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Are there any good free .Net network libraries? (FTP, SFTP, SSH, etc.)

I'm a bit surprised I haven't found a good open source library for performing common network tasks. There are a few very good commercial libraries, but they're too expensive to use on an open source project. Anyone know of any?
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What parts of Linux kernel can I read for fun?

Programming isn't my main job, though I enjoy it and sometimes get paid for it. For many years now I've been hearing about Linux and my friends have shown to me many *nixes (or *nici?), though I stick with Mac OS. Do you think there are any parts of…
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Existing threadpool C implementation

What open-source implementation(s) in C for a pthreads thread pool would you recommend ? Additional points if this implementation is : Light-weight: glib, APR, NSPR and others come with a big buy-in, I'd rather have just 2 files (header and…
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generic Enumeration to Iterable converter

HttpServletRequest is using a lot of java.util.Enumeration. I would like to use them in for-each, so i need to convert them into interable. this is not a problem, but I since I have more than one project needing this I need a library to do this. I…
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light-weight C++ image library

I've been looking around for a simple and small yet robust and fast (not comprehensive!) image library for C++ (C would suffice, if no C++ version is available). Main features I'm looking for are: Free (opensource is a plus) Built for speed No huge…
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Corporate-Friendly Open Source Licenses

What open source licenses are more corporate-friendly, i.e., they can be used in commercial products without the need to open source the commercial product?
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Does an updated 'vimtutor' exist?

vim comes with a nice built-in interactive tutorial. You can access this tutorial by just running: $ vimtutor It is very easy to use because it creates working cases for basic commands. Is there a more advanced tutorial? Has any one thought to…
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Am I missing something about the Intellij announcement?

There seems to be a lot of press regarding the announcement that Intellij is being made available for free as an open source tool. Yet from what I read of the licenses, that's only true if the end product is open source and free. If you plan on…
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What are some good open source c# examples of quality domain models

I'm a pretty young developer, and still in the emulation phase of my career. I have read a lot about some topics like concurrency, and using unit of work to allow your business layer to control persistence transactions. I have even implemented…
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Is there a business proven cloud store / Key=>Value Database? (Open Source)

I have been looking for cloud computing / storage solutions for a long time (inspired by the Google Bigtable). But I can't find a easy-to-use, business-ready solution. I'm searching a simple, fault tolerant, distributed Key=>Value DB like SimpleDB…
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What does "commercial use" exactly mean?

There is a lot of open source engines and software with different licences conditions. Most of them are non-free for commercial use. The question is what does "commercial use" exactly mean? Example: I have site where I propose paid service or…
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Where can I advertise an open source project?

I have started an open source project and was wondering how I would best go about inviting people to work on the project. SourceForge is great but didn't fit the needs of the project. Any ideas?
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Any good client-side open-source dashboard framework?

I am looking to build a client-side dashboard framework where a user can create a new dashboard, add portlets, position them along a grid system, resize, close, .... The dashboard look and feel should be controllable with CSS. I am looking for a…
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Is MS-PL (Microsoft Public License) code allowed in commercial product?

If someone wants to use parts of a code licensed under MS-PL and use it in a commercial product, is that allowed by MS-PL? What are the restrictions.
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A good Business calendar library in Java?

Does anyone knows a good business calendar library in java? It should handle easy :) date calculations, taking holidays into account. Ideally, besides configuring holidays and company off days, we should also be able to configure 'working hours' on…
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