15 Open Source Projects To Watch
Earthweb has an interesting article that introduces (and updates) readers on 15 open source projects to watch. The article makes some convincing arguments about why to watch some projects that I had considered pointless (like CNR). For those of you who don’t know, CNR was introduced as an “easy way to disseminate and install software.” CNR was originally only available with Linspire and Freespire. If you ask me, I found it to be an excellent way for Linspire to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for users to install software on their own. Linspire was essentially trying to sell users applications that were widely available for free. CNR was extremely frustrating and one of the reasons I jumped ship for Ubuntu.
Within the past few years, the software movement known as “open source” has gained serious traction over its proprietary cousins. As it has taken hold of the mainstream, many of these applications – like Firefox and Thunderbird – are used everyday, without a second thought as to their origins.
But what about the apps that are headed toward center stage, yet are still under development even though they demonstrate considerable promise? Here’s a survey of some of these programs, including what they do and how they’ll affect open source as a functional alternative in the future:
What’re your thoughts about the projects mentioned by Earthweb/CNR? Please share your opinion in the comments.
Open Source Projects: 15 to Watch - [Earthweb]
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