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The Extensible Open-Source Router Platform (XORP) project is reaching a milestone of sorts, as its creators are ready to replace their own routers with XORP-wielding PCs.
Cut from the same conceptual cloth as Linux, XORP is an open-source alternative to the routing software provided by the likes of Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO - message board) and Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR - message board). As with other open-source software, the XORP code is freely available -- meaning it costs nothing and can be manipulated at will by users, who must pledge to share any innovations with the world.
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