Comments for Open Source

Comment on Does anyone know what an Open Source project is? by ebose01

ebose01 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:02:26 +0000

open source means it is free for use and gives you the codes and you can make changes and can redistribute it.

Comment on Does anyone know what an Open Source project is? by dayltdrmz

dayltdrmz — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:35:44 +0000

Open Source means more than just free. It means the code is free to use and to give away to others. You also have the right to edit the code in any way you choose and redistribute the changed code as long as the original user agreements are left intact.

For the most part, it means you can take the code and make enhancements, which may one day end up as part of the official version.

Comment on Does anyone know what an Open Source project is? by John J

John J — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:09:44 +0000

Open source programs are programs where you are allowed to view the source code and (usually) modify it to suit your needs. There are many different kinds of open source projects, but most of them are free. The notable exceptions to the usually free include operating systems like Red Hat Enterprise Edition and such.

Comment on Does anyone know what an Open Source project is? by turlak1

turlak1 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:16:50 +0000

I am not an expert on this, but as I understand it an open source project is one that is completely done by individuals who want to create something that is totally free to the end user. More importantly the process of creating the project is open and available so that others can take that information and improve on it. An example of this would be a computer program. Lets take G.I.M.P. for example. G.I.M.P. is an open source graphics program. It is available free to download online. Also the code for it is available online to allow people to hack it and improve upon it. As a result G.I.M.P. continues to grow and improve, essentially evolve. G.I.M.P. for film is an example of this.

There is also another example of this in Wizard’s of the Coasts D20 system. This is an open source roleplaying game system, free for other developers to use to create their own roleplaying games. This is good because it allows for everyone that knows how to play a D20 game to translate from one game to another without having to learn different rules.

Look up “Open Source” and “Open Office” online and you will get many sights dealing with it.

(Again I am not an expert and I assume I am missing many elements of the open source experience, I would like to hear other people respond as well.)

Tony

Comment on Does anyone know what an Open Source project is? by Ana

Ana — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:02:24 +0000

This term is about the developing of free programs – all types also for web and stand-alone
The greateast site where you can find opensources projects on various fields is:

Comment on Which social network open source platform should I use? by webmasterauto

webmasterauto — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:51:57 +0000

I use Dolphin.

Absolutely love it. Here’s one site I’m running with it.

It’s extremely easy to manage and comes with 8 free templates.
I chose the hip hop design.

And yes. It is open source.

Cool plug-ins too.

Comment on sharing files in a way that they cannot be copied? by fork

fork — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:56:11 +0000

you could convert the powerpoint presentation to shockwave flash format (swf), that way you can post it on a site and viewers can’t save it. well, there are ways to save it but it is a little complicated for the average user.

Or you can make it a movie and post it on a youtube like site.

Comment on Any open source software to create icons? by samhainthirteen

samhainthirteen — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:52:42 +0000

+1 for Inkscape.

You can also try The GIMP.

Comment on How do you manage “open source” software programs? by John R

John R — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:07:00 +0000

I think you need one clarification: if you are sharing source within an organization that is one thing and there are many good SCM (source code management) programs available and Subversion with a good branching structure (with everyone having a branch and a bug branch) and independent trunk with Cruise Control and some kind of ANT deployment would be a good place to start whether or not the project is internal or true “Open Source”. Versions can be formal or the time stamp of the build in Agile techniques. Rollbacks are easy. If you control the merges to the main trunk and all mods and fixes are to the trunk you are usually in control of the development process.

“Open Source” to the greater software and user community has some different characteristics…to summarize a lot of thoughts and organizations:
The Source code is made available to anyone and its use is governed by the underlying licenses usually GPL2 or 3, BSD, etc.
It is usually free.
And, usually you provide the copyright.
And, then you usually post it for download on a site like SourceForge.
And, sometimes Communities build up around the project further developing the project.

If you developed your code on company time, of course, you would need permission, and there are some major consequences especially around the GPL license which would have to be thought through… If you get through all of the approvals, copyrights, and licensing issues then you would be basically ready to go.

From there you would “package” your project or code, go to SourceForge and request to submit a project. They have a “relatively” simple application process (you answer questions and describe your project). A couple days later it is approved. You figure out the upload process, upload your code, and away you go. If it is a small project you would need much more than that…

If you are trying to build an Open Source community and coordinate it that is a whole different subject which I don’t think is what you are trying to do…

Good luck. Either way a good Source Code Management process is required whether internal or external.

Comment on Hi Everybody. i am looking for one requirement. i.e language converter with meaning. ? by et

et — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:42:38 +0000

Google’s online translator will convert from Hindi to English (as well as other translations); however you will need to use the Hindi lettering.#
fonts to install & use
My guess is that you would have to use the fonts in some kind of word document, then copy & paste it into the translator once online.
only freeware found a flash card maker & dictionary