What is OpenSource and what are the OpenSource Products in the net

Posted by ADMINISTRATOR On 23 August 2009 No Commented

 

Open source is an approach to the design, development, and distribution of software, offering practical accessibility to a software’s source code. Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches, while others consider it a critical strategic element of their operations. Before open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; the term open source gained popularity with the rise of the Internet, which provided access to diverse production models, communication paths, and interactive communities.
Software development costs in organizations have been touted as being approximately 15% of total costs. This indicates that the value of one over another development methodology is more of a marketing decision (which customers and pricing models) as much as it is about the design of software. The open source model of operation and decision making allows concurrent input of different agendas, approaches and priorities, and differs from the more closed, centralized models of development.[1] The principles and practices are commonly applied to the peer production development of source code for software that is made available for public collaboration. The result of this peer-based collaboration is usually released as open-source software, however, open source methods are increasingly being applied in other fields of endeavor, such as biotechnology

Open source is an approach to the design, development, and distribution of software, offering practical accessibility to a software’s source code. Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches, while others consider it a critical strategic element of their operations. Before open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; the term open source gained popularity with the rise of the Internet, which provided access to diverse production models, communication paths, and interactive communities.

 

Software development costs in organizations have been touted as being approximately 15% of total costs. This indicates that the value of one over another development methodology is more of a marketing decision (which customers and pricing models) as much as it is about the design of software. The open source model of operation and decision making allows concurrent input of different agendas, approaches and priorities, and differs from the more closed, centralized models of development.[1] The principles and practices are commonly applied to the peer production development of source code for software that is made available for public collaboration. The result of this peer-based collaboration is usually released as open-source software, however, open source methods are increasingly being applied in other fields of endeavor, such as biotechnology

 

Here are some of the open source softwares that i found useful (links to download page given) 

 

firefox

Mozilla Firefox

The premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world’s best browser. 
Download Page

 

 

miro

Miro

Beautiful interface. Plays any video type (much more than windows media player). Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others. 
Download Page

 

 

gaim

Pidgin

Connect to multiple IM accounts simultaneously in a single app, including: AOL IM, MSN, and Jabber. 
Download Page

 

 

thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird

Powerful spam filtering, solid interface, and all the features you need. 
Download Page

 

 

rssowl

RSSOwl

Solid cross-platform RSS client.
Download Page

 

 

cabos

Cabos

A simple, easy to use filesharing program. Gnutella network. 
Download Page

 

 

gnucleus

Gnucleus

A very good Gnutella search and download filesharing program. 
Download Page

 

 

VLC

VLC

Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Pretty good interface. 
Download Page

 

 

MPlayer

MPlayer

Similar to VLC– plays loads of video formats. 
Download Page

 

 

media player classic

Media Player Classic

Compact, but powerful media player. Plays anything under the sun. No install necessary. 
Download Page

 

 

media coder

Media Coder

Great tool for ripping CDs, DVDs, etc and converting between tons of video formats. 
Download Page

 

 

open office

OpenOffice.org

Big, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Compatible with and a free replacement for Microsoft Word documents. Also supports OpenDocument Format. 
Download Page

 

 

abiword

AbiWord

A word processor. Leaner and quicker than OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format. 
Download Page

 

 

juice

Juice

Solid podcasting client. 
Download Page

 

 

handbrake

Handbrake

DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter. 
Download Page

 

 

audacity

Audacity

Simple sound recording tool. 
Download Page

 

 

gimp

GIMP

Photo editing application that rivals Photoshop in features. 
Download Page

 

 

paint.net

Paint.NET

Graphics editor with a very nice interface. 
Download Page

 

 

inkscape

Inkscape

Vector graphics application. 
Download Page

 

 

filezilla

Filezilla

Excellent FTP program. 
Download Page

 

 

xchat2

X-Chat 2

IRC client. 
Download Page

 

 

PeaZip

PeaZip

Fantastic archiving utility to extract and pack archives of an extensive amount of formats. PeaZip also features password protecting archives, keyfile support, system integration, a lovely interface, and much more.
Download Page

 

 

freemind

Freemind

An innovative application for note taking and outlining. Takes time to get used to, but some people swear by it. 
Download Page

 

 

keynote

Keynote

Open Source note taking application, very good. I use this myself extensively 
Download Page

 

 

Turbo Cash

TurboCASH

Simple, easy to use application for managing personal finances. 
Download Page

 

 

 

AMSN

aMSN

MSN Messenger client written in TCL/TK 

Download Page

 

 

KMeleon

K-Meleon

Fast, nice web browser. 
Download Page

 

 

Amaya

Amaya Browser for Windows

W3C developed web browser and editor for multiple platforms 
Download Page

 

 

electric sheep

Electric Sheep

Immersive, trippy screensaver. 
Download Page

 

 

blender

Blender

Powerful 3D Modeling software. 
Download Page

 

 

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Celestia

Open-source 3D planetarium software. Akin to traveling through space (outer space). 
Download Page

 

 

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Stellarium

“Renders realistic skys in realtime.” See what you would see if your city wasn’t so light-polluted. Used in real planetariums. 
Download Page

 

 

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Marathon: Aleph One

Engine for Bungie’s free FPS series Marathon. Play online, solo play with rich original story, many total conversions and thousands of maps. 
Download Page

 

 

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Zombies

3D zombie strategy game. 
Download Page

 

 

armagetron

Armagetron Advanced

3D Tron game. 
Download Page

 

 

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BZFlag

First-person tank game. 
Download Page

 

 

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Battle for Wesnoth

Fantasy / Strategy Game 
Download Page

 

 

CC Publisher

CC Publisher

Host Creative Commons video or audio files for free on archive.org with this easy uploader. 
Download Page

 

 

Wireshark

Wireshark

Network Protocol Analyzer, formerly called Ethereal 
Download Page

 

 

ClamWin

ClamWin

Open Source Anti-Virus. Very good at detecting viruses. Can be plugged into hMailServer for e-mail protection LIMITATION: Real Time scanning not implemented yet 
Download Page

 

 

Eraser

Eraser

Delete files securely off your hard drive utilizing DoD standards 
Download Page

 

 

MP3 Gain

MP3 Gain

Easy to use MP3 manipulation tool for Windows. adjusts sound levels on MP3′s so they are all the same 
Download Page

 

 

musikCube

musikCube

Open Source MP3 Player, ripper and organizer written using the .NET Framework 
Download Page

 

 

7-Zip

7-Zip

File archiver.
Download Page

 

 

XEmacs

XEmacs

The classic, super customizable editor, for Windows. 
Download Page

 

 

KompoZer

KompoZer

Easy to use, open source WYSIWYG html editor 
Download Page

 

 

SharpDevelop

SharpDevelop

Open Source IDE for the .NET Framework. Utilizes the multiple programming languages and Windows forms 
Download Page

 

 

Notepad ++

Notepad ++

Open Source programmers notepad for Windows 
Download Page

 

 

World Wind

Nasa World Wind

Mapping tool similar to Google Earth for Windows. Must have the .NET Framework installed. 
Download Page

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