Write Software or Die Trying

Open Sores:
ProjectSkyLine supports open source software. While many of the applications we create are closed source we balance those releases with tools and open source libraries to aid developers.

Much of our daily development takes place on the LAMP (Linux – Apache – MySQL – PHP) platform, all of which are open source applications. And all these applications work exceptionally well.

Folks say, “you get what you pay for” and in LAMPs defense its sooooo true. We get software that is FREE from bullshit, FREE from show stopping bugs, FREE from limiting EULAs.Open source has it place in all marketplaces and development environments. Thinking back to a story an employee of ProjectSkyLine told once, he recalls being at a Linux Users Group meeting sometime in the late 90's. He asked if RedHat would ever have an IPO. He was laughed at.

Peas in a Pod:
Bugs and software development go together like PB&J. It sucks to hear, we know. Its just the sad reality of dealing with such complex systems. We utilize Mantis, an open source bug tracking database (mySQL) with a browser independent user interface (PHP). Its great. Its relatively lightweight in comparison to Bugzilla and setup is a breeze.

Content management Content schmanagement:
If your a LAMP developer we can be assured at one time or another you have had a client who requests the use of Joomla, or the need for a custom CMS solution. We have too. Simple apps don't always need the entire weight and unnecessary bloat of the CMS frameworks. That's why we developed an open source tool that JUST WORKS. Its smart enough to read into the database your looking to edit and fetch the tables. It allows you to update and remove rows, plus add new content. This amazingly simple tool is called pCMS and we use it. A lot.

Check out our 'Open Source' section for additional info.

Please, support OS or you might get hacked!

- psl