Posts Tagged ‘open source tools’

How do open-source software companies(like Canonical) make money?

Makers of Ubuntu even ship it for free but I always wonder how they make money out of it? And also what developers get for developing some free open-source tools?

Open-Source Software in the Enterprise

News Analysis: The topic of open-source software has been steeped in debate since the development and licensing took root in the 1980s and picked up steam with the proliferation of the Internet in the decade that followed. – The topic of open-source software has been steeped in debate
since the development and licensing took root in the 1980s and picked up steam
with the proliferation of the Internet in the decade that followed. As open-source
tools and components began to grow more familiar among developers, enterpr…



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How do I program my idea with open source tools. I have no programming background.?

I want to make an add-on for firefox. I want to change the color of hyperlinks according to the average ping speed from user’s computer to the host of the link. The program could be useful in preventing a user from accessing a slow link when there is an alternative. It might be useful when choosing a download mirror. Dead links would also be obvious. The user should be able to set what ping speeds result in which color.

How can I convert PowerPoint to Flash using Open Source Tools?

I have a pending assignment on my head and I’m not aware of all the computer tools. I searched the internet and found some steps on how can I do it on http://www.tictacdo.com/ttd/Convert-PowerPoint-to-Flash-Using-Open-Source-Tools but the problem is still there as I can’t understand the last step mentioned there. Can anyone please explain me that step.

are there any open source tools to build flash widgets or do i need adobe flash cs3?

I’m trying to figure out how to build a flash widget that could be placed by others on their blogs, profile pages etc. Is there any open source solution or do I need to purchase Adobe flash cs3 professional ?

what are the open source tools available to check C code?

I have bulk of C code and I am currently told to audit the code.
For example:
1. check the un initialized variables
2. called ‘malloc’ but not called ‘free’ to free that memory space
3. security vulnerabilities
4. common programming mistakes etc….

I might not listed all possible things here,
but helper please keep similar points that will help to audit the C code
and suggest me good open source tool.

Also they can suggest me some links describing what are to be checked while auditing the code.

Links to articles about using open source tools for development?

Hi there, I intend to start programming using open source tools on a Windows-based system. I would appreciate if you could point me to some good articles regarding this. What I am primarily looking for is : 1) What tools/languages/framework to use? 2) What are the areas that have potentially more scope for revenues? Thanks for your assistance.