by Jerry Agbon | Mar 1, 2017
MantisBT is an open source bug tracker that provides a delicate balance between simplicity and power. It is web-based, written in PHP scripting language, and works with MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases. Mantis is a database of bug reports with a front end that...
by Jerry Agbon | Feb 22, 2017
LibreCAD, which was originally ‘QCad’ then ‘CADuntu,’ is an Open Source 2D CAD application, available in more than 20 languages and for all major operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Industrial designers in need of a simple to use...
by Jerry Agbon | Feb 16, 2017
Introduction This monthly newsletter focuses on the various Open Source projects going on in the world, calling attention to a different Open Source project each month. Our objective at Alt Choice Tech Advisers is to increase exposure to these Open Source projects in...
by Jerry Agbon | Feb 14, 2017
Krita is an Open Source sketching and painting program designed mainly for digital artists. It was initially funded by thousands of backers on Kickstarter in 2015. The campaign had two goals: (1) to fund a new, faster rendering engine for digital painting; and (2) a...
by Jerry Agbon | Feb 7, 2017
Blender is an Open Source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. With Blender, you can create professional-grade...
by Jerry Agbon | Jan 31, 2017
FreeCAD is parametric, 3D modeling software that’s being developed and distributed under an Open Source license. It is made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model...