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50 Top Open Source Resources CIOs Should Know (And Maybe Love) |
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Database/Database Tools
MySQL
An open source relational database management system that's particularly popular for Web development. "Pluggable" database engine architecture allows it to be optimized differently for different applications (fast read-only access for Web content serving, versus in-memory database, versus transaction engine). In January, Sun announced its plans to buy MySQL for $1 billion.
http://www.mysql.com
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PostgreSQL
Another open source relational database, architecturally more similar to Oracle than MySQL. Supported by an active open source community. Sun also was showing this one some love, before it made its move on MySQL.
http://www.postgresql.org
phpMyAdmin
Database administration tool written in PHP.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net
Desktop
KDE
Multiplatform Window manager and one of the candidates for making desktop Linux usable.
http://www.kde.org
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Gnome Desktop
Another desktop environment for Linux or Unix, this one an outgrowth of the Gnu Project from the Free Software Foundation. Also supports a number of other open source desktop applications and tools.
http://www.gnome.org
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