Presentation shared during my Keynote speech at the YSEP conference 2012, in Alexandria, Egypt. The presentation describes the nature of Open Source Software for education.

1. Who am I?
 Atif Hussain
 ICT & Curriculum Specialist
 Writer
 Blogger
 Consultant
 Open Source advocate

19. We are closed

20. It’s mine
 Although we are often unaware of our
indebtedness to this other civilization, its gifts are
very much a part of our heritage. The technology
industry would not exist without the contributions of
Arab mathematicians. Sufi poet-philosophers like
Rumi challenged our notions of self and truth.
Leaders like Suleiman contributed to our notions of
tolerance and civic leadership. (Carly Fiorina, Ex-
CEO HP)

21. Which soda would you serve your guests?

22. FLOSS
 What is it?

23. Why the name FLOSS?
 F = free (English) or frei (German)
 L = libre (Spanish or French), livre (Portuguese),
or libero (Italian),
 O = Open
 S = Source
 S = Software
 AKA OSS FOSS

24. Where does FLOSS come from?

25. Computer Programmer

26. Source Code

27. Compiler

28. Machine Code

29. Why do they FLOSS?

30. TYPES OF FLOSS
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31. Microsoft Office (Propriety)

32. Open Office (Free off-line)

33. Google Apps

34. Zoho

35. Adobe Photoshop (Propriety)

36. GIMP (Free off-line)

37. Picnik (Free on-line now part of G+)

38. Flowol (Propriety)

39. Scratch (Free off-line)

40. Dropal (Free on-line)

41. E-Jay (Propriety)

42. Audacity (Free off-line)

43. Audio Expert (Free on-line)

44. Nova Mind (Propriety)

45. Free Mind (Free off-line)

46. Bubbl (Free on-line)

47. The choice is yours


48. CONCLUSION
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49. So why FLOSS?
 Choice – By its very nature it is available for all
 Reliability – Internet is maintained by FLOSS apps
 Security – Allows anyone to check for flaws
 Fast Deployment – 1000s of volunteers
 Cost Effective – Free is a hard price to beat
 Ethical – It is open after all.

50. Finally
 Although we are often unaware of our
indebtedness to this other civilization, its gifts are
very much a part of our heritage. The technology
industry would not exist without the contributions of
Arab mathematicians. Sufi poet-philosophers like
Rumi challenged our notions of self and truth.
Leaders like Suleiman contributed to our notions of
tolerance and civic leadership. (Carly Fiorina, Ex-
CEO HP)

51. I am not
anti­Microsoft.
Microsoft is anti­me

52. Thank you
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Atif Hussain
ICT & Curriculum Specialist