Apache HTTP Server

The Apache HTTP Server is a web server for Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare and other operating systems

TUE 16 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Techtionary

OpenVPN

OpenVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) package for creating point-to-point encrypted tunnels between host computers. It was written by James Yonan

WED 10 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Techtionary

Ogg Vorbis

Vorbis is an open source, lossy audio codec project headed by the Xiph.Org Foundation and intended to serve as a replacement for MP3

TUE 09 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Techtionary

Ubuntu, the most serious competitor to Windows

Ubuntu is a widely used Linux distribution offering an operating system predominantly targeted at personal computers. Based on Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu concentrates on usability, regular releases, ease of installation, and freedom from legal restrictions.

MON 27 NOV. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

The whole world is GNU

GNU (pronounced g'nu ) is a free operating system consisting of a kernel, libraries, system utilities, compilers, and end-user applications. Its name is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix",

THU 23 NOV. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

Firefox - the Racy browser

Mozilla Firefox is a free, open source, cross-platform, graphical web browser developed by the Mozilla Corporation and hundreds of volunteers.

MON 20 NOV. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

Wikipedia or the new fountain of knowledge

Wikipedia is a multi-lingual, Web-based free content encyclopedia project. The name Wikipedia is a portmanteau of the words wiki and encyclopedia. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers, allowing most articles to be changed by almost anyone with access to the Web site. Wikipedia's main servers are in Tampa, Florida, with additional servers in Amsterdam and Seoul.

FRI 17 NOV. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

Linux - Microsoft's Nemesis

Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. It is one of the most prominent examples of open source development and free software

MON 13 NOV. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

LAMP - Open source's four magic letters

The acronym LAMP (or L.A.M.P.) refers to a set of free software programs commonly used together to run dynamic Web sites or servers

MON 30 OCT. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

Open source: open to debate

One of the longest running soap operas in IT over recent years has been the supposed rise, or non-rise, of open source software and solutions

THU 12 JAN. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary