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An attempt to orient the unconverted and the semi-converted on the history and benefits of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Created for the PANACeA FOSS training in Bangkok (Feb 2010).
In the give presentation I have tried to explain the what is OPEN SOURCE(Open Source Software, Open Hardware,Open Content ) and various Licenses. Any suggestions, improvements and comments are most welcome
In the given Slide I have tried to cover the basics of Operating System from the perspective of Linux user. Or you can say Linux as an Operating System
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Introduction to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)Dong Calmada
An attempt to orient the unconverted and the semi-converted on the history and benefits of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Created for the PANACeA FOSS training in Bangkok (Feb 2010).
In the give presentation I have tried to explain the what is OPEN SOURCE(Open Source Software, Open Hardware,Open Content ) and various Licenses. Any suggestions, improvements and comments are most welcome
In the given Slide I have tried to cover the basics of Operating System from the perspective of Linux user. Or you can say Linux as an Operating System
An introduction to open source softwareSanjuktaBanik
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Personal Website - www.ritwickhalder.com
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by,
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2. Agenda
What's FOSS?
History
Free Software vs. Open Source Software
Famous FOSS projects
Why use FOSS?
FOSS Licences
FOSS in the Industry
Why people contribute to FOSS?
3. What is FOSS?
FOSS stands for Free Open Source Software
Free as in freedom, not necessarily price
Free Software and Open Source software are
usually the same, but the motivations are
different – (will be discussed next)
4. History
No restrictions on software till late 1970s
Richard Stallman founded the Free Software
Foundation and the GNU project in 1984
Linus Torvalds starts the Linux project and
releases the first version in 1991, under the GPL
licence.
Eric Raymond publishes 'The Cathedral and the
Bazaar', coins the term 'Open Source'
Influenced by this, Netscape opens its browser
source code, founding the Mozilla project
5. Free vs. Open Source
Free software movement is more concerned
with user's freedoms.
Open Source is more about the shareability of
the code. More enterprise-friendly
BSD license is regarded as non-free, yet open
source.
6. Free vs. Open Source (2)
Basic freedoms in Free Software:
The freedom to run the program, for any purpose
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to
make it do what you wish. Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your
neighbour
The freedom to improve the program, and release your
improvements (and modified versions in general) to the public, so
that the whole community benefits. Access to the source code is a
precondition for this
7. Free vs. Open Source (3)
Open Source Definition
Free Redistribution
Access to source code
Permitting Derived Works
Integrity of The Author's Source Code
No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
Distribution of License
License Must Not Be Specific to a Product
License Must Not Restrict Other Software
License Must Be Technology-Neutral
8. Famous FOSS projects
Linux kernel
Apache Web server
OpenJDK
BSD operating systems (not Free but Open
Source)
Eclipse
PHP
Mozilla Firefox
9. Why use FOSS?
The availability of the source code.
The right of code modification, improvement and redistribution.
No black box.
Have an alternative.
Low cost software (TCO).
Free marketing and support for your project.
Quick improvement.
Large base of developers and users.
Decreased number of open defects. (We should report bugs)
10. Why use FOSS?
●For you - as a student - FOSS is an
immensly benficial educational tool.
●Suggestion: A good idea is to integrate it
within our educational curricula.
11. FOSS Licences
Hundreds of licences are available for FOSS
FSF-approved licenses:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
OSI-approved licneses:
http://opensource.org/licenses
Most licences are approved by both.
We'll concentrate on GPL, LGPL, and BSD
licences
12. GPL
GPL stands for General Public License
Most famous, and most commonly used
Grants most freedoms for users
Most demanding in terms of guaranteeing those
freedoms
Not very enterprise-friendly
Guarantess project-viability nevertheless
13. LGPL
LGPL stands for Lesser General Public Licence
Almost the same as GPL with less restrictions
Designed mainly to be a licence for libraries
Allows non-free applications to link against the
LGPL-licences software
14. BSD Licence
BSD Licence was first used by BSD OSs
Less restriction on derived works
BSD network stack modified and closed by
Microsoft in NT systems due to the relaxed
restrictions
Can be regarded as more enterprise-friendly
Not FSF-approved but OSI-approved
15. Dual Licencing
Some companies choose to release their software with
multiple licences
This way they can leverage having a diverse
developer community, yet also have the perceived
benefits of closed-source distribution and licencing
Example
Until recently, Qt – a C++ GUI library – had an open source
edition released under the GPL, and a commercial edition
that contains additional libraries -e.g. Libraries to access
commercial DBs such as Oracle and MS SQL, which are not
covered under the GPL
16. FOSS in The Industry
Linux represents 12.7% of the overall server
market share.
Source: http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS5369154346.html
Other estimates 60% share of the server
market
Source:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/151568/ballmer_still_searching
Nevertheless, Linux has a great market share
of Supercomputers, cloud computing providers,
and embedded devices
17. FOSS in The Industry (2)
Mozilla Firefox has celebrated a billion
downloads on July 2009.
Reported to have more than 20% of the market
share
Source:
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/firefox-market-share.aspx?qprid=0&sample=28
18. FOSS in The Industry (3)
Apache web server accounts for 47% of all
webservers
Source:
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2009/06/17/june_2009_web_se
19. Why people contribute to FOSS
Most of OSS developers are paid, one way or
another.
Peer-recognition
Personal Learning
Use in personal projects
Companies invest in the project to deliver it to a
customer
Provide training and support.
