andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista; 32-bit versions only). This project was started for Dynamism for the GP2X community, but its userbase far exceeds its
OpenWengo is a community of enthusiasts and developers, creating free software products related to communication over IP. The flagship product of the OpenWengo project is a softphone which allows you to ma
Elgg is a robust open source social application engine. Elgg provides elegant, flexible and scalable solutions for organisations, groups and individuals. Take advantage of powerful social technology today.
Go-oo has built in OpenXML import filters and it will import your Microsoft Works files. Compared with up-stream OO.o, it has better Microsoft binary file support (with eg. fields support), and it will import WordPerfect graphics
BitNami stacks make it incredibly easy to install your favorite open source software. Application stacks include an open source application and all the dependencies necessary to run it, such as Apache, MySQL and PHP or Ruby. All you need to do is download
Das Programm Cryptool ist ein freies E-Learning-Programm für Windows, mit dem kryptographische Verfahren angewendet und analysiert werden können. Diese Software wird weltweit eingesetzt. Dabei unterstützt sie eine moderne Lehre an Schulen und Hochschul
The Open Komodo Project, based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, is a new initiative by ActiveState to create an open source platform for building developer environments. ActiveState has open-sourced elements of Komodo Edit, a free multi-language edit
Gobby is a free collaborative editor supporting multiple documents in one session and a multi-user chat. It runs on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other Unix-like platforms.
SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development web site. SourceForge.net provides free hosting to Open Source software development projects with a centralized resource for managing projects, issues, communications, and code.
phplist is an open-source newsletter manager. phplist is free to download, install and use, and is easy to integrate with any website. phplist is downloaded more than 10 000 times per month and is listed in the
Blacklight is an open source OPAC (online public access catalog). That means libraries (or anyone else) can use it to allow people to search and browse their collections online. Blacklight uses Solr to index and search, and it has a highly configurable Ruby on Rails front-end. Currently, Blacklight can index, search, and provide faceted browsing for MaRC records and several kinds of XML documents, including TEI, EAD, and GDMS. Blacklight was developed at the University of Virginia Library and is made public under an Apache 2.0 license.
piwik is an open source (GPL license) web analytics software. It gives interesting reports on your website visitors, your popular pages, the search engines keywords they used, the language they speak… and so much more.
Sophie is software for writing and reading rich media documents in a networked environment. Sophie’s goal is to open up the world of multimedia authoring to a wide range of people and institutions and in so doing to redefine the notion of a book or
Virenbefall, Trojaner an Bord, Wurmplage - ist der Computer infiziert, kann er oft mit Bordmitteln nicht mehr repariert werden und verweigert selbst den Start. Hier hilft das AntiVir Rescue System: Als Live-CD wird dieses Tool
Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include full unicode support, ReplayGain support and native support for several popular audio formats.
There’s a “growing disconnect in what we’re being provided from commercial companies ... and what libraries are starting to realize they need,” he said, but libraries aren’t blameless either: He believes they need to communicate more effectively the features and functionality they require. And just because it’s open source doesn’t mean it’s better. Soon enough, Gibbons suggested, open source innovations might spur competition and eventually result in more and better choices in the consumer market.
This bibliography has been compiled by Brenda Chawner, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, as part of her Ph.D. studies. It includes announcements, journal articles, and web documents that are about open source software development in libraries. It also includes articles that describe specific open source applications used in libraries, in particular dSpace, Koha, Greenstone, and MyLibrary.
Whizzywig is easy. It lets people create rich, formatted text through a web form. It actually creates HTML (or xhtml, if you prefer) but you need no HTML knowledge to use it. If you can use a word processor or email, then you can use this.
OpenProj is a free, open source project management solution. OpenProj is a complete replacement of Microsoft Project, and other commercial project solutions. OpenProj is ideal for desktop project management and is available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows
Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free Open Source software package designed to help educators create effective online courses based on sound pedagogical principles. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhos
Die explosionsartige Entwicklung von freien und Open-Source-Informationsgütern steht im Widerspruch zu der konventionellen Weisheit, dass Märkte und kommerzielle Organisationen für eine effiziente Güterverteilung notwendig sind. Diese Arbeit schlägt einen theoretischen Ansatz zur Erklärung dieses Phänomens vor, der Konzepte der Ökonomie und Theorien der Selbstorganisation aufgreift. Eine einmal erstellte und über das Internet zugänglich gemachte Information kann nicht mehr als knappes Gut betrachtet werden, da sie praktisch ohne Kosten vervielfältigt werden kann. Darüber hinaus profitiert der Urheber von ihrer freien Verbreitung, da dies die Qualität der Information verbessert und sein Ansehen steigert. Dies bietet Menschen bereits einen ausreichenden Anreiz, zu Open-Access-Projekten beizutragen. Im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen Organisationen sind Open-Access-Communitys offen, dezentralisiert und selbstorganisierend. Koordination wird durch Stigmergie erreicht: Listen mit aktuell anstehenden Arbeiten, "work in progress", führen Interessierte zu den Aufgaben, bei denen ihr Beitrag verspricht, am ertragreichsten zu sein. Dies umgeht sowohl die Notwendigkeit einer zentralisierten Planung als auch einer "unsichtbaren Hand" des Marktes.