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Linux:
Many users are not fully aware of the distinction
between the kernel, which is Linux, and the whole
system, which they also call "Linux''. The
ambiguous use of the name doesn't promote understanding.
These users often think that Linus Torvalds developed
the whole operating system in 1991, with a bit
of help.Read
more.
Term Linux refers to the Linux kernel, Yes Linux
OS comes with various version and flavor: Mandrake,
SUSE, OpenBSD, RedHat, Fedora, Debian are to name
a few. Read
more about Linux. |
| Linux/ Unix -FreeBSD:
Optimized for the PC platform. This also includes
easy installation and wide support for the veritable
zoo of PC hardware. FreeBSD supports the i386 and
alpha architectures, and interest in porting it
to several other platforms has been expressed. FreeBSD
enjoys the largest user base of all BSD distributions
and powers the world's busiest WWW and FTP servers
www.yahoo.com and ftp.cdrom.com, respectively. |
| Linux - Unix - BSD ? Read
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| • Linux/
Unix - OpenBSD: The OpenBSD project produces
a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating
system. Efforts emphasize portability, standardization,
correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.
OpenBSD supports binary emulation of most programs
from SVR4 (Solaris), FreeBSD, Linux, BSD/OS, SunOS
and HP-UX. |
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Web Server- Apache: The Apache HTTP Server Project
is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source
HTTP server for modern operating systems including
UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is
to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server
that provides HTTP services in sync with the current
HTTP standards. |
| • Web
Scripting- Php: PHP is a widely-used general-purpose
scripting language that is especially suited for
Web development and can be embedded into HTML. |
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Database- MySql: The World's Most Popular Open
Source Database. |
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Database PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced
open source database |
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Secure Browser-FireFox: The award-winning Web
browser just got better. It’s free, and easy to
use. Join the millions of people worldwide enjoying
a better Web experience. |
| • Version
Control System CVS: (Concurrent Versions System)
CVS is a version control system, an important component
of Source Configuration Management (SCM). Using
it, you can record the history of sources files,
and documents. It fills a similar role to the free
software RCS, PRCS, and Aegis packages. |
| • http://subversion.tigris.org/
The goal of the Subversion project is to build a
version control system that is a compelling replacement
for CVS in the open source community. The software
is released under an Apache/BSD-style open source
license. |
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Download for Opens Source, GPL. |
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