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8 Best Free and Open Source Survey Tools

June 14, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Web Apps

The software featured here lets you build fully-customizable surveys, forms and quizzes.

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Big Data

14 Best Free and Open Source Key Value Stores for Big Data

June 14, 2024 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

This article recommends the best free and open source software key value stores for Big Data.

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Security

5 Best Open Source Firewall Distributions

June 11, 2024 Steve Emms Distro, Roundup, Security, System Software

Security is paramount. Security involves defense in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats.

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DevOps

18 Best Free and Open Source Build Systems

June 8, 2024 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Build automation is the process of automating the creation of a software build and the associated processes.

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Intrusion Detection

9 Best Free and Open Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection Systems

June 8, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.

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4 Best Free and Open Source F# Static Site Generators

June 7, 2024 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Web Apps

We have compiled a list of 4 best F# static site generators. These tools are released under a freely distributable license.

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7 Best Free and Open Source Stock Market Investment Tools

June 4, 2024 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup

We focus on the best free and open source software that help you make better stock market investment decisions.

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6 Top Free and Open Source Erlang Web Frameworks

June 2, 2024 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

One of the types of software that’s important for a web developer is the web framework. We explore Erlang web frameworks.

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Application Servers

4 Hot Free and Open Source PHP Application Servers

June 1, 2024 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Web Apps

An application server is computer software which provides the business logic for an application program.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2024 Updates

May 31, 2024 Steve Emms Software

May 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Development Tools

3 Top Free and Open Source D Web Frameworks

May 31, 2024 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

D is a general-purpose systems programming language with a C-like syntax that compiles to native code.

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Application Launchers

22 Best Free and Open Source Linux Application Launchers

May 30, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.

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Music

Tauon now releases its 10 year development anniversary edition

May 30, 2024 Luke Baker Applications, Multimedia, News

Tauon is billed as the music player of today! It’s that and more. A superb music player with every feature under the sun.

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Video Tools

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple DVD Player

May 28, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Software

DVD Player plays DVDs using your built-in DVD drive or an external DVD drive. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Apple Pages

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple’s Products

May 25, 2024 Steve Emms Software

Apple develop a wide range of proprietary software for their operating system. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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Video

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple QuickTime Player

May 24, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Software

QuickTime Player is a multimedia player which handles a wide range of picture, video, audio, and panoramic image formats.

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Security

5 Best Free and Open Source Linux MAC/RBAC Tools

May 24, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Harden a computer system or network using access controls such as Mandatory Access Control (MAC) or Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

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Application Servers

Hot Free and Open Source Application Servers for Lua

May 23, 2024 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup, Web Apps

An application server is computer software which provides the business logic for an application program. Here’s our recommended servers for Lua.

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Development Tools

6 Top Free and Open Source Scala Web Frameworks

May 21, 2024 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We highlight the finest Scala web frameworks available for Linux. We only feature free and open source goodness here.

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Music

9 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based MPD Clients

May 18, 2024 Luke Baker Multimedia, Roundup, Web Apps

MPD is a powerful server-side application for playing music. Here’s our verdict on the finest web-based MPD clients.

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