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The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List

The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List
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The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List

The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List

eWEEK recently named the most important open-source applications of all time. At the end of our list we asked, What did we miss? Well, according to some, w


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – GCC

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GCC: The GNU Compiler Collection. (And, by far, the app named most often–and most vocally–as worthy of belonging on our original list.)


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Sendmail

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Sendmail: Mail transfer agent (and the No. 2 most-oft-mentioned missed app).


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – BIND

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BIND: The Berkeley Internet Name Domain.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – FileZilla

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FileZilla: FTP client.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – JBoss

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JBoss: Application server.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Kermit

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Kermit: File-transfer protocol and suite.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Mono

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Mono: Software for running Microsoft .Net-compatible client and server apps on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X and Unix.


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The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Squid

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Squid: Caching proxy for the Web.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Wine

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Wine: Compatibility layer for running Windows.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Apache Tomcat

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Apache Tomcat: Servlet container.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – CVS and Subversion

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CVS and Subversion: Version control systems.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – STAF

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STAF (Software Testing Automation Framework): Multiplatform framework designed around the idea of reusable components.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Compiere and OpenMFG

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Compiere and OpenMFG: ERP (enterprise resource planning) software.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – osCommerce

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osCommerce: E-commerce management program.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – SugarCRM

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SugarCRM: CRM (customer relationship management) platform.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Alfresco and Joomla

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Alfresco and Joomla: Web content management systems.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Inkscape

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Inkscape: Vector graphics tool.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Blender

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Blender: 3-D graphics tool.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Audacity

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Audacity: Sound editor. (Who makes podcasts without it? asked the reader who made this nod.)


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – LiveJournal

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LiveJournal: Blogging tool.


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The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Rosegarden

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Rosegarden: MIDI and audio sequencer.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – JavaScript

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JavaScript: The glue behind all AJAX/Web 2.0 apps, said the nominator of this app.


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Ogg Vorbis

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Ogg Vorbis: Who needs MP3?


The Open-Source Apps That Missed Our List – Postfix

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Postfix: Mail transfer agent.

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