Open Source Aid

Pidgin – Universal chat client

Øystein — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:29:38 +0000

Don’t like the standard MSN client, but would like to stay in touch with those who use MSN? Or do your friends all use different IM (Instant Messaging) services? Do you want to have access to all of those IM services with one client? Then Pidgin is definitly worth checking out. Not only is it open [...]

Azureus: Vuze – Popular Open Source

Øystein — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:01:07 +0000

What is the most popular program at SourceForge.net? Currently it is Azureus. What is Azureus? Azureus: Vuze is a powerful, full-featured, cross-platform bittorrent client and open content platform. A bittorrent client that is open source can be usefull for those who would like to make sure there isn’t any spyware or such in the code. But is [...]

Wordpress Beta

Øystein — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:45:09 +0000

Here is another big project you can participate in. You have probably heard about Wordpress. Wordpress is a content management system usually used for blogs. This site is one of many sites using Wordpress today. This is from Wordpress’ own introduction: WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of [...]

OpenOffice.org Needs YOU!

Øystein — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:44:23 +0000

If you are looking for a way to contribute to an open source project, without knowing how to program or create graphics, OpenOffice.org needs people for triage. Triage is sorting out bug reports and in that way aiding in improving the project. Never heard of OpenOffice.org? Is the software any good? Where do I go to [...]

Learning Java

Øystein — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:20:12 +0000

There are many programming languages available today, and it’s not easy choosing what language to use as the first programming language you learn. What programming language are you using now? Which one did you begin with? I’ve decided to give Java a try, and now I’m looking around for tutorials to get me started. Books or [...]

SourceForge.net – Find and build Open Source software

Øystein — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:00:38 +0000

SourceForge.net is a great place for those who are interested in Open Source projects. Here you can find many interesting projects and software. It’s a great place to look if you want a new project to work on, also if you are looking for people to your project you might find someone there. That’s one [...]

Eclipse and MyEclipse, IDEs to consider

Øystein — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:39:44 +0000

Is NetBeans really the only IDE you need? Or is Eclipse a competitor? Maybe MyEclipse (Eclipse with added plugins) is the way to go? And there is probably several other IDEs aswell! Which one do you use, and why? Both NetBeans and Eclipse are free to use, while MyEclipse you pay a small yearly fee to [...]

NetBeans – The only IDE you need!

Øystein — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:35:32 +0000

NetBeans claim that it is the only IDE (integrated development environment) you need. And it is open source! I was introduced to this tool by William at Williams Corner. He has used it for programming Java. I downloaded the current beta version (6.7 Beta), and will try to contribute by submitting bugs I might find [...]