Posted by Michihide HOTTA | Posted on 26-11-2010
Category : Software
Tags: CUI, GPL v3, Linux, OSS, Premium
CDE packages environment and runs common binaries on different distributions.
CDE is OSS for Linux. In Linux world, it is thought as natural that we should download and compile source code to run. Configure(s) and make(s) would absorb environment difference on various distributions and servers.
not available on Mac OSX though…
On script languages such as Ruby, Python, PHP or Perl, they run code in execution engines to absorb differences among individual OS as well. In the same way, CDE absorbs these differences among various distributions and enables to run the same binaries.
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Posted by supertakot | Posted on 17-10-2010
Category : Software
Tags: github, GPL, Open source, OSS, Ruby
gonzui is an open source software written in Ruby. Reuse of source code is very useful to improve productivity. You can save tremendous cost using already-tested codes rather than writing from scratch.
Search Engine for Source Code
gonzui enables finding out where the code is. You no longer have to grep every repository. This is smarter way.
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Pinoco is an OSS product written in PHP. Though PHP is known as one of the best language choice for web system development, we rarely use it as is for now. It is typically used with some kind of web application framework to make secure system readily.
An empty project
Furthermore, designers and developers should work separately each other in large scale web system. To work separately, view and logic must be separated. Pinoco framework can go for it.
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iGoSyncDocs is OSS written in Java. Google Document is amazing web application that can use word processor, spread sheet, presentation online. But it’s messy to activate web browser anytime.
Interface similar to Google Docs top page
So they often use software that work together with local applications. Though there are various stuff such as uploader or downloader, I’d like to introduce quaint one this time, iGoSyncDocs, a Google Document front-end.
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WinSparkle is an OSS for Windows. Mac OSX implements a feature to check update information of each applications for granted. That is because there is a library to inform applicaction’s update information in it. Sparkle does it.
Library informs update(excerpt from intro video)
It can be embedded simply, check update at the initial phase of application so that it make us avoid using unknown resident program and dis-featuring usability. If you want to embed something in a Windows application, WinSparkle is a good choice.
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Posted by Michihide HOTTA | Posted on 11-08-2010
Category : Software
Tags: Google Code, GPL, GUI, OSS, Utility, Windows
TranspWnds is an OSS product for Windows. Computers have evolved at a stroke by coming at mouse and GUI. Though they had been just stuff that could be used by professionals only, now they have come to be in the possession of users hand. The easy understandable interface at a glance makes everyone use them easily.
Shortcut settings
Although, too much elaborate system sometimes force us to use mouse very often and make it less effective. Many opened windows let us feel messy to go over or to locate cursor to right up position every time. If you feel so, try TranspWnds.
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keb-log is an OSS product runs on Google App Engine written in Python. Though Google App Engine may be assumed as a system for web service developers, it is not always so. we can use it as a free-of-charge hosting service until a certain amount of resource assignment.
Entry screen
You don’t need to make anything by yourself. There have already been many software developed for Google App Engine. A blog system is an example. If you want to make your own blog, just download a software such as keb-log and use it.
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Posted by Michihide HOTTA | Posted on 09-08-2010
Category : Software
Tags: .NET, GPL, OSS, Portal, SourceForge.net
TeamLab is an open source software written in .NET. Over 10 years has passed since several SMEs have begun to use something like groupware in Japan. Nevertheless, they have never got an innovative improvement. They should get much more change inside the system so as to catch up new web technologies and trends.
dashboard
Recently not a few companies are building up their own portal site separately from groupware. In many cases, they might use SNS or CMS. But if you want to use it for real, why don’t you introduce an exclusive use product? TeamLab should be a recommendable candidate.
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Posted by Michihide HOTTA | Posted on 30-07-2010
Category : Software
Tags: CUI, github, GPL, MIT License, OSS, Windows
Gow is one of OSS products for MS Windows.
For those who usually use Linux or Mac OS X, command line operations are real pains when they switch to Windows. As we have no choise but to use GUI on it, it would be convenient if we can do some work on a command line.
Over 130 commands
In that case, I used to use Cygwin. But I didn’t like it bacause of its frequent changes of registries and the naming “cygdrive” itself.
If you want to use just commands simply, try Gow.
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