Examples of Software That Have Come Out of The Open Source Movement
- Linux – a Unix-Based operating system used predominantly in servers Linux was created by a student in 1991 along with other developers around the world.
- Apache — a leading server software and scripting language on the web
- MySQL — a database management system
- PHP — a widely used open source general-purpose scripting language
- Blender — a 3D graphics and animation software
- OpenOffice.org – an office suite software with word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation capabilities, now forked to LibreOffice after lock-in claims from companies which supported OpenOffice.
- Mozilla — a web browser and e-mail client
- Perl — a programming/scripting language
- Wikipedia — Online encyclopedia open for anyone to update and revise content.
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