Best Open Source Project?

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From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
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Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's sources. Some consider it as a philosophy, and others consider it as a pragmatic methodology. 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 and its enabling of diverse production models, communication paths, and interactive communities. Subsequently, open source software became the most prominent face of open source.

The open source model can allow for the concurrent use of different agendas and approaches in production, in contrast with more centralized models of development such as those typically used in commercial software companies.
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What is the absolute best that the open source model has to offer? The term is usually applied to software specifically, but I'd like to use it here to refer to any community developed project whose collaborative efforts are freely available to all to use and/or modify in any not-for-profit manner; This could include content, health, politics, religion, media, etc..

Tags: art, culture, foss, history, hobbies, open source, oss, products, software, tech, technology, websites


 
       
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Wikipedia

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia is an international Web-based cooperative free-content encyclopedia. It exists a... [show more]

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Linux (GNU/Linux)

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Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. It is one of the most prominent examples of open source ... [show more]

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Apache Server

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Even if you think you've never used Apache, you have. Apache serves 70% of all websites on the internet. http://www.apache.org/

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Ubuntu Linux

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http://www.ubuntu.com/ Linux for human beings! The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: tha... [show more]

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OpenOffice

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A free, open source replacement for MS office, and it mostly works well with MS documents. Download at http://www.openoffice.org/

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PHP

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http://www.php.net PHP: Widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.

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MySQL

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MySQL is the fast, simple-to-use database engine driving the vast majority of open source-powered websites, for which its excelle... [show more]

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Python

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http://www.python.org/ Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software devel... [show more]

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BitTorrent

http://www.bittorrent.com/ BitTorrent is a peer-assisted, digital content delivery platform that provides the fastest, most effici... [show more]

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Eclipse

http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse is an open source IDE project that can be used for all sorts of development. I have been using ... [show more]

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Blender 3D

Blender is the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback. Ava... [show more]

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Debian

http://www.debian.org/ The universal operating system. This distribution is the rock on which Ubuntu, Knoppix, DSL, and many... [show more]

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Drupal

More than just a CMS, perhaps the finest constructed middleware application server platform in all of Open Source-dom.

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Creative Commons

http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons defines the spectrum of possibilities between full copyright " all rights reserved "... [show more]

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Ruby on Rails

http://www.rubyonrails.org Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework that's optimized for programmer happiness and sustaina... [show more]

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Thunderbird

An awesome free mail client, and a great alternative to Outlook. Calendar and other extensions are available. http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/

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FreeBASIC

FreeBASIC - as the name suggests - is a completely free, open-source, 32-bit BASIC compiler, with the syntax the most compatible p... [show more]

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Wordpress

A fantastically dynamic blogging software.

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GCC - GNU Compiler Collection, http://gcc.gnu.org

Open source would not have gotten far without free and open source compilers. GCC has front-ends for C, C++, Fortran, and more, b... [show more]

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Java

Yes, Java is going open source! Sun started a revolution with Java technology 10 years ago. With a free runtime, an open specif... [show more]

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PostgreSQL

The World's most advanced open-source database. Highly scalable, SQL compliant, open source object-relational database management system.

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Amarok

Rediscover your music! Consistently voted best music player on Linux. Coming to Windows next year. Try it out. http://amarok.kd... [show more]

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Joomla

Joomla! is one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems on the planet. It is used all over the world for everyt... [show more]

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Subversion

Subversion (SVN) is an open source application for revision control. It is designed specifically to be a modern replacement for CV... [show more]

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86 compatible, amd64 compatible, ARM, IA-64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC architectures. It i... [show more]

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holotone 2 years ago

Digg 'em if ya got 'em!
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ThinkerMaddy 2 years ago

Wikipedia, Firefox and Ubuntu are extremely close contenders. It's like having to choose best of the best. Wikipedia for me, since it covers an almost universal domain of knowledge, not just computers.