Difference between revisions of "List of free software innovations"
From LibrePlanet
(label with featured resource template) |
|||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
== Graphics == | == Graphics == | ||
| − | [http://levien.com/spiro/ Spiro]: "a toolkit for curve design, especially font design". It is integrated into [http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/editspiro.html FontForge] and [http://inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.47-spiro-typography.png Inkscape]. | + | * [http://levien.com/spiro/ Spiro]: "a toolkit for curve design, especially font design". It is integrated into [http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/editspiro.html FontForge] and [http://inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.47-spiro-typography.png Inkscape]. |
== Multimedia == | == Multimedia == | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gstreamer gstreamer]: implements a new, very flexible way to plug together multimedia components(decoder,encoder etc..) | ||
== Programming == | == Programming == | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29 python]: a very famous programming language | ||
== Hardware integration == | == Hardware integration == | ||
| Line 12: | Line 14: | ||
== Networking == | == Networking == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_%28protocol%29 BitTorrent]: one of the most common protocols for transferring large files using peer-to-peer technology. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_%28protocol%29 BitTorrent]: one of the most common protocols for transferring large files using peer-to-peer technology. | ||
| − | * [http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/maranello/ maranello]: packet recovery system implemented on a free firmware for broadcom cards | + | * [http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/maranello/ maranello]: designed packet recovery system implemented on a free firmware for broadcom cards |
| + | * [http://www.rowetel.com/blog/?page_id=452 codec2] : a lossy, low bitrate codec for audio conversations | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.A.T.M.A.N. B.A.T.M.A.N.]: a routing protocol for mesh networks | ||
| + | |||
== Operating system == | == Operating system == | ||
* [http://pim.kde.org/akonadi/ Akonadi]: the extensible cross-desktop storage service for personal information mangers data. | * [http://pim.kde.org/akonadi/ Akonadi]: the extensible cross-desktop storage service for personal information mangers data. | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bzip2 Bzip2]: bzip2 is a lossless compression algorithm | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager Package manager]: a new way of installing applications that changed everything | ||
== GUI == | == GUI == | ||
| Line 20: | Line 27: | ||
== Writing == | == Writing == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metafont Metafont]: the only way to make entire new font families by just changing less than 62 parameters.<ref>http://identi.ca/notice/48171854</ref> | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metafont Metafont]: the only way to make entire new font families by just changing less than 62 parameters.<ref>http://identi.ca/notice/48171854</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{featured resource|month=September|year=2010}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:40, 4 April 2011
Here is a list of software-related innovations done in an environment of free software whether by companies, communities or non-profits.
Contents
Graphics
- Spiro: "a toolkit for curve design, especially font design". It is integrated into FontForge and Inkscape.
Multimedia
- gstreamer: implements a new, very flexible way to plug together multimedia components(decoder,encoder etc..)
Programming
- python: a very famous programming language
Hardware integration
Networking
- BitTorrent: one of the most common protocols for transferring large files using peer-to-peer technology.
- maranello: designed packet recovery system implemented on a free firmware for broadcom cards
- codec2 : a lossy, low bitrate codec for audio conversations
- B.A.T.M.A.N.: a routing protocol for mesh networks
Operating system
- Akonadi: the extensible cross-desktop storage service for personal information mangers data.
- Bzip2: bzip2 is a lossless compression algorithm
- Package manager: a new way of installing applications that changed everything
GUI
Writing
- Metafont: the only way to make entire new font families by just changing less than 62 parameters.[1]
This page was a featured resource in September 2010.
