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Law professor [http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/223 Yochai Benkler] explains [http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/247 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.
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; Free Server Software
 
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*[http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]
 
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*[http://www.apache.org Apache]
 
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*[http://www.imagemagick.org ImageMagick]
 
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*<strike>[http://www.mysql.org MySQL]</strike> &nbsp; <font color=#cc0000>''no longer free :-(''</font>
 
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*[http://www.phpmyadmin.net phpMyAdmin]
 
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*[http://www.latex-project.org/ LaTeX]
 
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*[http://doc.uvnc.com/ UltraVNC]
 
  
  
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; Free Applications
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'''See also the [[Free software brochure]] :-)'''
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*[http://www.openoffice.org Open Office] &nbsp; ''(Office suite)''
 
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*[http://www.inkscape.org InkScape] &nbsp; ''(Vector design package)''
 
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*[http://gimp.org GIMP] &nbsp; ''(GNU Image Manipulation Program)''
 
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*[http://www.blender3d.org Blender3D] &nbsp; ''(3D game engine)''
 
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*[http://www.emule-project.net eMule] &nbsp; ''(P2P download client)''
 
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*[http://www.handcraftedsoftware.org Freeproxy] &nbsp; ''(Windows proxy server)''
 
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*[http://www.putty.nl/download.html PuTTY] &nbsp; ''(Windows SSH client)''
 
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*[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ FileZilla] &nbsp; ''(Windows FTP client)''
 
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*[http://www.mozilla.org Mozilla] &nbsp; ''(Internet browser)''
 
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*[http://www.skype.com Skype Phone] &nbsp; ''(Internet telephony)''
 
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*[http://www.textpad.com TextPad] &nbsp; ''(Programmers text editor)''
 
  
  
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; Operating Systems
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== Server software we use ==
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*[http://www.debian.org Debian Linux]
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*[http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] ''- the document management system behind this site and behind Wikipedia''
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*[http://www.openbsd.org OpenBSD]
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*[[NextCloud]] ''- open source "DropBox" with truckloads of addon apps''
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*[http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ Ubuntu Linux]
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*[[Nginx]] ''- the webserver we use for this site''
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*[http://www.knoppix.org Knoppix]
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*<s>[[Apache]]</s> ''- the webserver we used to use before''
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*[[MariaDB]] ''- the database server we use for this site''
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*[[Exim4]] ''- the mailserver software we use''
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*[[Dovecot]] ''- the IMAP server we use''
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*[http://roundcube.net RoundCube] ''- the webmail application we use''
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*[http://www.openssh.org/ OpenSSH] ''- where would we be without OpenSSH?''
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*[http://git-scm.com/ Git] ''- source code management system''
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*[https://github.com/klaussilveira/gitlist GitList] ''- web-based Git repository viewer written in PHP and used for [https://code.organicdesign.co.nz code.organicdesign.co.nz]''
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*[http://ngircd.barton.de ngIRCd] ''- easy to install and configure IRC server daemon''
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*[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''
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*[http://www.imagemagick.org ImageMagick] ''- the "photoshop" for the command-line, see [[Linux commands]] for some examples, ImageMagick is mainly used by other programs''
  
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== Desktop applications we use ==
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*[http://www.libreoffice.org Libre Office] ''- the best open source office suite!''
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*[http://www.inkscape.org InkScape vector design package] ''- vector graphics application using SVG as it's native format''
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*[http://gimp.org GIMP] ''- the "Photoshop" of the GNU/Linux world''
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*[[Transmission]] ''- P2P filesharing''
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*[[Firefox]] ''- Mozilla's browser and web-development tools for all platforms''
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*[http://mozilla.org/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] ''- Mozilla's email application with support for PGP encryption''
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*[[Tox]] ''- decentralised and privite secure text, voice and video messaging''
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*[http://pidgin.im Pidgin] ''- chat client supporting almost all protocols, has support for OTR strong encryption''
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*[[VLC]] ''- media player for all platforms, plays anything without the need for all those annoying codecs''
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*[[Geany]] ''- cross platform programming editor''
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*[http://www.putty.nl/download.html PuTTY] ''- SSH tools for those times when you're misfortune enough to need to use Windows''
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*[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ FileZilla] ''- FTP/SFTP for Windows users''
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*[[VirtualBox]] ''- run a Mac or Windows virtual machine in you Linux desktop''
  
