OPEN SOURCE E FREE
SOFTWARE
Paolo Ferretti - Linux Day 2017
IIS Blaise Pascal, Manerbio
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WHO AM I?
➤ Paolo Ferretti
➤ @paoferretti
➤ Python software developer
@MailUp R&D team
➤ Typescript enthusiast
➤ Open Source supporter since
1998
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WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE?
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“
Open source software is software
with source code that anyone can
inspect, modify, and enhance.
-https://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source
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THE OPEN SOURCE WAY
➤ Open Exchange
➤ Collaborative participation
➤ Rapid prototyping
➤ Transparency
➤ Meritocracy
➤ Community-oriented development
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IS OPEN SOURCE ONLY
IMPORTANT TO COMPUTER
PROGRAMMERS?
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NO
Open Source and its principles helped the
building of Internet
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LET’S TAKE A
STEP BACK
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WHEN WAS OPEN
SOURCE BORN?
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1983
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WHEN WAS LINUX
BORN?
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1991
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LINUX
➤ The biggest collaborative
project on Earth
➤ Installed on millions of PCs
and server
➤ On all continents and also in
space!
➤ FREE
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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
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