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'''Open-source software''' is computer software for which the [[source code]] is available under a [[license]] (or arrangement such as the public domain) that meets the Open Source Definition. Open Source Software is commonly associated with [[freeware]] even though not all freeware is open source. | '''Open-source software''' is computer software for which the [[source code]] is available under a [[license]] (or arrangement such as the public domain) that meets the Open Source Definition. Open Source Software is commonly associated with [[freeware]] even though not all freeware is open source and open source software does not have to be free (as in zero price). In the words of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_stallman Richard Stallman], founder of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation Free Software Foundation], open source software is "''free as in speech, not free as in beer''". | ||
In the [[Dataflex]] world Open Source products such as [[VDF Query]] and [[The Hammer]] are commonly used by developers. | In the [[Dataflex]] world Open Source products such as [[VDF Query]] and [[The Hammer]] are commonly used by developers. | ||
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==Popular Open Source Programs== | ==Popular Open Source Programs== | ||
*[[Linux]] - A Unix-like operating system | |||
*[http://httpd.apache.org Apache] - The most widely used web server on the internet (currently - Nov 2007 - about 50% share[http://news.netcraft.com/archives/web_server_survey.html], down from a maximum of just under 70% in 2005) | |||
*[http://www.mysql.org MySQL] and [http://www.postgresql.org PostgreSQL] - Database Servers | |||
*[http://www.sendmail.org Sendmail] - A very widely deployed e-mail server | |||
*[http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/index.php BIND] - The canonical DNS (Domain Name Server/Service/System) server implementation | |||
*[http://gcc.gnu.org GCC] - The [http://www.gnu.org GNU] Compiler Collection - compiles C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java and Ada | |||
*[http://www.perl.org Perl], [http://www.python.org Python], [[PHP]] and [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en Ruby] - Popular and widely-used programming languages (all four are scripting languages) | |||
*[http://www.samba.org Samba] - Allows Unix/Linux servers to act as Windows File and Print Servers | |||
*[http://www.openoffice.org Open Office] - A complete office automation suite, including word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation and other programs | |||
*[[7-Zip]] - File Compression Software [http://www.7-zip.org/] | *[[7-Zip]] - File Compression Software [http://www.7-zip.org/] | ||
*[[Eclipse]] - Development IDE [http://www.eclipse.org/] | *[[Eclipse]] - Development IDE [http://www.eclipse.org/] | ||