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Open Source Software is software for which the source code is available for free. Usually the source code and compiled versions can be used/changed/redistributed with simple restrictions as detailed in the accompanying license. Even though the source code is readily available, some companies like Red Hat charge for support with their product. The Open Source principles can also be applied to concepts besides software.

Open source is a general term that encompasses many different licenses. They all share some common characteristics, though. These include freely available source code, free redistribution, the license cannot be specific to a product - the code must follow the license regardless of implementation, and the license must not restrict the type of licenses that other products distributed with it must use. A more in-depth definition can be seen at the Open Source Initiative site.

Some of the more common open source licenses include:

Some popular open source software packages include:

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software for batch process management in unix

I'm looking for a good open source solution to managing many batch jobs across a cluster of machines. I've looked at the solutions indicated in this post but it doesn't really seem to be what I'm looking for, or perhaps the projects mentioned just…
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Open Source Task Portal?

I apologize in advance if this is not an SF question, but I'm thinking it's in the gray. Are there any good Open Source or atleast fair priced "intranet" project portals where you can have a dashboard, view your tasks as well as your employee's and…
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What software is available for managing sites in apache?

We are looking for a simple tool that allows us to quickly add and remove sites in Apache. Currently we are editing the httpd.conf file, but we want to make it easier for less technical people to add new sites. I know we could code a simple script…
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Puppet Enterprise vs. Open Source

I'm interested in learning to use Puppet. One example I see over and over again is user management. According the the Puppet website, "Configuration management – User accounts" is a feature that only exists on Puppet Enterprise. Yet the examples…
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Wake On Lan server for a local network - looking for software

I'm looking for a tool that let me register computers on a network (probably taking them from an LDAP database, that would be gorgeus), and then by using a web interface, wake them by sending a WOL magic packet. Only FOSS software, please This…
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open source solution to a gateway for a network of a housing cooperative of 150 people

i just inherited a barely functioning network for a student housing cooperative of about 150 people. in it's current state, as i understand it from the previous person in charge of the network, we have working wireless access points and working…
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Simple open-source solution for PDF document storage and search-based retrieval

I am involved with a very small residential management company which has a lot of documents that I want to digitise into PDF and put on the web for all residents to access. Many people are not technical, so something simple to use is essential. I…
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Open-source HelpDesk solution for Windows?

I'm looking for an open-source HelpDesk solution with the following features: CAS or direct AD integration Different priorities for different tickets KB generation (from tickets and manually) Email support (create, reply via email) Client can view…
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Best open-source HelpDesk software?

Good morning, I'm currently researching 3 different open-source HelpDesk solutions, and am interesting in hearing your experiences with them, to help me decide which to implement in a small-sized IT environment. The ones I'm comparing are: Request…
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Open Source Foip Solution

We already have an IPBX (AAStra ASX) for VOIP. This IPBX gathers a T2 line. We want to use the IPBX for Analogic Line and a FOIP solution (virtual machine) to send/receive fax by email (we are using MS Exchange 2010). Is there any Open Source…
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Is there a Ruby, Python or open source way to monitor uptime?

Is there a Ruby, Python or open source uptime monitor like PingDom, etc?
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server-side browser emulator? open source preferably

I'm working on an open source library, but some of the functionality requires that I emulate a browser. I hear it's possible to launch an instance of the browser, but if I'm running on linux, I don't think all browsers will be available, and vice…
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Linux-based network backup solution

Do you have any recommendations for a Linux based backup solution that would be capable of backing up MS Servers and servers hosting MS Exchange data? I've started doing my own research, but so far have come up with few options. I'd prefer something…
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What is a good open source backup solution for users?

We are currently using ahsay to run backups on end user systems that backup to our specified directories within the server. My question would be what is a good open source backup solution that is similar in the aspect of having a service run on an…
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VMWare tools on Ubuntu Server 10.10 kernel source problem

After install and running the vm-ware config, the config needs my kernel headers to compile some modules, ok, so I'll give it them, but it just won't work. It asks for the path of the directory of C header files that match my running kernel. If I…
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