Too often, open source projects labor in near obscurity. No corporate stipend, no team of publicists, no media blurbs for every new release. But the open source community is a vital source of productive creativity – truly an engine of the future.

Here’s a list of 49 open source projects that deserve a round of applause. You can peruse the full list – and for goodness sake, we think you should – or just jump to a certain area using the miracle of HTML linking:

• Audio tools / Communication / Desktop enhancements

• Developer tools / Education / Enterprise / Finances

• Games / Graphics / Groupware / Messaging / Miscellaneous

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