Free and Open Source Sofware in the Herbarium
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These slides were used to discuss Free and Open Source Software. The presentation was made at the first session of a Linux orientation course organised by the University of Guyana Free and Open Source Software Club and the Cyber-security Club on 22 March, 2018. The presentation was made in the Herbarium Conference room
Free and Open Source Sofware in the Herbarium
- 1. 1 Free and Open Source Software in the herbarium Vidyaratha Kissoon Email : Vidyak1@gmail.com University of Guyana FOSS Club 22 March, 2018
- 2. 2 About me.. Started with Linux in 2000 with SDNP Thank you Andrew Mancey Linux Terminal Server Project 2005 Ubuntu Desktop user since 2006 some web server management Drupal user Draft Policy on use of FOSS for GoG 2016 Updated from UG Tech Talk (September 2017)
- 3. 3 We will talk about .. The definition of Free and Open Source Software, and why we should consider FOSS Examples of Free and Open Source Software Anything else you want as the time allows..
- 4. 4 Software development Source Code Programme in binary Compiliation
- 6. 6 FREE and open source software.. the freedoms..
- 7. 7 Free and OPEN SOURCE Software Free redistribution of the software Source code is available Derived works must be covered by a similar license Integrity of author's code must be preserved No discrimination against users No discrimination against fields of endeavour Distribution of license License must be technology-neutral License must not be specific to a product License must not restrict other software
- 8. 8 Free and Open Source software FOSS as a movement old and emerging technologies FREE means the four freedoms Some can be free as in $$$$ Not all Free as in $$$$ software is FOSS Some products are available with FOSS versions, pay for services, additional features
- 9. 9 Why we should consider FOSS.. Draft Policy for FOSS Use in Public Sector in Guyana https://github.com/Vidyaratha/FinalDraftFOSSPolicy Adherence to intellectual property rights, avoiding piracy Security, Reliability/Stability of many products Open standards and vendor independence Reduced reliance on imports, re-allocate costs for learning and adaptation Development of local software capacity Localisation
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- 11. 11 Richard Stallman : Reasons not to use Google...
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- 15. 15 Some F/OSS examples Operating Systems Linux (Ubuntu, Linux Mint,etc ), FreeBSD Databases - MySql, PostgreSQL, MongoDB Web servers Apache CMS/Web development Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla, Django Elearning Moodle, TTCS OS for Windows - http://www.ttcs.tt/osswin/ Multimedia VLC Graphics GIMP, Inkscape, Blender (animation!) Design BRL-CAD, FOSSCAD community, Blender Productivity LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Koffice, Abiword GIS QGIS, OSGEO project Big Data R, Apache Hadoop Journalism Timeline.js
- 16. What is Linux Linux the kernel Linux was originally the name of the kernel created by Linus Torvalds and is currently maintained by a team of developers. M$ platinum member of Linux Foundation Linux the distributions the kernel, plus the system libraries, GUI, various databases, web servers, email utilities, desktop software and others. Debian, Mandriva, Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat, SUSE,PuppyLinux, Tiny Linux, Mint, Kali Not all applications are FOSS (eg skype )
- 17. Before Installation.. Assessing Current System RAM, space, graphic cards, etc. Distribution selection Depends on needs Desktop vs Server use Variety to chose from System Preparation Dual boot , Partition hard drives Installation media (Live CD, StartupUSB)
- 18. Drivers... Safely, most vendors are providing drivers which could work with Linux Nvidia still offers the worst open-source support, compared to Intel and AMD http://www.pcworld.com/article/2911459/why Drivers are available, but 'closed source'