Open source and free software

1. OPEN SOURCE E FREE SOFTWARE Paolo Ferretti - Linux Day 2017 IIS Blaise Pascal, Manerbio 1
2. WHO AM I? ➤ Paolo Ferretti ➤ @paoferretti ➤ Python software developer @MailUp R&D team ➤ Typescript enthusiast ➤ Open Source supporter since 1998 2
3. WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE? 3
4. “ Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance. -https://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source 4
5. THE OPEN SOURCE WAY ➤ Open Exchange ➤ Collaborative participation ➤ Rapid prototyping ➤ Transparency ➤ Meritocracy ➤ Community-oriented development 5
6. IS OPEN SOURCE ONLY IMPORTANT TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS? 6
7. NO Open Source and its principles helped the building of Internet 7
8. LET’S TAKE A STEP BACK 8
9. WHEN WAS OPEN SOURCE BORN? 9
10. 1983 10
11. WHEN WAS LINUX BORN? 11
12. 1991 12
13. LINUX ➤ The biggest collaborative project on Earth ➤ Installed on millions of PCs and server ➤ On all continents and also in space! ➤ FREE 13
14. OSS SOFTWARE THAT WE USE EVERY DAY ➤ Browsers: Firefox and Chrome ➤ Web servers: Apache and Nginx ➤ Web security layers: TLS and SSL ➤ Databases: MySQL and PostgreSQL ➤ Operating systems: Linux and Android ➤ Media players: VLC and Kodi 14
15. 15 Thanks!