Openfire formerly known as Wildfire is a popular jabber/XMPP server written in Java and dual-licensed under both a proprietary license and the GNU General Public License. Openfire is easy to setup and administer, administration is done through a web interface, moreover Openfire offers numerous features, there are also several plugins available in Openfire to extend its functionalities.

The Inquirer is reporting that in the UK, 2.8% of PCs are now preinstalled with Linux. That figure has multiplied more than 28 times since January 2007.The number of machines shipped with Linux preloaded on them has multiplied a whopping 28 times since Microsoft launched its Vista operating system in January 2007.

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Here’s a short list of good reasons to replace your MSN Messenger or Live Messenger with Pidgin

So what is open source software (OSS)? It’s software that is free in every sense of the word: free to download, free to use, and free to view or modify. Most OSS is distributed on the Web and you don’t need to sign a license agreement to use it.

Color picker or Color Chooser is an application or component, to pick colors from photos and other images. It can output colors in either RGB mode or hex, which is useful for web designer, UI designer and also for artwork designer.

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For years I have been using and, in some cases, promoting "open source" software, but until a few months ago, I really couldn't have told you what is really behind that idea. I knew vaguely what it is - that the source code for a certain software program is "open" (available) and can be copied and improved upon by anyone who wants to.