Top 10 Open Source Hall of Famers

InfoWorld's top picks for the most indispensable open source software of all time

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    Top 10 Open Source Hall of Famers

    Among the 36 legendary software projects in Inf

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    1. Linux kernel

    Linux wasn't the first open source software pro

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    2. GNU utilities and compilers

    The GNU Project is the flagship of the free sof

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    3. Ubuntu

    The first principle of Ubuntu is ease-of-use, m

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    4. Three BSDs

    Linux isn't the only popular free open source o

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    5. Samba

    Samba bridges the gaps between Linux/Unix and W

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    6. MySQL

    What's wrong with using a database you actually

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    7. BIND

    The most popular DNS (Domain Name System) serve

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    8. Sendmail

    Born before the Internet was standardized, flex

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    9. OpenSSH and OpenSSL

    OpenSSH and OpenSSL bring indispensable tools f

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    10. Apache

    Half of the world's Web sites (112 million and

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    See the 2008 BOSSIES winners

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    See the 2009 Technology of the Year Award winners

     

6. MySQL

What's wrong with using a database you actually like? As the huge and active MySQL user community attests, nothing at all. MySQL's easy administration, excellent read performance, and transparent support for large text and binary objects make it the top choice for many Web sites.

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August 16, 2009

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