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Open Source Software

Charles Russell Technical Director Bennu Bird Media January 28, 2014. Open Source Software. Agenda. Define Open Source Motivation of open source developers License Types Creative Commons What type of software is available Where to find it. Why do I want to know this.

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Open Source Software

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  1. Charles Russell Technical Director Bennu Bird Media January 28, 2014 Open Source Software

  2. Agenda Define Open Source Motivation of open source developers License Types Creative Commons What type of software is available Where to find it

  3. Why do I want to know this • Microsoft Office $399.00 • Photoshop $50.00/mo • Visio $589.00 • Norton $60.00/year • Autocad $4195.00 • Maya $3675.00 • Oracle $350.00/named user • $$$$$$$$$$$$$ • $$$$$$$$$$$$$ • $$$$$$$$$$$$$

  4. What is Open Source Software available free of charge as an alternative to conventional commercial models. Open source software can be used and disseminated at will, and the source code is open and can be changed as required. The only condition is that the user make such changes known and pass this information on to others. Open source software is the shared intellectual property of all developers and users and, thanks to the collaboration, achieves a higher level of quality than software produced using conventional means http://www.heidelberg.com/pe/www/en/glossary/glossaryitems/O

  5. Important points • Free of charge • Disseminated at will • Source code can be altered to suit your needs (if you are a programmer) • Shared intellectual property of Users and Developers

  6. Official Definition • Open Source Initiative • The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation with global scope formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open source community • The official definition is available at http://opensource.org/osd

  7. How Do They Make Money • Reduce Cost • Some open source projects are done to share development costs with less hassle with formal contracts • Dual Licensing • Open Source Version for private use or other Open source Project. Commercial version for proprietary use. • Sale of training and support • Up Sale • Donations

  8. It's not always about the money • Altruism • Ego • Resume Building • Make the software better fit a company's needs • Creative Expression • Learning the latest technologies

  9. Open Source Licenses • Academic Free Lic • Aferro GPL • Artistic Lic • BSD • Gnu Public License (GPL) • Many more • Compare at • Lesser Gnu Public License • IBM Public License • Sun Public License • Xfree86 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_and_open-source_software_licenses

  10. It Isn't Only Software • Creative Commons • Expand the range of creative works for others to build upon • Books • Movies • Photography • Articles • Music

  11. So What Is Out There • Microsoft Office Alternatives • Open Office (Apache) • Libre Office • Outlook Alternative • Thunderbird • Lightning • Google Docs • Calligra • Security • Antivirus • Avast • Free AVG • ClamWin • Avira • Backup • Clonezilla • Fog

  12. Wait, There's More! • Graphics • Gimp (Photoshop Replacement) • Gimpshop • Inkscape (Illustrator replacement) • Scribus (InDesign replacement) • Blender (Maya replacement) • Visio(Flowcharting) • Dia • Calligra Flow • Computer Aided Design(Autocad) • BRL Cad • Free CAD • Archimedes

  13. Even More • Video Editing • Avidemux • Screen Recorders • Ezvid(free but not true open source) • Webinaria • Camstudio • Games • 0AD • Saurbraten • Data Base Systems • MySQL • Postgres • Maria DB • Operating systems • Solaris • BSD • Linux

  14. Where do I look for this • Google • Open source alternatives to ______ • Osalt.com • Source Forge sourceforge.com • OpenSourceList.org • WikiPedia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages

  15. Demo Time

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