Open source is a methodology that promotes free redistribution and access to project's design and implementation details.
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Are there any books describing how to manage an Open Source project? [closed]
I want to fork some software as a new Open Source project. Are there any books covering the various aspects of managing an Open Source project, such as, how to post the source code, how to control ...
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What is the 't' folder?
I'm mainly a Windows guy, programming C#, but I often do use technologies that were intended for Linux machines like git, MySQL, perl scripts, memcached, php, etc... And therefore I am exposed to ...
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Best Linux for College Developer Team? [closed]
Me and my friends need develop college projects on Linux and we need the best Linux OS that fits our needs.
We need to implement CDS invenio (Library Management systems by CERN).
We need to make ...
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Open-Source Audio Playlist 'Standard'
I know there are quite a few types of audio/music playlists out in the wild. Are there any that are specifically approved as FLOSS? That is, are there are that are particularly encouraged by the ...
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Survey on activity level of opensource project [closed]
I'm looking for articles, reports, scientific literature etc. written on activity level of different open source projects. What I mean by activity level is how frequently a project is maintained and ...
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How to start changing linux source code to make custom OS?
I am doing Under Graduation in CS Major, have medium level knowledge in C, C++, and Java and also learned some operating system concepts (as they are in my course syllabus). I have heard that we can ...
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Source code of original Netscape Navigator
Where is it possible to download the source code of the first open source browser Netscape Navigator released in about 1998?
I already searched for it and wasn't able to find the original version of ...
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Where is best place to find sources of standard linux command line tools?
Into: I like learning by reading sources. But it's tiring of searching them across internet splited on many many different project sites. I'd love to see central browsable repo with sources of many ...
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How to solve “/usr/bin/ld: cannot -lodbcinst” problem during FreeTDS installation
I have installed unixodbc for Microsoft SQL Server support in Linux. I want to connect PHP on Linux to a MS SQL server. I tried to install FreeTDS opensource , but it gives me following error.
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is there an open source tool to measure cpu performance?
I have used many times ab for measuring web performance, hdparm for measuring hard disk performance and netperf for measuring network performance.
But I didn't find any tools to measure cpu ...
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FreeBSD based routers
I am looking for a FreeBSD based wireless router to hack around it and also use it at home.
I saw some listed on www.bsdrouter.org but those seem outdated.
Can someone point me to such a ...
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How to make tree output only directories?
150 directories I can handle but 900 files is too many for a review. I've no manual entry for tree so maybe I can ask you if you know how to output only directories since files get too detailed?
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Installing Aqua interface on Darwin
Is is possible to install the Aqua GUI on top of Darwin? I was researching this about a year and a half ago and I don't remember much about what I found out. I also was not the main person in charge ...
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Open source tool similar to MetadataTouch or metadata assistant?
I am looking for a tool that is open source and similar to metadata touch or metadata assistant. If there isn't one I may create one.
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Encountering this error /usr/bin/ld: final link failed: No space left on device
/usr/bin/ld: final link failed: No space left on device is the error coming when I'm trying to complie Open Source code project
I have about 7GB free space over the Disk so I think that cannot be the ...
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Linux project work [closed]
I am a b.tech 2nd yr. student from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology - Allahabad.
I am currently doing linux system administration course in this summer. I want to do a project work ...
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Learn Linux System Programming by doing projects
I have only a very basic idea about linux system programming. I have not done any real projects using linux system programming. In my current company I do system admin type work, but I am more ...
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Is there any Project Management FLOSS that has Resource leveling?
An explanation of what Resource leveling is.
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where to start open-source work? [closed]
This one got closed:
freeBSD or linux or something else?
But I have a sincere question here. I want to know from the pros what is better for a newbie to start working on. I want to learn/contribute.
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How do free software companies make money?
How do companies that provide free (as in beer) software make money? I'm thinking of things like Linux distros, as some even provide free overseas shipping!
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What makes Ubuntu not totally Free Software?
I heard that Ubuntu is not completely free (as in Freedom). What are the specific parts of Ubuntu that are not Free?
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OCR on Linux systems
I have always found OCR technology to be behind on open source systems. I've also watched the Ocropus project since its infancy. I've tried what I've heard is the best OCR engine available for ...
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Linux as a complete development platform?
I want to make my Fedora Linux capable of following :
Use Linux for complete development platform without requiring any other OS installation but still able to build and test programs under ...
