.... [More]
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Software Wars - A movie on open source Vs proprietary software
The war between open source and proprietary software is about to enter the world of feature films with Software wars . The film is currently under fund raising campaign with film makers eyeing a goal of $150k to complete this 90 minute film. If the film makers reach their funding goal, there would be another 4-5 months of effort to get the final product out for viewers. Meanwhile they have released a teaser video of the film that shows interviews by various personalities like Linus Torvalds etc along with information about how open source... [More]
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Swiss city of Bern switches to open source software solutions- Officially
In a major development, the council of Swiss city of bern has voted in favor of switching to open source software and IT solutions. There were 36 votes in favor of this switch while 20 were against it. This clearly means that proprietary software will be kicked out from the government offices of Bern. The council also plans to promote open source software in schools by providing training to increase FOSS awareness among teachers. Here is what a post on http://joinup.ec.europa.eu reports : The council members want, firstly, that all future... [More]
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Top open source software
Being an open source enthusiast, I always look out for valuable information on open source and whenever I get some I quickly share it with everybody through various sharing platforms on internet. The other day I was surfing videos on internet and I found this video listing top 10 open source software in their respective categories. This list presented in this video resonates with my personal list so I thought of sharing the video on this blog as it can be really helpful for those who are new to open source. NOTE : All the credit goes to the... [More]
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Who says open source software is less secure?
Whenever a piece of source code for any software from Microsoft gets leaked, there is a flood of warnings from security consultants that this can have huge negative impacts on the security of that particular software. These types of warnings mostly lead (or rather mislead) to doubts that if a small piece of code can cause security compromises then what about the open source software for which the whole source code is available to any and everyone. A big question arises that how do pro open source people advocate that its even more secure than... [More]
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