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The top open-source rookies, projects in 2018

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  • Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP)

    Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP)

    The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP), a platform for real-time, policy-driven orchestration and automation of physical and virtual network functions, is supported by carrier members whose subscribers represent 60 percent of the worldwide market.

    ONAP has quickly risen to be the most prominent open source VNF orchestration platform and a critical contributor to the success of 5G cellular networks, according to Synopsys.

    Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)

    Photo by: Kārlis Dambrāns

    Caption by: Charlie Osborne

  • ​RChain

    ​RChain

    RChain is an open-source project which seeks to establish the possibility of building a scalable, secure, and sustainable blockchain with the overall aim of creating a decentralized, immutable, and global compute infrastructure.

    Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Charlie Osborne

  • ​Monica

    ​Monica

    Monica is a personal relationship management system that combines the "flexibility of a classic Rolodex with the dynamic versatility of modern social networks." The project has turned to the open source community to evolve a service described as a "personal CRM" which helps organize your personal life, meetings, and tasks.

    Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Charlie Osborne

  • ​Apollo Auto

    ​Apollo Auto

    Apollo Auto, developed by Baidu, is an open-source autonomous driving platform with a flexible architecture. Apollo enables Tier 1 providers, OEMs, and startups to build their own autonomous vehicles without the burden of "reinventing the wheel," which has led to the nomination as one of today's top open-source projects.

    Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)

    Photo by: Fisker

    Caption by: Charlie Osborne

  • ​Haven

    ​Haven

    Haven, a project launched by The Guardian Project and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, is a scheme focused on creating a personal physical security application able to transmit "situational awareness" of the environment surrounding a mobile device.

    The open-source project uses secure communications technologies and hardware already present in Android-based endpoint devices.

    Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Charlie Osborne

  • ​Prettier

    ​Prettier

    Prettier is a code formatter with the end goal of demolishing conflict among development groups and resolving IDE formatting problems through the standardization of code regardless of original construction and intent.

    Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Charlie Osborne

  • ​Common Voice

    ​Common Voice

    Common Voice, launched in 2017 by Mozilla's Open Innovation team, aims to establish the world's largest open collection of human voice data. The open-source project hopes to one day provide startups, innovators, and research universities with reliable datasets in order to train AI and machine learning algorithms for speech technologies.

    Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Charlie Osborne

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Charlie Osborne

By Charlie Osborne | March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT) | Topic: Open Source

  • Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP)
  • ​RChain
  • ​Monica
  • ​Apollo Auto
  • ​Haven
  • ​Prettier
  • ​Common Voice

Black Duck by Synopsys has compiled the top new open source projects initiated in 2017.

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​Monica

Monica is a personal relationship management system that combines the "flexibility of a classic Rolodex with the dynamic versatility of modern social networks." The project has turned to the open source community to evolve a service described as a "personal CRM" which helps organize your personal life, meetings, and tasks.

Published: March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT)

Caption by: Charlie Osborne

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By Charlie Osborne | March 20, 2018 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT) | Topic: Open Source

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