BySheel Sindhu ManoharJMILUG (Jamia Millia Islamia Linux User Group)www.jmilug.org

Introduction To Free and Open Source Softwares

Who i am ?

I am final year student of Btech Computer Engg. At Jamia Millia Islamia

Linux Enthusiat, Web developer, FOSS promotor

Manager of Group JMILUG, projects like Linux Adda

Mail id: tuxophilia@gmail.com

Website: www.ssmanohar.in

Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/roboturewww.jmilug.org

How many of you heard of Linux ?

How many of you heard of word
Open Source ?

Guess What is Linux ?

A Million Dollar prize ........ :-)
a) Bird

b) Animal
c)Chocolate
d) Operating System

How many of you worked on Linux ?

How many you worked on open source tools in your daily life of computing ?

Why Open Source ?

Free as in freedom

Free of cost always

No Viruses

Fast boot in 1 min

Security: It is much more secure than other systems in the market today

handle hard disks of up to 16 Terabytes.

Handles 100+ file systems

No need to reboot

Live user mode

Support Dual boot

0% piracy

Community Support

Everyday updates

Lots of choices for softwares

Many MNCs like google supports FOSS

Why Open Source ? (contd.)

Excellent for prgramming

3D Desktop Compiz Fusion

No need of extra device drivers

Purpose based distribution available in markets

No More BSOD

Multiple Workspaces (upto 36 in Ubuntu)

Linux used in embedded systems (e.g. Arduino kits)

It is easy to get software patches, and they are free.

95% server are on linux

Less attacks on Linux

Mobile devices also using linux - Android Based devices- Maemo ( Nokia)

Free Software Foundation

RMSRichard Matthew Stallman

Founder of GNU in 1983

Started FSF in 1985

Started making GNU OS

GNU refers to GNU's Not Unix

Released GNU GPL license

Released concept of copyleft

Free Software Philosophy

Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).

The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).

The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements (and modified versions in general) to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

General Public License (GPL)

GPL and many Free Software licenses are Copy left

CopyLeft is legal mechanism to protect the modification and redistribution rights for free software

GPL v2.0 and GPL v3.0 available

Most popular license

Provides flexiblity to a code

Open Source is not only in software

General Knowlege: Wikipedia.org

Web Designing: OSWD.org (Open Source Web Design), OpenDesigns.org , OpenWebDesign.org

Learning: ChemCollective.org, k12EdCom.org

Hardware: opencores.org

Others: OpenCola (Open Source Cola Formula), Open Data (Scintific data & others)

Linus Torvalds

1991, a Finnish student, submitted Linux as a project, an operating system kernel

Kernel was the missing component of GNU Operating System Project started by FSF

MCC Interim Linux, (1992) was first Linux Distro

Soon many community Distro developedDebian , FreeBSD, OpenBSD

Its not Linux its GNU/Linux

We have to give credit to GNU Project through which it all started

Linux uses 90% softwares by GNU foundation

GNU's Not Unix

Clone of actual UNIX operating system

Linux Distro

Distro = a GNU/Linux Operating System Distribution

There are more then 300 Linux Distro existhttp://distrowatch.com/

Redhat is most successful distro for commercial usage

Mint, Ubuntu , Fedora, Debian, OpenSuse are most popular

Most distro has Live DVD/ Live CD/ Live USB possibleLet me coin Plug-n-Boot

You can create your own Linux Distrohttp://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

http://tinyurl.com/88wja3 Custom Fedora Spins

Installating Linux

Bit tough for newbies but easy to learn

Download Your Desired Linux Distro, Or take a copy of from your friend. (its totally legal)

You can take help from Www.howtoforge.com

You can use install as :-
- As a Software
- Dual Boot

If you don't want to install it You can use Live also

Use Linux for the efficient use of your all system resources

Installing A Software

Fedora : sudo yum install vlc

Ubuntu : sudo apt-get install vlc

yum (Yumex) and apt-get (Synaptic Package Manager) are package mangerGUI software interface for installation of new packages

You can also install using source codemake configure; make ; make install

Some FOSS Equivalents to Proprietary Softwares

CategoryProprietaryFOSS

OfficeMicrosoft Office, iWorkOpenOffice, KOffice, Abiword, Gnumeric, Lotus Symphony

Desktop PublishingAdobe PageMakerScribus

Image Manipulation/Graphics ProductionAdobe PhotoshopGIMP, Inkscape

EmailMicrosoft Outlook, Outlook ExpressThunderbird

Web BrowserInternet ExplorerFirefox

Voice Over IPSkypeEkiga

DatabaseMicrosoft Access, SQL ServerOpenOffice Base, PostgreSQL, MySQL

Media PlayerMicrosoft Media Player, Power DVDTotem, VLC, Mplayer

ChatYahoo MessengerPidgin, Empathy

Video EditingAdobe Premier, Final CutCinelerra, Kino

More About Software

gparted, gedit, F-spot, digicam, GNUcash, isomaker,

http://sourceforge.net/ - 1,80,000+ project

You can install Open Source tool on window too !

Search Google to get most recent released Open source tool

There are Purpose based Distro available.

http://linuxappfinder.com/

http://www.linuxalt.com/ http://www.osalt.com/

http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/top-100-of-the-best-useful-opensource-applications/

Lets Have Some Demo

Demo Of Linux Desktop and Common Softwares

What is the best way to start/learn?

By Using it

Install Linux and use it

Take some good books and then read them

If possible, take some certification program (RedHat)

http://lug-iitd.org/Nice_Linux_Links
Getting problems in Linux
JUST GOOGLE IT!!!!!!!

Different Mailing lists & websites

http://lug-iitd.posterous.com/

http://www.lug-iitd.org/

www.jmilug.org

www.gnu.org

www.ubuntu.com

www.kernel.org

In a world without walls, who needs windows?

Thank You!!!

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