Seminar Before Weekend Topic : GNU/Linux & Open Source Time : Friday 13.07.2007 , 18: 00 Venue : International Student Plaza, 2nd Floor of No.1 Building Presenter : Aydın Tarık Zengin

Topic : GNU/Linux & Open Source

Time : Friday 13.07.2007 , 18: 00

Venue : International Student Plaza,

2nd Floor of No.1 Building

Presenter : Aydın Tarık Zengin

Contents What is GNU? GNU History and Philosophy What did Stallman do? What is Linux? Advantages of GNU/Linux Platforms Some Interesting Features of GNU/Linux

What is GNU?

GNU History and Philosophy

What did Stallman do?

What is Linux?

Advantages of GNU/Linux

Platforms

Some Interesting Features of GNU/Linux

What is GNU? Pronunciation : (Guh-noo) , not G.N.U. Free Operating System Conception GNU = Freedom It promises; The freedom to run the program The freedom to study how the program works The freedom to redistribute copies The freedom to improve the program

It promises;

The freedom to run the program

The freedom to study how the program works

The freedom to redistribute copies

The freedom to improve the program

GNU History Richard Stallman GNU – Free Software Foundation MIT AI Lab 1980 : Challenge with Xerox 1983, GNU Project Shared his ideas with the world.

Richard Stallman

GNU – Free Software Foundation

MIT AI Lab

1980 : Challenge with Xerox

1983, GNU Project

Shared his ideas with the world.

What did Stallman do? "Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free speech", not "free beer." GPL - GNU General Public License Mechanism to protect the modification & redistribution http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html CopyLeft Method for making free http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/

"Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free speech", not "free beer."

GPL - GNU General Public License

Mechanism to protect the modification & redistribution

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

CopyLeft

Method for making free

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/

What is Linux? The Kernel Linus Torvalds, 1991 Publicly available under GNU GPL GNU/Linux! and not just ''Linux'' The big problem : How can we pronounce it?

The Kernel

Linus Torvalds, 1991

Publicly available under GNU GPL

GNU/Linux! and not just ''Linux''

The big problem :

How can we pronounce it?

Advantages of GNU/Linux Low Cost Stability No need to reboot, no Freeze Up, no Slow Down Performance Benchmark leader Network Friendliness Flexibility Modular Design Like a puzzle Multitasking Handle large numbers of users Security User Permissions, Administration, No virus danger Open Source Funny :)

Low Cost

Stability

No need to reboot, no Freeze Up, no Slow Down

Performance

Benchmark leader

Network Friendliness

Flexibility

Modular Design

Like a puzzle

Multitasking

Handle large numbers of users

Security

User Permissions, Administration, No virus danger

Open Source

Funny :)

Platforms X86 PowerPC Sparc MIPS MIPS64 ARM Alpha Atmel AVR Some of the Platforms that GNU/Linux supports

Some Interesting Features No need to reboot Hundreds of days uptimes No BSOD No need to do defragmentation No need to use Antivirus & Firewall

No need to reboot

Hundreds of days uptimes

No BSOD

No need to do defragmentation

No need to use Antivirus & Firewall

Commercial Support

Discussion Thank you very much. Stallman & Torvalds present us free equivalents. So, why do you pay hundreds of dollars for the others?