open-source

Multi-purpose 3d Artificial Life Engine?

Studying emergence, it's quite useful to have a development framework to build upon to quickly test out new ideas. 3d with physics collision would be nice, and open-source would be a big plus. For this purpose 'breve' looks quite promising, but I was wondering if anyone had used it or knows of any other suitable engines? ...

What JavaScript Repository should I use?

Many languages have standard repositories where people donate useful libraries that they want others to have access to. For instance Perl has CPAN, PHP has PEAR, Ruby has RubyGems, and so on. What is the best option for JavaScript? I ask because a few months ago I ported Statistics::Distributions from Perl to JavaScript. (When I say ...

open source syntax highlighter tool?

I'm looking for an open source, cross platform (Windows & Linux at least) command line tool to take some code (C++, but multiple languages would be sweet), and spit out valid a XHTML representation of that code, with syntax highlighting included. Ideally the XHTML should just wrap the code with <span> and <div> tags with different class...

What are good open source projects in .NET that I can work on

I am looking for some useful open source projects that I wish to participate. Please provide the websites and the projects. ...

Ideas for simple, educational open-source projects

As part of a series of presentations and hands-on seminars we want to do in our University, we would like to simulate the participants joining an existing open-source project and contributing. This involves us writing some code beforehand on simple projects (think pre-alpha versions), to which students will start contributing (including ...

What are the best open source Nagios interfaces?

(best in your own eyes) Most features? Coolest Features? Slickest Design? Centreon? NagVis? Other? ...

Opensource Streaming Server application?

I am looking for opensource Streaming server. I have played around VLS/VLC before. Have any of you used Darwin from Apple? Are there any other options available? ...

The best way to start working on other people's code

I'm looking into adding some features to an open source packages and I would like to know your advices, experiences at "getting into" other people's code. I obviously already did the following, reading the most relevant part of the code, step debugging, having a good knowledge of the data* processed , generated documentation & graph thr...

How not to pick a 'Lemon' open source project

There are many upon many open source projects out there (as if looking into the Abyss). What is your criteria for selecting a project to use? In other words what makes it viable? Will it be around in a year? Will it's adoption grow? etc.? What is your criteria? i.e. mailing list traffic, number of committers, jobs posted with it ment...

Open source app that provides YouSendIt style functionality?

I'm looking for an open source webapp I can install that provides functionality similar to YouSendIt. Functionality desire includes: Users with an account can upload files through a web interface to a server. User can put in email addresses, recipients receive a unique URL to the server allowing them to download the file (which is str...

Licensing: Apache Commons vs. the OpenJDK license

Now that Java is OpenSource do their respective licenses enable or encumber a merge? ie: Are the licenses of the Apache Commons and OpenJDK licenses compatible enough to codebases into say OpenJDK 8? RE-DIRECT: Having taken onboard Cowan's response I have created two threads, one for each license, to explore how to achieve s...

Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Project?

What is a good open-source alternative to Microsoft Project? Mac OS-X or Linux binaries available would be a huge plus. ...

What are some examples of exceptional C++ open-source code?

The best way to learn is by practicing, but it's always good to learn from others who are smarter than you. What is the best example of a well-designed, well coded open-source project? I'm specifically interested in C++ projects, but other exceptional examples would be welcome, as well. ...

Recommend open source accounting / erp?

Can anyone recommend an open source accounting/erp solution? Ideally I'm looking for something web-based that can handle both standard and non-profit accounting. But there's not a lot out there, so I'd like to hear about anything that people use and like. EDIT: I'm not looking for something to turn me into an accountant. This is for a r...

Free application to keep track of a recruiting process

Do you recommend any application to keep track of a recruiting process ? I think a basic web CRUD application with some workflow control could help. Basic features are: CRUD applicants, register status information, assign someone to responsible for the process/next interview, and so forth I was planning to build a simple one for the c...

What tool/application/whatever do you wish existed?

This may sound like a but of a fluff question, but I think it can be of some use. Often I've seen people, both on SO and off, say that they want to contribute or work on a project of some sort, but they don't know what or how. Most of the time, the response is to "find an open source project" or "just do something they find interesting"....

Best Tools for Open source/Home .NET development

Hi, I'm looking for tools which are free for personal use. As a .NET/C++ developer I've been using #Develop And VS Express editions IDEs for quite some time now. For Unit testing I use NUnit and TestDriven.NET for runner. Are there any other good tools for an open source developer I should know of? ...

How can I write freely available open-source software and make a living from it as well?

How can I write freely available open-source software and make a living from it as well? How are you doing it if you are already? Do you charge for support services? Related questions: Making money with Open Source as a developer? ...

Open source: Why or why not?

We are currently considering licensing options and releasing our app as open source is one of the options on the table, but we have some concerns about forks and a few other issues as well. If you've been involved with the licensing of a software your company has produced, what were the considerations that ultimately made you accept or r...

What are good open source projects in Python for which I can be a contributor?

I have been learning and using Python for the last several months and I am interested in getting involved in open source projects using Python so as to be exposed to good implementations of Python in the real world. What are some that folks recommend? (If at all possible please try to provide just one project per answer.) ...