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Open Source Projects That You Should Know About?

Posted by Cliff on from the obtaining-more-visibility dept.

cosyne asks: "Seeing the recent announcement about FreeS/WAN reminds me that there are many cool projects that I'm mostly unaware of (or, more often, completely oblivious to), which I only hear about when Slashdot posts a 'Developers finally giving up on this cool project' story. What projects (software or otherwise) are out there that would benefit from more involvement if only they had the publicity?"

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  1. For small office/home networks by j()nty · · Score: 3, Informative
    ...which is where I do most of my work.
    • dnsmasq - A DHCP+DNS server that is simple to configure, lets you set up names for local machines and local services, lets you block external names of your choice, etc, etc
    • masqmail - A mail server for machines with intermittent connections to the internet (dialup, laptops, wireless)
    • Xmail - A slightly bigger mail server for when you want to run your own domain. Linux and Windows.
    • Icewm - The window manager for people who want to get their work done
    • Bluefish - Text/HTML/Perl/PHP/Java/etc editor that just works.
  2. a few more by smartalecvt · · Score: 3, Informative

    Lilypond: A great open source music notation program.

    Cinepaint: Painting and retouching.

    CDex: CD Ripper and converter.

    Panda 3d: 3D rendering engine.

    Mambo: Content management

    Gordian Knot:DivX/XviD encoding

    Helix: Media player

    7 Zip: Zip