So we can be a hero, just like you, just like you… the higglytown heroes.

well that’s a snippet lyric from the children animated series Higlytown Heroes, the idea is to show to kids that you can be a hero on every jobs, from plumber to astronauts. And in the open source world, anyone can be a hero, since an application can be crafted from hundreds of programmer from every corner of the world.

But of course in every success stories there can be at least a name worth mentioning, the one that make all the differences, he can be the pioneer, the lead programmer or the mastermind. and in here i want describe few of them that successfully has made web a much better place.