Best of Open Source Software Awards 2009

If you think you can easily whittle down the best open source software to a manageable number, you'll soon discover that you can't do it without a great deal of hair pulling, nail biting, and gnashing of teeth. There are just too many excellent tools. Even if you give up on a "manageable" number and go whole hog - say, a top 100, which is certainly doable - you'll still face too many hard decisions and too many arguments. You'll be looking for a way out.


By InfoWorld staff

Mon, August 31, 2009 — InfoWorld — If you think you can easily whittle down the best open source software to a manageable number, you'll soon discover that you can't do it without a great deal of hair pulling, nail biting, and gnashing of teeth. There are just too many excellent tools. Even if you give up on a "manageable" number and go whole hog - say, a top 100, which is certainly doable - you'll still face too many hard decisions and too many arguments. You'll be looking for a way out.

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