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Linux Group Tests - Part 3

This is the largest set of group tests available, and it is constantly being updated and new articles added. Almost all of the software featured in the group tests below is free to download (and open source).

This is the third and final part of the article. The other parts cover:

Part 1: Gaming, Internet & Networking, Desktop & Productivity, Graphics & Multimedia, and Office Software
Part 2: Health, Science, Finance, Backup, Text Editors, Education, Family History, Religion and Spirituality, and System Administration

We are regularly adding new group tests, and intend to make this feature cover every different type of software. If you wish to suggest a group test you would like to see, please contact us by email at webmaster@linuxlinks.com or on skype.

Programming

Linux provides everything a developer could want in the coding department.

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) - for software development

Rich Internet Application Frameworks - Create web applications for a full range of different formats and platforms

Compilers - Converts language statements into machine code

Debuggers - Essential in any software development

Revision Control Applications - Essential tools for programming collaboration

Documentation Generators - Generates documentation intended for programmers and end users

Git Clients - Distributed version control systems

Web Applications

Applications that are accessed via web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. It is also a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language (such as HTML, JavaScript, Java, etc.) and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.

Web Content Management Systems - Keeps track of content on a website

Wiki Engines - A type of collaborative software that runs a Wiki system

Blog Applications - Maintain an ongoing chronicle of information on a website

More Blog Software - Additional great software to create and maintain weblogs

eCommerce - Shopping cart software

Point-of-Sale - Track sales and inventory as they occur

Human Resource Management - Managing an organisation's human capital

ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning Software

CRM - Customer Relationship Management Software

Content Control - Determines what content can be viewed by the user

Data Warehouse - Repository of an organization's electronically stored data

Web Caches - Reduce bandwidth usage, improve latency, and minimise server load

Business Intelligence - Design and generate reports from a wide range of data sources

Free Proprietary Software

Software licenses stir up emotive feelings in the Linux community. Licenses generally fall into one of two broad categories: proprietary licenses and open source licenses. The type of software license an application uses is significant in the effect it has on the rights of the user of the application, and whether a programmer chooses to contribute his or her time to its development.

Closed-Source Software - Business, Internet, Graphics, System, Development

Documentation

There is a wealth of documentation that is released under an open source license.

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