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Examples of Open Source Software
The Internet largely runs on Open Source Software. Here are some examples of Open Source Software projects that you may have heard of:
- GNU/Linux
Linux is a complete Unix-like operating system. Strictly Linux is just the core (or "kernel") of the project and the surrounding utilities and applications come from other sources - many of them were written as part of the GNU project. - Apache
By far the most popular Web Server software on the Internet. - BIND
A crucial part of the Internet is the translation of host names (like mag-sol.com) to unique numberic addresses (like 217.160.175.66). BIND is the most popular software for doing this. - sendmail
Another largely hidden workhorse. Many email servers on the Internet use sendmail to route email. - Perl
If you visit a web site where you can search for data, then there's a good chance that the search facility is written in Perl. For many years Perl have been recognised as the best language for writing dynamic web sites. And it's capable of doing so much more. - OpenOffice.org
If you want a suite of office applications to do all the things that Microsoft Office can do, then take a look at OpenOffice.org.