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Intro to Free Libre Open Source Software
Samuel Coleman, Ed D.
Discussion Points A brief history A few key people to know Why you should consider FLOSS FLOSS alternatives to popular applications Everybody's using it Popular repositories for FLOSS Things to consider
A brief history
A few key people.
The Four Freedoms that define FLOSS
The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as 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 distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
Why you should consider FLOSS
Equity& Access Cost Promotes
collaboration Flexibility Not locked in to a
single vendor Discourages software
piracy
FLOSS Alternatives to popular applications
Microsoft OfficeInternet ExplorerSPSSPhotoshopWindowsMedia PlayerQuickBooksVisio
LibreOfficeChromium/ChromePSPPGIMPVLCGnuCashDia
Everybody is doing it
IBM Google CISCO Kaiser Panasonic Tommy Hilfiger Toyota US Army The US Postal Service
Popular Repositories for FLOSS
www.Schoolforge.net
Fsf.org
Also Google “floss alternative to ...”
Things to consider
FLOSS is'nt for everyone's use case
There are good and not so good FLOSS applications
Concentrate on your needs not wants or brands
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