Open Source Software Library

Pidgin is a free and open-source multi-protocol instant messaging client. Canadian open-source developers have long been contributors to Pidgin and its underlying libpurple library, which supports dozens of chat protocols.

The most popular tool for teams to coordinate mapping on OpenStreetMap. With this web application, an area of interest can be defined and divided up into smaller tasks that can be completed rapidly. It shows which areas need to be mapped and which areas need a review for quality assurance. You can see the tool in action: log into the widely used HOT Tasking Manager and start mapping. This is Free and Open Source Software. You are welcome to use the code and set up your own instance. The Tasking Manager has been initially designed and built by and for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, and is nowadays used by many communities and organizations.

Mailmunge is a mail filter based on the Sendmail Milter filtering protocol and library. This protocol is used by both Sendmail and Postfix, allowing Mailmunge to work with either Postfix or Sendmail. Mailmunge connects the Milter protocol to a set of Perl worker processes. This lets you write your mail filtering policies in Perl, and make use of the wealth of CPAN modules available for dealing with MIME and email in general.

Remind is a sophisticated calendar and alarm program. It includes the following features: - A sophisticated scripting language and intelligent handling of exceptions and holidays. - Plain-text, PDF, PostScript and HTML output. - Timed reminders and pop-up alarms. - A friendly graphical front-end for people who don't want to learn the scripting language. - Facilities for both the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars. - Support for 12 different languages.

A production tracking platform for animation and visual-effects teams.

A multimodal journey-planning engine widely used with Canadian public transit data and open standards.