Open Source Software

The following are links to selected general purpose 'open source' software & tools for use by individuals or organizations: Videos

• Apache Software - Originally known for being an open-source web server solution, it has now grown into a large collaborative software community with a wide range of complementary projects and products.

• Drupal - A widely used open source content management system (CMS) for web sites.

• Fedora - An open source Linux-based operating system, coupled with a vast collection of community developed application software products.

• Java - A free, portable programming language and/or software development platform from Oracle, originally created Sun Microsystems.

• GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) - A multi-platform photo & image manipulation tool. It is an open source alternative to Photoshop.

• Krita - A professional free and open source painting program for artists.

• Libre Office - A comprehensive open source software suite of office applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet) similar to MS Office.

• Linux - A widely used open source operating system for small and large scale computer systems originally created by Linus Torvalds

• Mozilla & Firefox - A wide range of open source software products developed by the growing Mozilla 'open' development community. Products include the FireFox web browser, Thunderbird email, etc.

• MySQL - An open source database management system (DBMS) that offers the full functionality of similar commercial products such as MS SQL, DB2, Oracle, etc.

• OpenAI - OpenAI is builings free software for training, benchmarking, and experimenting with Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions.

• OpenCart - A popular free and open source eCommerce and shopping cart web solution.

• OpenMeetings - Free browser-based software that allows you to set up instantly a conference on the web.

• OpenNMS - An open source enterprise grade network management application platform.

• Open Office - A comprehensive open source software suite of office applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, etc.) that provide very similar capabilities as MS Office.