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Why are we HERE?
    What / Why Open Source ?
              K. Bala Vignesh
              kbalavignesh@gmail.com
              T.Shrinivasan
              tshrinivasan@gmail.com
              Indian Linux User Group, Chennai
Source Code (Open Source)




                                Binary (Closed Source)



                             
Case ­1




       
Reinventing Wheel




              
Continuous Improvement




                
?


    Knowledge Sharing




             
Case ­2




       
Review by few




            
Review by more, more and More




                   
?

     More Corrections and 
          Less bugs



                
Case­3




        
Closed Building with few Guards




                   
Open Building with more, more and 
              more Guards




                     
?


    More Security




           
Case ­4




        
Sealed CAR ,
    You can't see , open and repair
              the Engine



                    
Opened CAR
You can see, open and fix the Problem.



                   
?


    Technical Freedom




             
Case ­5




       
You can only EAT




           
You can Prepare, Modify and Distribute




                    
?




    Personal Freedom


            
          Free(dom) Software
     Ensures 4 freedoms

       0      Use for any purpose

       1      Study and adapt(modify)

       2      Distribute either free or gratis

       3      Distribute the modified source


     (source code is mandatory for 1 and 3 Free as in
      Free Speech and not as in Free Lunch )
     GPL­ General Public License




                                
Proprietary Softwares
     Owned by Company/individual

     Usually given in binary form.

     Users have restriction on its use

     Cannot modify it

     Cannot copy




             
Why Software Freedom?

    Software is science and knowledge 

         belongs to society 

         not property of individuals

         freely available




                   
Opensource Development Model

    Web
    Source code 
    Community
    Forums
    Developers
    CVS
    Mailing list
    Contributors – testing, documentation, localisation


                              
Opensource Business Model
       Service & Support   

       Installation

     Training

     Customization

     Warranty

     Sell Distributions

     Facility Management



                               
Benefits to students
    Study the source code and 
     Learn programming design & technics.

     Understand internals of programs.

     Modify/enhance.

     Apply the design & technics in other projects.


    Learn to  create  software



                                
Advantages to Students
       No need to beg industry for project.

      Plenty available on net. Contribute to it.

      Your contribution available for world.

      College faculty can be the guide & College itself 

            can give the certificate.

      You can continue to work on the project.




                                         
Adoption of FOSS is a National Mission.
       The most unfortunate thing is that India still
    seems to believe in Proprietary solutions.
        In India FOSS will have to come and stay
    in a big way for the benefit of our billion people




                   Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
 
                  Ex. President of India
                              
Images Taken from Flickr.com

             wheels  ­  http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=877870174&size=l
         review by few ­http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=290395598&size=l
             building1 ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=484575444&size=l
    building with people1 ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1386361349&size=l
       car not openable ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=55366220&size=o
          car openable ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=55366129&size=o
            hand lock ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=853883323&size=o
          jumpling girl ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=780223591&size=o
        review by many ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=383034378&size=l
               idly1­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1489588805&size=l
                  idly2­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=92074731&size=l
               idly3­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1691321700&size=l
                idly4­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=203244154&size=l
                idly5­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=164774821&size=l
                 idly ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=232680038&size=l
                        Dosai ­ http://flickr.com/photos/rumali/534768241/
              binary ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=158530154&size=o
              childs­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1606105753&size=l
            indian flag ­http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=128225160&size=l
              gandhi ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=293040040&size=o
        comp_cat_sleep­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=918128338&size=l
             u can learn ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=6806473&size=l
                                                    
                   web ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=9500503&size=l
             grocery ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=101527478&size=o
Questions?




         
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   Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
  under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
      or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

                  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html
                                    




                                     

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open source intro

  • 1. Why are we HERE? What / Why Open Source ? K. Bala Vignesh [email protected] T.Shrinivasan     [email protected] Indian Linux User Group, Chennai
  • 2. Source Code (Open Source) Binary (Closed Source)    
  • 6. ? Knowledge Sharing    
  • 10. ?  More Corrections and  Less bugs    
  • 14. ? More Security    
  • 16. Sealed CAR , You can't see , open and repair  the Engine    
  • 18. ? Technical Freedom    
  • 22. ? Personal Freedom    
  • 23.           Free(dom) Software Ensures 4 freedoms 0 Use for any purpose 1 Study and adapt(modify) 2 Distribute either free or gratis 3 Distribute the modified source (source code is mandatory for 1 and 3 Free as in  Free Speech and not as in Free Lunch ) GPL­ General Public License    
  • 24. Proprietary Softwares Owned by Company/individual Usually given in binary form. Users have restriction on its use Cannot modify it Cannot copy    
  • 25. Why Software Freedom? Software is science and knowledge  belongs to society  not property of individuals freely available    
  • 26. Opensource Development Model Web Source code  Community Forums Developers CVS Mailing list Contributors – testing, documentation, localisation    
  • 27. Opensource Business Model    Service & Support       Installation Training Customization Warranty Sell Distributions Facility Management    
  • 28. Benefits to students Study the source code and  Learn programming design & technics. Understand internals of programs. Modify/enhance. Apply the design & technics in other projects. Learn to  create  software    
  • 29. Advantages to Students    No need to beg industry for project. Plenty available on net. Contribute to it. Your contribution available for world. College faculty can be the guide & College itself        can give the certificate. You can continue to work on the project.    
  • 30. Adoption of FOSS is a National Mission. The most unfortunate thing is that India still seems to believe in Proprietary solutions. In India FOSS will have to come and stay in a big way for the benefit of our billion people Dr APJ Abdul Kalam   Ex. President of India  
  • 31. Images Taken from Flickr.com wheels  ­  http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=877870174&size=l review by few ­http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=290395598&size=l building1 ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=484575444&size=l building with people1 ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1386361349&size=l car not openable ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=55366220&size=o car openable ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=55366129&size=o hand lock ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=853883323&size=o jumpling girl ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=780223591&size=o review by many ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=383034378&size=l idly1­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1489588805&size=l idly2­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=92074731&size=l idly3­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1691321700&size=l idly4­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=203244154&size=l idly5­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=164774821&size=l idly ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=232680038&size=l Dosai ­ http://flickr.com/photos/rumali/534768241/ binary ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=158530154&size=o childs­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1606105753&size=l indian flag ­http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=128225160&size=l gandhi ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=293040040&size=o comp_cat_sleep­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=918128338&size=l u can learn ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=6806473&size=l     web ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=9500503&size=l grocery ­ http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=101527478&size=o
  • 33. Copyright (c)  2007    Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document   under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2   or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html