Waxaa jiray mar, haddii aad u rabto kombayutarkaaga qayb software ah oo tayo leh, ay ahayd in aad boorsadaada kala baxdo oo aad bixiso. Alaabooyinka Microsoft waxay ahaayeen - welina waa - tusaale ugu muhiimsan tan.

Laakiin ka dib dhaqdhaqaaqa isha furan ayaa kor u qaaday uumi waxaana si lama filaan ah naloo daaweeyay alaabo tayo sare leh. Qiimaha? Dhab ahaantii waxba. Miyaanad ^(Don)internetka^(Internet) jeclayn ?

Laakin waa maxay Isha Furan?^{(But What Is Open Source?)}

Waxaa jira laba nooc oo software ah - il furan iyo ilo xiran (hanti). Waa muhiim in la fahmo farqiga.

Isha furan^(Open) waa marka koodhka isha (koodka ku shaqeeya software-ka) uu si xor ah u helo qof kasta si uu u eego. Waxaad arki kartaa sida astaamuhu u shaqeeyaan, xidhi noocyadaaga software-kaas oo aad u sii dayn kartaa ilo furan sidoo kale (macnaheedu waa inaadan faa'iido ka helin). Mashaariicda il furan mar walba waa bilaash. ^(Open)Taasi waa qodobka oo dhan.

Dhanka kale, software-ka il-xidhan (propriety) waa, sida magacu leeyahay, gebi ahaanba xiran. Shirkaduhu ma rabaan inaad aragto koodhka isha sababtoo ah waxay ku tiirsan yihiin koodhka isha si ay faa'iido uga helaan alaabadooda.

Tusaale ahaan, waligaa ma arki doontid koodhka isha ee alaabta Microsoft ama Apple . Kaliya kuma jirto danahooda ganacsi. Waxaad ku socodsiin kartaa badeecooyinka isha furan ee Microsoft ama nidaamyada hawlgalka Apple , laakiin waxaad hoos geli kartaa daboolka Windows ama macOS si aad u hubiso koodka? Haa nasiib wacan taas.

Hoos waxaa ku yaal waxa aan dareemayo inay yihiin mashaariicda isha furan ee ugu weyn uguna wanaagsan agagaarka. Sida iska cad "ka ugu weyn iyo kan ugu fiican" waa mid maskaxeed marka laga yaabee inaad igu raacsan tahay aniga? Hadday haa tahay, fadlan ii soo sheeg

Linux

Linux malaha waa mashruuca isha furan ee ugu weyn, ugu caansan, uguna caansan. Tan iyo markii ay bilaabatay 1991, hadda waxaa si fudud u jira dhowr boqol oo ah nidaamka hawlgalka Linux "distros"^{(easily a couple hundred active Linux operating system “distros” )} (gaaban qaybinta). Tan waxaa ku jira nidaamka Tails^{(the Tails system)} , kaas oo aan dhawaan soo bandhigay, iyo kuwa sare sida Ubuntu , Linux Mint , iyo Debian .

Linux waa mid soo jiidasho leh dadka laga demiyay fikirka ah inay bixiyaan nidaamyada hawlgalka qaaliga ah ama dadka nacaybka u qabo Windows .

Linux waxaa taageera inta badan barnaamijyada softiweerka ah, laakiin dhinaceeda hoose ayaa ah in rakibida barnaamijyadaas aysan ahayn mid toos ah sida ay ugu dhici karto Windows ama macOS. Awood farsamo ayaa loo baahan yahay.

Mozilla Firefox

Maan qarin jacaylka aan u qabo Google Chrome , laakiin wali meel ayaan qalbigayga ugu hayaa Mozilla Firefox . Firefox waxa ay jirtay in ka badan intii uu jiray Chrome , Firefox -na waxa ay ahaayeen kuwii bilaabay in ay burburiyaan kali-taliska browserka Microsoft.

Waxaan la yaabay in kastoo aysan dad badani ogeyn in Firefox - ku yahay il furan iyo in mulkiilaha Mozilla uu yahay aasaas aan faa'iido doon ahayn. Waxaad si xor ah u baari kartaa koodka, iskaa wax u qabso si aad gacan uga geysato horumarinta browserka, oo aad xitaa samaysato biraawsarkaaga adiga oo ku saleysan koodka Firefox . Saddex tusaale waa WaterFox , PaleMoon , iyo Tor Browser^{(the Tor Browser)} .

LibreOffice

Haddi ay jirtay waligeed sabab aan dib loogu bixin Microsoft Office , LibreOffice ayaa ahaan lahayd. Xitaa bixinta Xafiiska 365^{(Office 365)} waa macno darro markaad aragto beddelaadyo bilaash ah sida LibreOffice iyo Google Suite .

LibreOffice waa qalab habaynta kelmad kaas oo ay ku jiraan dukumeenti qoraal ah, xaashiyo xisaabeed, xog ururin iyo "soojeedin" (nooca Powerpoint ). In kasta oo LibreOffice ay leedahay qaab faylal u gaar ah, qaabab kale oo faylal ah, sida faylalka Microsoft , si buuxda ayaa loo taageeraa, waxaana jira badhanka jiilka hal-guji ee PDF .

