Python

Python

Used for:

1. full stack development (web dev)
2. scientific and numeric computations
3. programming education
4. desktop GUIs
5. software development

Open source programming language with robust community. Originally created in the early 1990s, Python has been around, developed, and implemented into a plethora of products. 

Open VPN

Excerpt from the OpenVPN website:

OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN which implements OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension using the industry standard SSL/TLS protocol, supports flexible client authentication methods based on certificates, smart cards, and/or username/password credentials, and allows user or group-specific access control policies using firewall rules applied to the VPN virtual interface. OpenVPN is not a web application proxy and does not operate through a web browser.

Open Simulator

Open Simulator

Use this program to host 3D virtual worlds.
Good for commerical or private use.
Works on Windows and UNIX.

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