IBM’s Community Development System for Linux

The Service provides you with access to a Linux on System z environment for the purpose of providing the Open Source community with a platform to develop, port and/or test drive your products or applications on this platform.

Once a user is registered and approved to access a LCDS system, a user is required to have direct Internet connection, via a Telnet and SSH client. If you do not have a SSH client, you may obtain a free Win32 platform copy from Putty.

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Enter CodePlex: Open Source Project Hosting by Microsoft

CodePlex is Microsoft’s open source project hosting web site. You can use CodePlex to create new projects to share with the world, join others who have already started their own projects, or use the applications on this site and provide feedback.

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Create Online Diagrams with Best4c

Best4c (Best for chart) is a Web-based, online diagram tool that allows you to create, edit and share charts anytime, anywhere.

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Understanding SVG with Inkscape

SVG is an XML vector graphics standard that is gaining momentum on the web. It is supported by most browsers (IE with a plug-in) and fills a need for vector graphics in the high resolution environments that web pages are finding themselves in while still providing graphics rich experiences to mobile users with smaller file sizes. This talk will go into the SVG standard and how to easily make SVG documents using Inkscape. Inkscape is a cross-platform Open Source vector drawing tool that is based on the SVG standard.