Category Archives: Open Source

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.

Which open source ecommerce solution should I use?

I would like to create an online store that has the following features:

– Customers can purchase "points" or "credits"
– Customers can shop using the credits
– Customer can create profile
– Software can search for similar products using Google Products API
– Software can be used to generate receipts
– Software can be used to generate automated emails based on customer actions

Are there any open source ecommerce solutions like Zen Cart, or osCommerce that can do this? Any advice would be helpful.

What's In It for Me? Benefits from Open Sourcing Code

Open Source Developers @ Google Speaker Series: Ben Collins-Sussman and Brian Fitzpatrick What’s In It for Me? How Your Company Can Benefit from Open Sourcing Code As the open source community continues to clamor for more companies to open source their code, more and more executives are asking themselves just what open source can do for their company. There are a number of ways for a company to open source an internal project: from tossing code over the wall on the one hand to running a fully open development project on the other to any combination of the two. This talk will discuss the costs and benefits associated with each method as well as how to successfully launch your new open source project.

How do I use a make file or compile the source codes for open source software?

I really like using open source software (OSS). However, often times there are no binaries, precompiled installation programs or the executable program itself. Instead the sources, the files that contain the module files or the source codes, are provided with a few files called "make files". How do I use a "make file" or compile the source codes for OSS?