605 open source applications
- 1. Open Source Applications Just a sample of FOSS applications that are used in my home
- 2. What makes Open Source Great In my experience Open Source applications are developed to fill a need. Usually providing tools similar to a commercial product, however the commercial product is usually lacking some feature. Open Source takes care of that.
- 3. GNU project (GNU’s Not Unix) • The Start of it all • Initially announced in September of 1983 • GNU Manifesto published in March 1985 • Linus Torvalds released the Linux, a Unix-like kernel in 1992 completing all the requirements to spin off distributions such as Slackware, Debian, Red-Hat and others
- 4. Sourceforge.net • Used as a web portal for Open Source Application development and distribution • Provides and end users a resource to find applications and support for applications • Provides a location for developers to collaborate on application development.
- 5. PFSense • An open source Firewall platform • Provides Enterprise grade features on a modular platform for use in COTS hardware • Extremely secure and high performance system
- 6. XBMC • A all in one cross platform media center system • Originally developed for use on modded Microsoft Xbox systems • Project matured to be able to run on both stand alone PC’s and embedded hardware
- 7. Open Office.org • One of the first successful open source Microsoft Office replacements • All the software you want and need on any computer for free!
- 8. Android • Started as a side project by a couple Google engineers (Google encourages side projects, even lists it as a employment requirement and provides employees recourses such as workshops for said projects) • Changed the game in the mobile phone industry allowing manufactures to compete on a feature level with Apple
- 9. FreeNAS • Started using Pfsense as a base for a storage platform to provide more features than commercial NAS equipment • Allows users to Build their own NAS appliance or Server using COTS reducing Cost barriers • Highly secure and high performance platform with unlimited potential
- 10. Gparted Gnome Partition Editor • Provides a Graphical interface for managing partitions on hard drive systems • Project developed a bootable CD spin off to use on systems not running Linux • Open source replacement for Partition Magic • Developed at a time when major OS vendors were not shipping an easy to use partition manager as part of their Operating System
- 11. Clonezilla • An Open Source disk imaging platform • Uses a Bootable CD to clone system hard drives • Similar to Norton Ghost, however provides more advanced features • Able to be installed on a server and boot and image desktops/laptops over a network
- 12. Mozilla- Firefox • One of the first successful Open source Browsers • Of the Open Source Browser market this is the market leader • Provides a secure and customizable browser platform for a individualized browser experience
- 13. VLC Media Player (Video LAN Player) • A simple media player that plays virtually every media format • Has media conversion and streaming capabilities • Developed as a cross platform device works on Windows, Mac, Linux and has some mole device support