Posts Tagged ‘open source’

FindRehabCenters.org

frc-1 FindRehabCenters.org is a free drug addiction rehab center directory resource, providing over 10,000 listings of drug and alcohol abuse centers throughout the United States. The site has a comprehensive search feature that helps those struggling with addiction or their loved ones with a safe, secure tool to help them find the right treatment facility. A zip code search on the homepage lets users gain quick access to this data including maps and locations, phone numbers, websites  and other pertinent rehab center information.

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Is There Money in Open Source?

Web development and free and open source software (FOSS) have gone hand in hand since the beginning of the web. Popular scripting languages and web development frameworks such as PHP, Rails and Python are all open source, and many of the most popular platforms built on top of them, like WordPress and Drupal, are too.

Open source has leveled the playing field by reducing the costs of creating software and web services, as well as nurturing innovation and sharing in the web development community.

However, even though the languages and platforms are free — and infrastructure to host them on are getting cheaper and cheaper by the minute thanks to cloud services and affordable hosting solutions like virtual private servers — a booming economy has evolved around the development of products and services for use with open source software.

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