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== Operating Systems we use ==
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*[[Debian|Debian GNU/Linux]] ''- our preferred server operating system''
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*[[Linux Mint]] ''- the distro we use in the home and office''
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*[[Ubuntu]] ''- the distro we used to use before Mint, and the one we install on servers if Debian is unavailable''
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*[http://project-byzantium.org Byzantium Linux] ''- the OS that automatically meshes''
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*[http://www.knoppix.org Knoppix] ''- tiny linux''
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*[http://www.uclinux.org/ &mu;Clinux] ''- even tinier linux''
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== Programming languages & compilers we use ==
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*[http://www.php.net PHP]
 
*[http://www.activeperl.org PERL]
 
*[http://www.activeperl.org PERL]
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*[http://www.php.net PHP]
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*[[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++]
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*[[Wikipedia:R_programming_language|R]]
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*[[Wikipedia:R programming language|R]]
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*[http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ Ruby]
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*[http://mtasc.org MTASC SWF Compiler]
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*[[Wikipedia:ECMA-Script|ECMA Script]]
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*[http://gcc.gnu.org GNU Compiler Collection]
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*[http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/tcc/ Tiny C Compiler]
  
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; Code Libraries used by [[XmlWiki]]
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== Code Libraries we use ==
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*[http://qbnz.com/highlighter GeSHi Syntax Highlighter]
 
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*[http://www.phpconcept.net PclZip]
 
 
*[http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net PHPMailer]
 
*[http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net PHPMailer]
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*''todo...''
  
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== Other useful libre software lists ==
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*[https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/core-us Many libre video conferencing solutions listed here]
  
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; Code Libraries used by [[wikid.pl]] and [[peerd]]
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== See also ==
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*Win32::Daemon
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*[[Services]]
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*<s>SWF::Builder</s> &nbsp; [http://ming.sourceforge.net MingSWF]
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*[[Open Source]]
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*SDL
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*[http://directory.fsf.org Free Software Directory]
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*[[w:List of free software packages|List of free software packages]]
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*[[w:List of free software project directories|List of free software project directories]].
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*[http://blog.ted.com/2008/04/yochai_benkler_1.php Yochai Benkler] ''- good talk on P2P and free software''
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*[[Open-source business]]
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7561943.stm Legal milestone for open source]
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*[http://www.publicknowledge.org/blog/eu-court-when-you-buy-software-you-own-it EU Court: When You Buy Software You Own It]
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*[http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=633112 Introduction to Free Software] ''- mathaba.net article''
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*[https://medium.com/@nayafia/how-i-stumbled-upon-the-internet-s-biggest-blind-spot-b9aa23618c58 Interesting article on open source infrastructure funding]
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*[https://www.infoworld.com/article/3321930/version-control-systems/github-alternative-strives-to-be-all-open-source-only-open-source.html New fully open source Github/Gitlab replacement sr.ht coming soon!]
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 17 November 2018

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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 :-)


Server software we use

  • MediaWiki - the document management system behind this site and behind Wikipedia
  • NextCloud - open source "DropBox" with truckloads of addon apps
  • 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
  • Exim4 - the mailserver software we use
  • Dovecot - the IMAP server we use
  • RoundCube - the webmail application we use
  • OpenSSH - where would we be without OpenSSH?
  • Git - source code management system
  • GitList - web-based Git repository viewer written in PHP and used for code.organicdesign.co.nz
  • 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 - the "photoshop" for the command-line, see Linux commands for some examples, ImageMagick is mainly used by other programs

Desktop applications we use

  • 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 - Mozilla's browser and web-development tools for all platforms
  • Thunderbird - Mozilla's email application with support for PGP encryption
  • 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
  • VirtualBox - run a Mac or Windows virtual machine in you Linux desktop

Operating Systems we use

  • 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 we use

Code Libraries we use

Other useful libre software lists

See also

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