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Examples of Open Source Software. The Apache Web Server Hosts over 50% of the world's Web Servers. Has been adopted by IBM for it's WebSphere Application Server solutions. Available for Unix/Linux and WinNT. Samba Allows a Unix/Linux machine to act as a file/print server for Windows 95/98/NT clients. Can even be an NT style Primary Domain Controller. Save THOUSANDS in licensing, and get better performance. The Perl programming language The "Internet Duct Tape" -- responsible for most dynamic content Incredible number of modules for special applications, being developed at a break-neck pace. on the web. Do yourself a favour -- learn Perl! Concurrent Versions System (CVS) Lets developers at different locations work on the same codebase. Manages branches and merges of code forks. It's how most OSS is developed. CVS extremely useful in a closed development environment as well.

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