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* [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]: designed 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 | ||
== Operating system == | == Operating system == | ||
Revision as of 08:29, 10 October 2010
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
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
Operating system
- Akonadi: the extensible cross-desktop storage service for personal information mangers data.
- Bzip2: bzip2 is a losless compression algorithm
GUI
Writing
- Metafont: the only way to make entire new font families by just changing less than 62 parameters.[1]
