One of the many amazing and marvelous facets of the Open Source movement is its volunteer spirit. All across the Internet — on the Web, and in newsgroups, blogs, and CVS trees — people from all walks of life, spanning all parts of the globe, contribute their time, energy, and expertise to the cause. It’s quite remarkable, and even though I’m exposed to Linux projects every day, I still find the whole Open Source process fascinating.
One of the many amazing and marvelous facets of the Open Source movement is its volunteer spirit. All across the Internet — on the Web, and in newsgroups, blogs, and CVS trees — people from all walks of life, spanning all parts of the globe, contribute their time, energy, and expertise to the cause. It’s quite remarkable, and even though I’m exposed to Linux projects every day, I still find the whole Open Source process fascinating.
In fact, for some time now, I’ve wanted to dive into individual Open Source projects to see what makes them tick. I wanted to know more about the coders behind the code, how they worked, and what processes they used to “herd cats,” an apt metaphor for managing software developers. And to the extent that Linux Magazine could, I wanted to give credit where credit was due.
At the same time, Pat McGovern at SourceForge.net had a similar idea to highlight projects hosted on SourceForge — projects like SquirrelMail, MyPHPAdmin, and JBoss — many of which have been featured in the pages of Linux Magazine. Surely, Pat and I thought (and swaggered), this must be a great idea! And off we went to do the work.
So, without further ado, I am pleased to announce the launch of our new, monthly feature called “SourceForge.net’s Project of the Month.” Each month, “Project of the Month” will focus on one SourceForge Open Source project to showcase new software, to introduce…
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