Open Source software & applications

Nginx ahead of Microsoft IIS and came in second place on the active sites

Nginx ahead of Microsoft IIS and came in second place on the active sites

In the latest Netcraft statistics for January 2012 was a remarkable event: a web server nginx has finally overtaken Microsoft…

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Interview with creator of NGINX Igor Sysoev

Interview with creator of NGINX Igor Sysoev

Interview with creator of NGINX from largest Russian web project habrahabr.ru        

-Igor, tell us how built your education, you came to programming in general, and carried away computers?

I was born in Kazakhstan…

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The first alpha release of Ubuntu 12.04

The first alpha release of Ubuntu 12.04

December 1 was made available the first alpha release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin.
Release is not recommended to be installed, as in the early stages of development. The final release is expected April 26.

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Kernel source Solaris 11

Kernel source Solaris 11

Some time ago, Oracle closed source Solaris, and stopped to send changes to the OpenSolaris. This decision angered many developers, including some employees of Oracle. Apparently, one of them broke the corporate discipline and laid out in the open…

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In the catalog of programs Windows 8 will allow open source software

In the catalog of programs Windows 8 will allow open source software

In contrast to the App Store, developers agreement for Windows Store App Catalog is allowed in the software under free licenses. A few days ago, Microsoft released a preliminary version of the App Developer Agreement. Item 3.g of this document is devoted…

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Best Lean Linux Desktop Environments - Top Six (6)

Best Lean Linux Desktop Environments - Top Six (6)

Major Linux distributions typically default to one of the two desktop environments KDE and GNOME. Both environments provide users with an intuitive and attractive desktop, while providing a large raft of multimedia software, games, administration programs,…

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Play Windows Games in Linux

Play Windows Games in Linux

So, only started using Linux, but found that their favorite Windows games and applications do not have a Linux edition. What should you do? Establish a separate computer just for Windows, Linux or leave and return to Windows. If you have the means,…

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Open Source Web-Based Project Management Software - Top 10

Open Source Web-Based Project Management Software - Top 10

Software project management is not only based project management software. It can be used for other tasks as well. The web-based software providing tools for planning, organizing and managing resources to achieve the goals and objectives of the project.…

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Play almost any music file with Jaangle

Play almost any music file with Jaangle

I have spurs that jingle, Jaangle, jingle ... And the boots smell much to Teen Spirit. Well, if it does not follow that, Teen Spirit - a free music organizer, player and tag editor - now known as Jaangle. Let’s hear the names of fast ... and…

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PeerBlock helps you browse the Web in Secret

PeerBlock helps you browse the Web in Secret

They are lurking out there - the poor quality spyware companies, unscrupulous advertisers, and only people who do not want to see what the team is doing. PeerBlock (free), an open source program, offers part of a solution - low level blocking of packets…

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