The OpenSource OpportunityThe OpenSource Opportunity
ByBuddhika Siddhisena
Co-Founder & CTOTHINKCube Systems Pvt. Ltd
Member of BCS, LKLUG & FOSS.LK<[email protected]>
What is Open Source?
Sourcecode
(C/C++,Java,Pascal,Perl)
Binary Code010101010110101011010101011010101010111010
101110101110101010
Compile
Human Readable
Machine Readable
Decompile(difficult)
Technically Speaking...
Philosophically Speaking...
VsVs
Freedom Free Beer (gratis)
What is Freesoft● The freedom to run the program,
for any purpose (freedom 0)● The freedom to study how the
program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1)
● The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2)
● The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefts (freedom 3)
Get under the hood(you have access to the code and no one is stopping you)
Not just behind the wheel(With non-free (proprietary) software, you'll aways be just a consumer)
Groom our future(FOSS was key to the success of OLPC project. Why?)
Better job opportunities
Source : http://www.fosslc.org
Better job opportunities
Source : http://www.fosslc.org
Better job opportunities
Source : http://www.fosslc.org
Be part of a vibrant community(Few geeks from LankaLinuxUserGroup, aka LKLUG)
Go to top of the charts!
Start a World Class Organization
Work for a World Class Organization
Meet awesome people
Make a “lasting” impression(Inspired a new branch of software called Humanitarian FOSS)
Nice to get feedback... at http://www.babytux.org/articles/howto/how2netknoppix.php.
It described exactly what I was looking for - booting Knoppix over the network without having a dedicated machine with its own DHCP server.
I will primarily use it to copy my Gentoo installation to a notebook which has no optical drive. But I like the idea of having a full-featured operating system ready to boot over the network :)
Hi People For us in New Zealand, taprobane is the best linux we've used yet -- very stable with all user applications seeming to be well chosen and best of their genre! Thanks very much to all the team.
Hi,I just want to thank you for creating ii.do, it is simply the most clean, useful and versatile gtd app I've ever used (I came from a gtd-apps tunnel like yours, tried everything!).
Have a nice day :)
Most importantly...
Have Fun!Have Fun!
Thank You
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