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Archive for June, 2008

Google Open Source Jam 3

June 7, 2008

Take a look at what’s hot in open source:
http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2008/05/zurich-open-source-jam-3.html
Here are some of the projects:
FreeBSD, Perl, Subversion, Ruby, NetBSD, net-dri, pkgsrc, cjabber, Gentoo, Squeak, Lively Kernel, links, OpenEmbedded, Scribus, Huemul, Debian, bsdproject search, Fink, Disconnected Sync., Ramaze, DocWiki, Eclipse, Yang, OpenSolaris, GNUStep, Croquet, (Open)Darwin, Openmoko, m0n0wall, Media Portal, and bcollect.

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2 is available

June 6, 2008

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2 is available with new features as well as dramatic improvements to performance, memory usage and speed.
Check it out!!
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html

Browsershots- design preview in different browsers

June 6, 2008

Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service.

This will be a web developer’s buddy site: http://browsershots.org/

Ubuntu- The best FREE thing you can ever get

June 6, 2008

Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need – a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.
http://www.ubuntu.com/
You can request an Ubuntu CD here: https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

Adding Google map to websites

June 6, 2008

The Google Maps API lets you embed Google Maps in your own web pages with JavaScript. Follow the steps and you will be able to add google map on your site in less than an hour.
1. Sign up for a Google Maps API key.
2. Read the Maps API Concepts.
3. Check out some Maps examples.
4. Read [...]

The Open Source Definition

June 5, 2008

This is interesting:
Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open-source software must comply with the following criteria:
1. Free Redistribution
2. Source Code
3. Derived Works
4. Integrity of The Author’s Source Code
5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
7. Distribution of License
8. License Must Not Be [...]

HideMe.ca- Free Anonymous Proxy

June 5, 2008

HideMe.ca is a Free Anonymous Proxy that will enable you to access blocked websites from school, work, library, or any other firewall protected place. Unblock MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, Bebo, Hi5 and other websites.
Have fun!! Don’t abuse.
http://www.hideme.ca/

Google Tech Talks @ YouTube

June 5, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/user/googletechtalks

git tutorial

June 5, 2008

Git is an open source version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency, but just as well suited for small personal repositories; it is especially popular in the open source community, serving as a development platform for projects like the Linux Kernel, WINE or X.org.
There are lots of tutorials available [...]

Free web hosting with PHP and MySql (No Ads)

June 5, 2008

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and it’s all FREE