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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Web 2 apps vs Open Source

To the comments that Open Source Software is "loosing ground" to Web 2 technologies I offer this reply:

"Access to Open Source software goes beyond the Web2 applications that exalt  the wonders of the "cloud based" technologies. It turns out that many IT departments the world over are tied to proprietary software, and are unable to function properly unless the user has the corresponding proprietary application. Recently, in the UK, the government's use of Microsoft Silverlight for broadcasting web video ran into trouble when Parliament's own website was unable to deliver its video to anyone not using the same program, and the alternatives didn't work. The question, at the national level, was "how can a democracy address the systematic problem of proprietary software when the only people who can hear the debate are those users and compadres of proprietary software vendors?" The answer of course is standardizing on Open Source Software.

Open Source provides thousands of applications to users with and without Internet access. Sites like http://www.livecdlist.com provide access to Linux systems. Once downloaded and installed on flash drives or CDs, these systems provide access to Open Source Accounting, Open Source Address Books, Open Source Anti-Spam, Open Source Anti-Spyware, Open Source Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware, Open Source Application Firewall, Open Source Astronomy, Open Source Audio Tools,  Open Source Backup, Open Source Biology, Open Source Blogging, Open Source Browsers, Open Source Bulletin Board, Open Source Business Intelligence, Open Source Business Performance Management, Open Source Business Suites, Open Source Calendar Scheduling, Open Source Chemistry, Open Source Classroom Management, Open Source Collaboration, Open Source Communication, Open Source Compression, Open Source Content Management Systems & Wikis, Open Source Customer Relationship Management, Open Source Databases, Open Source Data Destruction, Open Source Data Warehouse, Open Source Desktop Enhancement, Open Source Desktop Publishing, Open Source Desktop Search, Open Source Developer Tools, Open Source Dictionary & Translation Tools, Open Source Document Management Systems, Open Source Earth Science, Open Source eBook Reader, Open Source eCommerce, Open Source Educational Testing, Open Source Eee Tools, Open Source Elementary Education, Open Source Email, Open Source Emulators, Open Source Encryption,  Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning, Open Source File Sharing, Open Source File Transfer, Open Source Flashcards, Open Source Foreign Language Instruction, Open Source Forensics, Open Source Games, Open Source Gateway Security, Open Source Genealogy, Open Source Geography GPS, Open Source Graphics Editors, Open Source Human Resource Management, Open Source Instant Messaging, Open Source Intrusion Detection, Open Source IT Inventory Management, Open Source Laptop Theft Prevention, Open Source Library, Open Source Log File Monitoring, Open Source Logic/Debate, Open Source Math, Open Source Mind Mapper, Open Source Misc., Open Source Mobile Applications, Open Source Multimedia Tools, Open Source Multiple  Function Security, Open Source Music Education, Open Source Network Firewalls, Open Source Network Scanning, Open Source Office Productivity, Open Source Online Education & eLearning, Open Source OpenCourseWare, Open Source Operating Systems/Kernel Mods, Open Source Password Management, Open Source PDF Tools, Open Source Personal Financial, Open Source Photography Tools, Open Source Physics, Open Source Point Of Sale, Open Source Project Management, Open Source Religion, Open Source Remote Access/VPN, Open Source Report Authoring, Open Source Robotics, Open Source RSS Readers, Open Source School Administration, Open Source Server Software, Open Source Speech, Open Source System Administration Tools, Open Source Text Editors, Open Source Time Tracking, Open Source To-Do Lists/Schedulers, Open Source Typing, Open Source Utilities, Open Source User Authentication, Open Source Video Tools, Open Source Vulnerability Assessment, Open Source Web Filtering, Open Source Web Page Editors, and more. FOSS offers slightly more than just limited web2 apps.
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Open Source Software sources

Knowing where to find FOSS sources is naturally a fundamental key to using these no cost applications. The list below, available from numerous sources, should help:
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