GNU Gatekeeper : Free H.323 gatekeeper based on the OpenH323 project

The GNU Gatekeeper is a free H.323 gatekeeper based on the OpenH323 project. You can use it to manage a Voice-over-IP network and let endpoints (e.g., Netmeeting) communicate through symbolic names. It also has an external interface for billing and other applications. It runs on a number of Unix versions (including Linux and Solaris) and Windows.

• Licenses : GPLv2
• Operating Systems : Mac OS X, POSIX, BSD, FreeBSD, Windows, Linux, Solaris
• Implementation : C++

libqr : A library for handling QR codes (a kind of 2D bar code)

libqr is a library for handling QR codes (a kind of 2D bar code). It currently supports code generation. It is highly portable and intended to be as widely useful as possible.

• Licenses : Public Domain
• Implementation : C

Generate a QR code

AFD : A program to automatically distribute files either locally or to remote hosts

AFD is a program to automatically distribute files either locally or to remote hosts. The files are distributed by using FTP or SMTP, and can be sent in parallel and with priority. It provides a GUI to monitor and control the distribution and extensive logging of all activities.

• Licenses : GPL
• Operating Systems : POSIX. AIX, BSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, SCO, Solaris
• Implementation : C

NexentaStor leverages the ZFS file system and is optimized for use in 2nd-tier NAS and iSCSI applications

NexentaStor leverages the ZFS file system and is optimized for use in 2nd-tier NAS and iSCSI applications requiring open, low cost, high performance storage as well as dramatically simplified provisioning, expansion, backup, replication, and archiving. It is also used as a primary NAS in businesses that wish to expand at closer to commodity pricing. It supports unlimited snapshots, snapshot mirroring (replication), block level mirroring, integrated search, and easy management of extremely large storage pools.

• Operating Systems : Unix

The Metasploit Framework : A platform for developing, testing, and using exploit code

The Metasploit Framework is a platform for developing, testing, and using exploit code. The framework has been used on platforms ranging from large mainframes to the Apple iPhone.

• Licenses : BSD Revised
• Operating Systems : OS Independent
• Implementation : Assembly, C, Ruby

Minitube : A native YouTube client

Minitube is a native YouTube client. With it, you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, and Minitube gives you an endless video stream. Minitube does not require the Flash Player. It is not about cloning the original YouTube Web interface, but strives to create a new TV-like experience.

• Licenses : GPLv3
• Operating Systems : Linux, Mac OS X
• Implementation : C++, Qt, phonon

visual-db : A tool for the visualization of a PostgreSQL database as tables with relations between them

visual-db is a tool for the visualization of a PostgreSQL database as tables with relations between them.

• Licenses : BSD Revised
• Operating Systems : Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
• Implementation : C++, Qt4

Pure FTP Server : A fast, production quality, standards-conformant FTP server based on Troll-FTPd

Pure FTP Server is a fast, production quality, standards-conformant FTP server based on Troll-FTPd. It has no known vulnerability, it is trivial to set up, and it is especially designed for modern kernels. Features include PAM support, IPv6, chroot()ed home directories, virtual domains, built-in 'ls', FXP protocol, anti-warez system, bandwidth throttling, restricted ports for passive downloads, an LDAP backend, XML output, and more.

• Licenses : BSD
• Operating Systems : Linux, BSD, Mac OS X
• Implementation : C

Ipe : A drawing editor for creating figures in PDF or (encapsulated) Postscript format

Ipe is a drawing editor for creating figures in PDF or (encapsulated) Postscript format. It supports making small figures for inclusion into LaTeX documents as well as multi-page PDF presentations that can be shown on-line with Acrobat Reader.

• Licenses : GPL

Sigil : A multi-platform WYSIWYG ebook editor. It is designed to edit books in ePub format.

Sigil is a multi-platform WYSIWYG ebook editor. It is designed to edit books in ePub format.

Now what does it have to offer...

• Free and open source software under GPLv3
• Multi-platform: runs on Windows, Linux and Mac
• Full Unicode support: everything you see in Sigil is in UTF-16
• Full EPUB spec support
• WYSIWYG editing
• Multiple Views: Book View, Code View and Split View
• Metadata editor with full support for all possible metadata entries (more than 200) with full descriptions for each
• Table Of Contents editor
• Multi-level TOC support
• Book View fully supports the display of any XHTML document possible under the OPS spec
• SVG support
• Basic XPGT support
• Advanced automatic conversion of all imported documents to Unicode
• Currently imports TXT, HTML and EPUB files; more will be added with time
• Currently exports EPUB and SGF (Sigil native format); more will be added with time
• Embedded HTML Tidy; all imported documents are thoroughly cleaned; changing views cleans the document so no matter how much you screw up your code, it will fix it (usually)
• An actually usable user interface
• Native C++ application
• Bugs :)
• And a lot more...