KeyPass^{(KeePass)(KeePass)}

Muddo aan fogayn ka hor, waxaan wax ka qoray jacaylka aan u qabo KeePass^{(I wrote about my love for KeePass)} iyo in kasta oo ay xafiiltanku isku dayayaan in ay dareenkayga soo jiitaan, kalgacalka aan u qabo KeePass waligii ma lumin. Hubaal, KeePass waa yara cad oo shaqaynaysa. Laakiin mararka qaarkood taasi waa waxa kaliya ee aad u baahan tahay.

Sidoo kale kaydinta furahaaga sirta ah, waxa ay sidoo kale leedahay dhaliye sirta ah oo aad u fudud in la isticmaalo. Markaad aqbasho erayga sirta ah ee uu ku siinayo, wuxuu si toos ah u buuxinayaa goobaha KeePass si aad u sameyso waxa kaliya ee aad u baahan tahay waa "keyd".

Maadaama KeePass uu sidoo kale leeyahay nooca la qaadi karo, way fududahay in lagu dhejiyo xogta xogta sirta ah ee kaydinta daruuraha oo lagu dhejiyo kombuyuutarrada oo dhan.

WordPress

Iyada oo ay la socoto Linux , tani waxay u badan tahay inay tahay tusaalaha kale ee ugu caansan ee mashaariicda il furan. Waxaa isticmaala 60 milyan oo shabakadood oo la yaab leh si ay awood ugu yeeshaan wax kasta laga bilaabo dukaamada online-ka ah ilaa faylalka faylalka ilaa blogyada (iyo kuwo badan oo isticmaala inta u dhaxaysa).

Aynu nidhaahno haddii WordPress uu go'aansado inuu joojiyo horumarka berrito, shabakado badan ayaa yeelan doona dhibaatooyin halis ah.

Si loo kordhiyo isticmaalkeeda, WordPress wuxuu si aad ah ugu tiirsan yahay maktabadda ballaaran ee plugins iyo mawduucyada^(themes) . Badankoodu waa bilaash laakiin waxa jira doorashooyin badan oo qaali ah sidoo kale.

Chromium

Horaan u sheegay in Mozilla Firefox uu ahaa browserka isha furan ee ugu fiican, laakiin Google ayaa sidoo kale ka shaqaynaysay bixinta il furan oo ay iyagu leeyihiin.

Yaan lagu khaldin Google Chrome , Chromium waa browserka isha furan ee Google. Inta badan koodka Google Chrome wuxuu ku salaysan yahay Chromium laakiin Chromium sidoo kale waa biraawsar si gaar ah u leh.

Qaar badan oo ka mid ah horumariyeyaal kale ayaa isticmaala koodka Chromium daalacashada iyaga u gaarka ah. Tan waxaa ku jira Amazon Silk iyo Opera . Laga bilaabo sanadkan, Microsoft Edge waxay sidoo kale ku dari doontaa Chromium browserkooda.

Lacagta loo yaqaan 'Cryptocurrency'^{(Cryptocurrency)}

Ugu dambeyntii, cryptocurrency. Haa, xitaa taasi waa il-furan sida qof kastaa u qaadan karo cryptocurrency jira, baro koodka, oo uu mid cusub sameeyo. Tusaale ahaan, waxaan qaadan karaa Bitcoin oo aan isticmaali karaa koodka si aan u sameeyo ONeillCoin haddii aan sidaas u janjeero oo aan lahaado xirfadaha horumarinta.

Laakiin taasi waa maqaal kale iyo qof yaqaan waxa ay ka hadlayaan.

The Best Open Source Software You Should Be Using

There was a time when, if you wanted a quality piece of software for your comрuter, you had to get your wallet out and pаy for it. Microѕoft products were – and still are – a prime exаmple of this.

But then the open source movement picked up steam and suddenly we were treated to outstanding quality products. The price? Absolutely nothing. Don’t you just love the Internet?

But What Is Open Source?

There are two forms of software – open source and closed (proprietary) source. It’s important to understand the difference.

Open source is when the source code (the code that runs the software) is freely available for anyone to inspect. You can see how features work, clone your own versions of that software and release them as open-source too (meaning you don’t make a profit on it). Open-source projects are always free. That is the whole point.

On the other hand, closed source (proprietary) software is, as the name says, completely closed. The companies don’t want you to see the source code because they rely on the source code to make a profit with their products.

For example, you will never see the source code for Microsoft or Apple products. It’s just not in their best business interests. You can run open source products on Microsoft or Apple operating systems but getting under the hood of Windows or macOS to inspect their code? Yeah good luck with that.

Below are what I feel are the biggest and best open source projects around. Obviously “biggest and best” is very subjective so maybe you disagree with me? If so, please do let me know.

