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| − | == Free | + | == Free server software we use == |
| − | *[http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] | + | *[http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] ''- the document management system behind this site and behind Wikipedia'' |
| − | *[http://www.apache.org Apache] | + | *[http://nginx.org/ Nginx] ''- the webserver we use for this site'' |
| + | *[http://www.apache.org Apache] ''- the webserver we used to use before'' | ||
| + | *[[MariaDB]] ''- the database server we use for this site'' | ||
| + | *[http://exim.org Exim] ''- the mailserver software we use'' | ||
| + | *[dovecot.org Dovecot] ''- the IMAP server we use'' | ||
| + | *[http://roundcube.net RoundCube] ''- the webmail application we use'' | ||
| + | *[https://github.com/klaussilveira/gitlist GitList] ''- web-based Git repository viewer written in PHP'' | ||
| + | *[http://www.openssh.org/ OpenSSH] ''- where would we be without OpenSSH?'' | ||
| + | *[http://git-scm.com/ Git] ''- source code management system'' | ||
| + | *[http://ngircd.barton.de ngIRCd] ''- easy to install and configure IRC server daemon'' | ||
| + | *[http://www.proftpd.org/ ProFTPd] ''- easy to configure and as secure as FTP can be, for those times when clients insist on connecting with FTP rather than SFTP'' | ||
*[http://www.imagemagick.org ImageMagick] | *[http://www.imagemagick.org ImageMagick] | ||
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== Free Applications == | == Free Applications == | ||
| − | *[http://www.libreoffice.org Libre Office | + | *[http://www.libreoffice.org Libre Office] ''- the best open source office suite!'' |
| − | + | *[http://www.inkscape.org InkScape vector design package] ''- vector graphics application using SVG as it's native format'' | |
| − | *[http://www.inkscape.org InkScape vector design package] | + | *[http://gimp.org GIMP] ''- the "Photoshop" of the GNU/Linux world'' |
| − | *[http://gimp.org GIMP] '' | + | *[http://www.transmissionbt.com Transmission] ''- P2P filesharing'' |
| − | *[http:// | + | *[[Firefox]] ''- browser and web-development tools for all platforms'' |
| − | *[http:// | + | *[[Thunderbird]] ''- email application'' |
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://tox.im Tox] ''- decentralised and privite secure text, voice and video messaging'' |
| − | *[http://www.putty.nl/download.html PuTTY] | + | *[http://pidgin.im Pidgin]] ''- chat client supporting almost all protocols, has support for OTR strong encryption'' |
| + | *[http://videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] ''- media player for all platforms, plays anything without the need for all those annoying codecs'' | ||
| + | *[http://www.geany.org Geany] ''- cross platform programming editor'' | ||
| + | *[http://www.putty.nl/download.html PuTTY] ''- SSH tools for those times when you're misfortune enough to need to use Windows'' | ||
*[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ FileZilla] ''- FTP/SFTP for Windows users'' | *[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ FileZilla] ''- FTP/SFTP for Windows users'' | ||
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== Free Operating Systems == | == Free Operating Systems == | ||
| − | *[[Debian|Debian GNU/Linux]] | + | *[[Debian|Debian GNU/Linux]] ''- our preferred server operating system'' |
| − | *[[Linux Mint]] | + | *[[Linux Mint]] ''- the distro we use in the home and office'' |
| − | *[http://www.knoppix.org Knoppix] | + | *[[Ubuntu]] ''- the distro we used to use before Mint, and the one we install on servers if Debian is unavailable'' |
| − | *[http://www.uclinux.org/ μClinux] | + | *[http://project-byzantium.org Byzantium Linux] ''- the OS that automatically meshes'' |
| + | *[http://www.knoppix.org Knoppix] ''- tiny linux'' | ||
| + | *[http://www.uclinux.org/ μClinux] ''- even tinier linux'' | ||
== Programming Languages & Compilers == | == Programming Languages & Compilers == | ||
| + | *[http://www.php.net PHP] | ||
*[http://www.activeperl.org PERL] | *[http://www.activeperl.org PERL] | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[[JavaScript]] |
*[http://www.python.org Python] | *[http://www.python.org Python] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B C++] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B C++] | ||
*[[Wikipedia:R programming language|R]] | *[[Wikipedia:R programming language|R]] | ||
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*[http://mtasc.org MTASC SWF Compiler] | *[http://mtasc.org MTASC SWF Compiler] | ||
*[http://gcc.gnu.org GNU Compiler Collection] | *[http://gcc.gnu.org GNU Compiler Collection] | ||
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== Code Libraries we use == | == Code Libraries we use == | ||
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*[http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net PHPMailer] | *[http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net PHPMailer] | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Services]] | ||
*[[Open Source]] | *[[Open Source]] | ||
*[http://directory.fsf.org Free Software Directory] | *[http://directory.fsf.org Free Software Directory] | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 11 July 2015
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Law professor Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization. By disrupting traditional economic production, copyright law and established competition, they’re paving the way for a new set of economic laws, where empowered individuals are put on a level playing field with industry giants.
See also the Free software brochure :-)
Contents
Free server software we use
- MediaWiki - the document management system behind this site and behind Wikipedia
- Nginx - the webserver we use for this site
- Apache - the webserver we used to use before
- MariaDB - the database server we use for this site
- Exim - the mailserver software we use
- [dovecot.org Dovecot] - the IMAP server we use
- RoundCube - the webmail application we use
- GitList - web-based Git repository viewer written in PHP
- OpenSSH - where would we be without OpenSSH?
- Git - source code management system
- ngIRCd - easy to install and configure IRC server daemon
- ProFTPd - easy to configure and as secure as FTP can be, for those times when clients insist on connecting with FTP rather than SFTP
- ImageMagick
Free Applications
- Libre Office - the best open source office suite!
- InkScape vector design package - vector graphics application using SVG as it's native format
- GIMP - the "Photoshop" of the GNU/Linux world
- Transmission - P2P filesharing
- Firefox - browser and web-development tools for all platforms
- Thunderbird - email application
- Tox - decentralised and privite secure text, voice and video messaging
- Pidgin] - chat client supporting almost all protocols, has support for OTR strong encryption
- VLC - media player for all platforms, plays anything without the need for all those annoying codecs
- Geany - cross platform programming editor
- PuTTY - SSH tools for those times when you're misfortune enough to need to use Windows
- FileZilla - FTP/SFTP for Windows users
Free Operating Systems
- Debian GNU/Linux - our preferred server operating system
- Linux Mint - the distro we use in the home and office
- Ubuntu - the distro we used to use before Mint, and the one we install on servers if Debian is unavailable
- Byzantium Linux - the OS that automatically meshes
- Knoppix - tiny linux
- μClinux - even tinier linux
Programming Languages & Compilers
Code Libraries we use
- PHPMailer
- todo...
See also
- Services
- Open Source
- Free Software Directory
- List of free software packages
- List of free software project directories.
- Yochai Benkler - good talk on P2P and free software
- Open-source business
- Legal milestone for open source
- EU Court: When You Buy Software You Own It
- Introduction to Free Software - mathaba.net article
