Best Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 14, 2024

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Java Application Servers - LinuxLinks

  There are good reasons to deploy an application server in a corporate environment. At a high level, an application server enables updates and upgrades to applications to be distributed to all users. System administrators also benefit from the fact that changes to application configuration can take place centrally, which greatly simplifies technical support and ultimately the end user experience. Application servers also simplify user management, avoiding the need to set up and maintain user-management systems for applications. This type of software also enhances scalability and resource usage, and exposes business components via different deployment wrappers.

  Java is a general-purpose, concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, high-level programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. It’s related in some ways to C and C++, in particular with regard to its syntax, and borrows a few ideas from other languages.

  Here’s our verdict on the finest Java application servers, captured in a legendary LinuxLinks chart.

• kn - navigate folders quickly - LinuxLinks

  kn is an alternative to the cd command.

  kn doesn’t track frequency or any other statistics. It searches the disk for paths matching the abbreviation.

  This is free and open source software.

• snowdrop - text watermarking and watermark recovery - LinuxLinks

  It is useful in forensic investigations and security actions. It provides three commands: sd-eng, sd-engf and sd-c. sd-eng and sd-engf provide watermarking for draft-quality and fine-quality English language text documents, respectively, whereas sd-c provides experimental C source code watermarking.

  This is free and open source software.

• Keypunch - practice your typing skills - LinuxLinks

  Thanks to fast-paced sessions with instant feedback afterwards and a plethora of available languages, you might even have a little fun doing so. With determination, proper technique and some time, you will experience a noticeable increase in both the speed and the accuracy of which your thoughts and ideas are put into words on the screen.

  If you’re already proficient at typing, Keypunch still has something for you. Try practicing with numbers and punctuation, or choose your own text to type out as fast as you can.

  This is free and open source software.