Open Source Software for Humanity: HW Week 9

Due Wednesday 4/9
$ cd /Applications/xampp/htdocs $ cd vmoss $ chmod 777 conf $ chmod 777 www/tmp
 * Exploring Sourceforge. Browse the Sourceforge site and answer the questions given below. Post a log with your answers and observations to the open VMOSS forum on Sourceforge.
 * How many projects and users are currently registered?
 * What is the all time most downloaded product on sourceforge and what kind of application is it? What do the top 3 most downloaded software products have in common?
 * Find the Sahana project on sourceforge (Search for it). What's its URL? What's its current rank and how many times has it been downloaded?
 * Download Sahana--the platform independent source package (.gz) should work. Move the entire folder into your XAMP htdocs directory and open it (http://localhost/sahana/www). You'll be prompted to install it. See how far you can get.
 * Mac users will need to change the permissions on two directories. To do so, open a terminal program. The prompt will be '$':
 * Find the VMOSS project on sourceforge (Search for it). What is its URL? What is its current activity ranking and how many times has it been downloaded?
 * Download VMOSS and move it into your htdocs directory and open it with your browser (http://localhost/vmoss/www). Try to install it. See how far you can get. Mac users will need to change permissions again, as above.