ModSecurity : An intrusion detection and prevention engine for Web applications (sometimes called a Web application firewall)

ModSecurity is an intrusion detection and prevention engine for Web applications (sometimes called a Web application firewall). Operating embedded or as part of an Apache reverse proxy, it increases Web application security, protecting Web applications from known and unknown attacks. It is flexible and easy to configure. It monitors HTTP traffic (including POST payloads), detects or prevents attacks, enhances logging, performs anti-evasion, and allows administrators to create custom rules to suit their specific needs. It excels in HTTP traffic monitoring and just-in-time vulnerability patching.

• Licenses : GPLv2
• Operating Systems : OS Independent
• Implementation : C

The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) brings scripting languages to Android

The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) brings scripting languages to Android by allowing you to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device. These scripts have access to many of the APIs available to full-fledged Android applications, but with a greatly simplified interface that makes it easy to handle intents, start activities, make phone calls, send text messages, scan bar codes, poll location and sensor data, use text-to-speech, and more. Scripts can be run interactively in a terminal, started as a long running service, or started via Locale. Python, Perl, JRuby, Lua, BeanShell, and Bourne shell are currently supported.

• Licenses : Apache 2.0
• Operating Systems : Android
• Implementation : Android SDK Java Python Perl Lua BeanShell JRuby

bftpd : A very configurable Linux FTP server which can do chroot without special configuration or directory preparation

bftpd is a very configurable Linux FTP server which can do chroot without special configuration or directory preparation. It will work out-of-the-box with almost no configuration required, and works on all Unix variants tested. Most FTP commands are supported, and user authentication is done via passwd/shadow or PAM. tar/gzip on-the-fly is supported.

• Licenses : GPL
• Operating Systems : POSIX
• Implementation : C

InspIRCd : A fully modular IRC daemon

InspIRCd is a fully modular IRC daemon with modular SSL (gnutls or OpenSSL), ziplinks (through zlib) support, advanced spam filters, flood controls, settable operator levels, and SQL login using PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite.

• Licenses : GPL
• Operating Systems : Windows, POSIX, BSD, Mac OS X, Linux
• Implementation : C#, C++

Fingerprint GUI : A set of GUI tools for the use of fingerprint scanners on Linux systems

Fingerprint GUI is a set of GUI tools for the use of fingerprint scanners on Linux systems. It enables the recording and checking of fingerprints of users and allows login and authentication of users by their fingerprint through its PAM module. An additional "fingerprintIdentifier" application can be used for customized (shell) scripts when users have to be identified or authenticated by their fingerprints. The system is based on device drivers from the "libfprint" project.

• Licenses : GPLv3
• Operating Systems : POSIX, Linux
• Implementation : C++

Recoll : A personal full text desktop search tool based on Xapian

Recoll is a personal full text desktop search tool based on Xapian. It provides an easy to use, feature-rich, easy administration interface with a Qt-based GUI. Text, HTML, PDF, PostScript, MS Word, OpenOffice, Wordperfect, KWord, Abiword, maildir, and mailbox mail folder formats are supported, along with their compressed versions. Powerful query facilities are provided. Multiple character sets are supported, and internal processing and storage uses Unicode UTF-8. Stemming is performed at query time and the stemming language can be switched after indexing.

• Licenses : GPL
• Operating Systems : POSIX, BSD, FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris ,Unix
• Implementation : C++

vsftpd : A secure and fast FTP server for UNIX-like systems that is used on many large and critical Internet sites

vsftpd is a secure and fast FTP server for UNIX-like systems that is used on many large and critical Internet sites. Its rich feature set includes SSL encryption, IPv6, bandwidth throttling, PAM integration, virtual users, virtual IPs and per-user / per-IP configuration.

• Licenses : GPL
• Implementation : C

Fimex is a the File Interpolation, Manipulation, and EXtraction library for gridded geospatial data

Fimex is a the File Interpolation, Manipulation, and EXtraction library for gridded geospatial data. It converts between different, extensible data formats (currently netcdf, NcML, grib1/2, and felt). It enables you to change the projection and interpolation of scalar and vector grids. It makes it possible to subset the gridded data and to extract only parts of the files. For simple usage, Fimex also comes with the command line program fimex.

• Licenses : LGPL
• Operating Systems : Unix
• Implementation : C, C++

Aqsis : A cross-platform 3D rendering solution adhering to the RenderMan standard defined by Pixar

Aqsis is a cross-platform 3D rendering solution adhering to the RenderMan standard defined by Pixar. Features include programmable shading, true displacements, 3D depth-of-field, motion blur, NURBS, subdivision surfaces, CSG, procedural plugins, and more.

• Licenses : GPL, LGPL
• Operating Systems : Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
• Implementation : C++, C, Python

Tulip : A software system dedicated to the visualization of huge graphs

Tulip is a software system dedicated to the visualization of huge graphs. It manages graphs with up to 500,000 elements (node and edges) on a personal computer (PIII 600 with 256MB RAM). The Tulip architecture provides the following features: 3D visualizations, 3D modifications, plugin support, support for clusters and navigation, automatic graph drawing, automatic clustering of graphs, automatic selection of elements, and automatic coloring of elements according to a metric.

• Licenses : GPL
• Operating Systems : POSIX, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
• Implementation : C++