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    Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) : - An Introduction

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    Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) is defined as software where the source code is made available to users who can modify it. The history of FOSS includes the Free Software Foundation, GNU/Linux, and Eric Raymond's experiment comparing the "cathedral" and "bazaar" models of software development. FOSS provides advantages like reliability, security, lower costs, and freedom from vendor control. It allows users freedom to use, modify, and redistribute the software under licenses like the GNU General Public License. Examples of FOSS activities in India include user groups, localization projects, and contributions to software like KDE and GNOME.

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    Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) is defined as software where the source code is made available to users who can modify it. The history of FOSS includes the Free Software Foundation, GNU/Linux, and Eric Raymond's experiment comparing the "cathedral" and "bazaar" models of software development. FOSS provides advantages like reliability, security, lower costs, and freedom from vendor control. It allows users freedom to use, modify, and redistribute the software under licenses like the GNU General Public License. Examples of FOSS activities in India include user groups, localization projects, and contributions to software like KDE and GNOME.

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    Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) is defined as software where the source code is made available to users who can modify it. The history of FOSS includes the Free Software Foundation, GNU/Linux, and Eric Raymond's experiment comparing the "cathedral" and "bazaar" models of software development. FOSS provides advantages like reliability, security, lower costs, and freedom from vendor control. It allows users freedom to use, modify, and redistribute the software under licenses like the GNU General Public License. Examples of FOSS activities in India include user groups, localization projects, and contributions to software like KDE and GNOME.

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    Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)

    -An Introduction

    NRCFOSS

    Topics Covered
    FOSS Definition History of FOSS The FOSS Concept Advantages of Using FOSS FOSS Activities in India
    NRCFOSS 2

    Definition
    Free/open Source software (F/OSS) is software for which the Source code is made available to the users who can further modify it to suit their needs.

    NRCFOSS

    History of FOSS
    Free Software Foundation Richard Stallman The GNU/Linux Story X consortium -X Windowing system Perl by Larry Wall Eric S Raymond's experiment with Fetchmail Cathedral Vs Bazaar
    NRCFOSS 4

    The FOSS Concept


    Free as in Freedom It does not mean "No Cost" but it refers to the lack of constraint. Free Software allows you freedom to Run the program, for any purpose Modify the program Redistribute copies gratis or for a fee
    NRCFOSS 5

    How an Open Source Software gets Developed

    NRCFOSS

    Cathedral vs Bazaar
    Multiple Users as Co-developers Software development in Collaboration Bug fixing is fast and easy

    NRCFOSS

    Some Tools to Enable Collaborative development


    Available in web repositories like

    www.sourceforge.net www.tigris.org www.sarovar.org


    NRCFOSS 8

    Advantages of Using FOSS


    Reliability . Security . Combats Piracy . Total Cost of Ownership . Non Quantitative Issues
    NRCFOSS 9

    Advantages of Using FOSS


    (contd.)

    Freedom from control by another Protection from licensing litigation Flexibility Social/Moral/Ethical Issues Innovation
    NRCFOSS 10

    License

    A license is the authors way of allowing use of their creation by others, in modes that are acceptable to them.

    NRCFOSS

    11

    GNU General Public License


    Freedom to
    Run the program, for any purpose Study how the program works and modify it Redistribute copies

    Obligation
    The distributed copies, including the modifications, must also be licensed under GPL

    NRCFOSS

    12

    FOSS Activities in India


    (a few examples)
    Active user groups of GNU/Linux in various Indian cities Goa Schools Computers Project GSCP A collaborative effort Localisation of GNU/Linux in Tamil, Hindi, Gujrathi, Bengali and Punjabi Contributions to KDE, GNOME
    NRCFOSS 13

    FOSS Activities in India


    (contd.)
    Anjuta -IDE for C & C++ on GNU/Linux by Naba Kumar Mayavi Scientific Data Visualizer Bugster Software to share MP3 and OGG KGDB Kernel patch to debug the Linux Kernel
    NRCFOSS 14

    NRCFOSS
    jointly implemented by AU-KBC Centre, MIT Campus, Anna University, Chennai & C-DAC, Chennai
    NRCFOSS 15

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