Linux

Linux is probably the biggest, most well-known, and most popular open source project in existence. Since it began in 1991, there is now easily a couple hundred active Linux operating system “distros” (short for distributions). This includes the Tails system, which I recently profiled, and high-profile ones such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Debian.

Linux is attractive to people who are turned off by the thought of having to pay for expensive operating systems or by people with a hatred towards Windows.

Linux is supported by most major software apps but its downside is that installing those apps is not as straightforward as it would be on Windows or macOS. Some technical ability is required.

Mozilla Firefox

I’ve made no secret of my fondness for Google Chrome, but I still have a place in my heart for Mozilla Firefox. Firefox has been around longer than Chrome has been, and Firefox were the ones who started to destroy Microsoft’s browser monopoly.

I’m surprised though that not many people know that Firefox is open source and that its owner Mozilla is a non-profit foundation. You can freely inspect the code, volunteer to help develop the browser, and even make your own browser based on the Firefox code. Three examples are WaterFox, PaleMoon, and the Tor Browser.

LibreOffice

If there was ever a reason never to pay for Microsoft Office again, LibreOffice would be it. Even paying for Office 365 is pointless when you see free alternatives like LibreOffice and Google Suite.

LibreOffice is a word processing suite which includes text documents, spreadsheets, databases and “presentations” (their version of Powerpoint). Although LibreOffice has its own file format, other file formats, such as Microsoft files, are fully supported, and there is a nifty one-click PDF generation button.

KeePass

Not so long ago, I wrote about my love for KeePass and despite shinier rivals trying to get my attention, my affection for KeePass has never waned. Sure, KeePass is a bit plain and functional. But sometimes that’s all you need.

As well as storing your passwords, it also has a very easy-to-use password generator. When you accept the password it offers you, it automatically pre-fills the KeePass fields so all you need to do is “save”.

Since KeePass also has a portable version, it is easy to stick the password database file in cloud storage and sync it across computers.

WordPress

Along with Linux, this is probably the other most famous example of open-source projects. It is used by a staggering 60 million websites to power everything from online shops to portfolios to blogs (and many more uses in-between).

Let’s just say that if WordPress decided to stop development tomorrow, a lot of websites would have serious problems.

To extend its usability, WordPress relies heavily on its vast library of plugins and themes. Most of them are free but there are a lot of premium options as well.

Chromium

I mentioned earlier on that Mozilla Firefox was the best open-source browser, but Google has also been working on their own light open-source offering.

Not to be confused with Google Chrome, Chromium is Google’s open-source browser. Most of Google Chrome’s code is based on Chromium but Chromium is also a browser in its own right.

Many other browser developers use Chromium code for their own browsers. This includes Amazon Silk and Opera. As of this year, Microsoft Edge will also incorporate Chromium into their browser.

Cryptocurrency

Finally, cryptocurrency. Yes, even that is open-source as anyone can take an existing cryptocurrency, study the code, and make a new one. For example, I could take Bitcoin and use the code to make an ONeillCoin if I was so inclined and had the developing skills.

But that is for another article and for someone who knows what they are talking about.

Related posts

• Qalabka Defrag-ka Bilaashka ah ee ugu Fiican ee Daaqadaha waa laftiisa

• Nadiifiyaha Diiwaanka Daaqadaha ee Bilaashka ah ee ugu Fiican

• Khayraadka ugu Fiican ee Muusiga Xorta ah ee Royalty si loogu isticmaalo Fiidyaha YouTube

• 7 Apps ee ugu Wanaagsan ee lagu Furo Faylasha JAR ee Daaqadaha

• 10ka Aaladaha ugu Wanaagsan ee lagu Tag-garo MP3-yada oo wax looga beddelo Xogta badan

• Soodejisyada Software-ka bilaashka ah ee aasaasiga ah ee Windows

• Sida loo wadaago faylasha u dhexeeya PC-yada, taleefannada casriga ah iyo tablet-yada

• Software-ka ugu Wanaagsan ee Fog-fog ee bilaashka ah ee Windows 10

• Sida Loo Isku Xidho Labada Faylood Xiliga Dhabta Ah Daaqadaha

• Software-ka Qaadista Shaashada Bilaashka ah ee ugu Fiican ee Windows 11/10

• 5 Codsiyada VR ee aan Ciyaaraha ahayn

• Software-ka ugu fiican ee CRM ee bilaashka ah ee Windows 11/10

• Sida loo isku daro ama la isugu daro faylal qoraal oo badan

• Sida loo hagaajiyo faylalka AVI ee xumaaday ama burburay

• 4 Qalabka bilaashka ah ee lagu tirtirayo faylalka iyo sawirada nuqul ka mid ah

• Isha Furan ee ugu Fiican ee Macaamiisha XMPP ee Windows 11/10

• Sida looga saaro ama looga saaro Java (JRE) Windows iyo Mac

• Nidaamyada Hawlgelinta Isha Xorta ah ee caanka ah

• Qabo Screenshots waqtiyo cayiman si toos ah gudaha Windows

• Ka soo saar qoraalka PDF iyo faylalka sawirka