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Well, this is my notes on what I am interested in...

==Map servers==

===ArcIMS===
(for comparison)

Current Version: 9.2

Home: http://www.esri.com/

Comments: closed source and expensive

===GeoServer===

Current Version: 

Home: http://geoserver.org/

Comments: (swiped from their site)

GeoServer supports WFS-T and WMS open protocols from the OGC to produce JPEG, PNG, SVG, KML/KMZ, GML, PDF, Shapefiles and more. More information on specific features of GeoServer can be found here, and some samples of GeoServer in action are in the gallery.

GeoServer is built on Geotools, the same Java toolkit that udig uses. GeoServer is a truly open community, with a well documented and modular codebase, so don't hesitate to get involved.

===MapGuide===

Current Version: 2.0.0 is in beta

Home: http://mapguide.osgeo.org/

===MapServer===

Current version:

Home: 

==Standards== 
[http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs WFS]
[http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms WMS]

==Map server front ends==

{|
|-
| name || frontend for
|-
| mapbender || mapserver
|-
| cartoweb || mapserver
|}

OpenLayers is a JavaScript front end that works with WMS and WFS servers.
So it's not tied to one server.

==Database Backends==

MySQL
PostgreSQL/Postgis

==Desktop GIS==

ArcGIS (for comparison)
um. The Spanish one? It's called...
um. The Brazillian one? ...
QGIS
what else

==Other SDK's and Toolkits==

{|
|-
| name || language || requires
|-
| FDO ||
|-
| OGR/GDAL || C    || Proj4
|-
| GeoTools || Java || JTS 
|- 
| Grass || C ||
|- 
| JTS || Java ||
|-
| Proj4 || C || 
|-
| SharpMap || C#
|}