Introduction to Open Source Softwares

Open Source Softwares are one of the most important drivers of software today. Virtually all software used by every single major company today uses some element of an open source software. This session will be an introduction to the world of Open Source Softwares and exploration of its history.

Date: 18th November 2018
Venue: Seminar Hall, Department of ECE,
College of Technology and Agriculture, Udaipur
Event: Seminar on Open Source by Wordpress Udaipur

Transcript

1. Introduction to Open Source @ziscore shailendra p.
2. $whoami - Computer Vision Developer - Electronics & Communications Engineer
3. $whoami - Computer Vision Developer - Electronics & Communications Engineer - “Tech Enthusiast” - Writes at http://shailendra.me
4. 37% Percentage of web servers on the internet that run Linux [1] [1]: https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/os-unix/all/all
5. What is open source? - Free software - But not like just like free food
6. What is open source? - Free software - But not like just like free food - Free as in freedom - Freedom of usage - Freedom to modify and redistribute - Freedom from restricted licenses
7. GNU and Free Software Foundation - Instrumental in development of licenses that legally enable open source software
8. GNU and Free Software Foundation - Instrumental in development of licenses that legally enable open source software - FOSS Movements across the globe - Focus on rights of the software user
9. Wait...but why is it free? - Why does it cost nothing? Does it not need money to make good softwares? -
10. Wait...but why is it free? - Why does it cost nothing? Does it not need money to make good softwares? - Software is information, it is infinitely scalable -
11. Wait...but why is it free? - Why does it cost nothing? Does it not need money to make good softwares? - Software is information, it is infinitely scalable - Most of the software costs have enormous margins - Volunteering - Sometimes companies come together to invest in open source!
12. Why Open Source? - Linux now powers ALL of the TOP500 Supercomputers in the world - Mozilla Firefox - Google Chrome is based on the open source Chromium Project -
13. Why Open Source? - Linux now powers ALL of the TOP500 Supercomputers in the world - Mozilla Firefox - Google Chrome is based on the open source Chromium Project - Libre Office, Open Office - GIMP - VLC - R - Wikipedia
14. Why Open Source? “[...]cooperating is not a zero sum game and that by working together all participants may yield higher returns than the investment they make. The best real world example of this may be open source software.” - Why Open Source (https://opensource.google.com/docs/why/)
15. Why Open Source? 1. These softwares are arguably better than proprietary softwares a. In terms of user experience b. In terms of feature set 2. Open Source is more secure 3. Makes collaboration possible!
16. "I'm doing a (free) operating system," - 1991, Linus Torvalds on a mailing list[2] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.os.minix/dlNtH7RRrGA/SwRavCzVE7gJ
17. - 1984 -- GNU is released at MIT, beginnings of the Free Software Foundation - 1991 -- Linux and Linus Torvalds - 1994 -- Red Hat is established to commercially support Linux - 1995 -- Apache Web Server - How it all started - Open Source Movement So Far
18. - 1984 -- GNU is released at MIT, beginnings of the Free Software Foundation - 1991 -- Linux and Linus Torvalds - 1994 -- Red Hat is established to commercially support Linux - 1995 -- Apache Web Server - […] - Now - It is likely that the self driven cars of future will run on open source operating systems How it all started - Open Source Movement So Far
19. Switch to Free! Any Questions? करक े देखो, अ छा लगता है
20. Thanks!