open-source

Any OSS .Net FTP (client) with TLS and SSL?

Does anyone know of an open source library that does ftp-client with TLS and SSL for dotNET? We are using a commercial library now but we are not very happy with it, so we are thinking of switching. So instead of rolling our own, are there any lgpl (or equivalent) librarys out there? Or - If we have to roll our own (it will be a LGPL ...

B2B open source solutions

Are there any good open source solutions for building a B2B website? I don't mean middleware, I mean something that would do for B2B what oscommerce does for B2C? ...

Mature standard library for C

I'm looking for a library for C that gives me at least some of the things I really miss from C++ and the STL/Boost. (I have to use C, so please no "use C++" posts) I need dynamic strings (that grow and shrink automatically) some sort of list (std::vector replacement) something like stringstream (for type conversations & buffers) Fur...

Is the Code Project Open License a GPL compatible license?

I was wondering if source code released under the Code Project Open License is GPL compatible? ...

How do I find an open source Ruby project to work on?

Should I just go to SourceForge and try to find something that looks interesting by doing a search? Or is there a Ruby-specific website that helps you to find open source projects to contribute to? After you find it one, do you usually just send an email to the project owner to see if you can help or do you just start submitting code to...

I want to join an open source project. Is there a resource to find projects?

I'm a big PHP programmer. I would like to either learn C# or Python while contributing to a project or use my existing skills to join a project. What do you recommend? ...

What open source Ruby OR Rails project would increase your appeal to a potential employer?

Now that I know how to find a Ruby open source project, how do I judge which ones are most likely to help my career prospects. I've never worked in the Ruby world and need something that might show off my potential to be a good hire. Or is any project as good as anything else as long it's something you're interested in? Also, would it ma...

Enterprise level employee/planning/scheduling tool

Hi everybody. (I ask this here, waiting for the IT Admin StackOverflow to become reality!) The IT Operations Dept of our company (media, about 4000 employees), is searching for a scheduling/planning tool. Our requirements are: It should be Open Source software (highly preferred) It will be used by about 100 concurrent users, and the...

Does open source look impressive on a resume?

Simple as the title suggests. I'm about to start looking at jobs again, but I really want to see what I can do with open source first. I'm not sure if it's worth my time... What I want to know is, of you who are employers, when you see "open source experience" on a CV, on a scale of 1 to 10 lets say, how impressive does this look? Clea...

Open Company: what advice would you give?

Alexander Stigsen, author of E Text Editor is starting an ambitious project - called Open Company - in an attempt to combine the culture of open source software, with the remuneration of commercial. Read the blog post announcing Open Company. Like I say, it's ambitious, but laudable, I am sure you'll agree. My question to the communi...

What is an open source Java project I could contribute to?

I'm looking for an open source project written in Java with a relatively low barrier to entry, ie. not hugely complex, friendly, etc. My background is mostly in web apps so, that'd be the best place for me to start. Mostly, I'm just looking for some place I can do some stuff in free time and keep my chops polished. I plan on browsing ...

RoR beginner - what are the topics to concentrate on?

I'm a beginner to Ruby and RoR. I went through a book (railsspace) which covers the basics. I understand the basics of how RoR works, REST etc. Beyond this, I'm not sure how to proceed. In short, my questions are What topics should I concentrate on, to grow as a RoR programmer? I checked quite a few books, didn't fully like many of...

Open Source C++ projects for beginners

Hello everyone! I am trying to get into some open source projects that use C++. I have looked at some on sourceforge, tried Google Chrome, OpenOffice.org, but they are too hard of projects. I know some C++, but I just want something that will be easy to add to and fix and can help me polish my C++ skills for the bigger projects. Can anyo...

Licensing: Changing public domain to Apache license

I am currently modifying a framework which was released to the public domain. Is it ok for me to then release a new framework based on some code from the public domain sourcetree as licensed under Apache ? ...

Best open source license for those wanting attribution?

Yeah, I'm not too happy with the GPL having nothing preventing others from taking your work and claiming it as theirs. I've been looking at the MIT and CPAL licenses. Any suggestions? Oh and, I need the license to be compatible with MIT. ...

SQL Server Prevent Scripts Being Run on the Wrong Instance...

This is less of a programming question and more of a suggestions for tools one :-) I'm looking for a way to prevent scripts being accidentally run on the wrong sql server instance, ie so you don't run that script for clearing down customers in your development environment on the live/production environment. What I'm basically after is ...

E Text Editor got OpenSourced!!! How to recompile for linux?

Following "Open Company" idea, E Text Editor got open sourced. E Text Editor is Win port of The programming editor for MacOS, TextMate. This is pretty nice day for OS community, not because of "E Text Editor", but coz of Open Company idea. Anyone have info on how to recompile this for linux? Text in first link states it needs ecore l...

Is E-texteditor's "open company" and open source model really open?

E-Texteditor recently announced going open-source with their open company model. However after reading through I am not sure if this model is really open. The way I understand is that they open up the source and contributors, depending on how much the contribute get badges (like at stackoverflow) and are compensated accordingly from the...

Looking for open source graph (as in data structure) database engine

I'm writing an application that manipulates some sort of social network data, so the ideal underlying data structure is weighted directed graph. I'd like to do the manipulation (and searching) directly on the data, without first loading the entire graph into memory and serializing after. This could be simulated using a standard SQL data...

How did you get involved with your open source community?

It seems that the normal progression to join projects is to contribute for a while, earn the trust, then get accepted as a member of the community (i.e. having commit access). Now, I already apparently know "the best way" of how to get involed, in a manner of speaking; this is not my question; what I was hoping to attain is: How did eve...