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January 24, 2007
Important Open Source
Nat Torkington is compiling a survey of important Open Source projects. Here is the comment I made.
Nat is actually asking for the 3 most important Open Source projects - not the ones that are being used the most. How do you define importance?
Here's mine:
1. Apache HTTPD (important for the expansion of the Web and the many services that run on top)
2. MySQL (important for showing that Open Source can redefine "important" software for enterprises and in so doing bridge the divide between "hackers" and "suits". Linux comes in a close second here).
3. Wikipedia (important for redifining "open source" itself in that it can apply to a lot more than just software).
Open Source isn't a method of writing software - it's a way of thinking.
I'm still not sure what Nat means with "important". Maybe we'll see when he posts his findings.
Posted by Matthew at January 24, 2007 07:15 AM