Agenda for the Linux Discussion

What is Linux

What is Open Source Software

Uses of Linux

Advantages of using Linux

Linux as a career

What is Linux

What is Linux ???

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hen! What "s Linux?

Linux is #$RN$L%

What is #erne&?
#erne& is 'asica&&( the )eart of Operating S(ste*

What is Linux

Operating S(ste* + #erne& , oo&s

Kernel
-e*or( -anage*ent! .rocess Schedu&ing!
Resource A&&ocation
Tools
/o*pi&er! De'ugger! etc%

What is Linux

Do we use Operating S(ste*?

We use App&ications which in turn uses Operating
S(ste*

So! What is an Operating S(ste*?

An "nterface 'etween the /o*puter and
App&ications we use%

What is Linux

0arious Operating S(ste*s Avai&a'&e

Windows Operating S(ste* 1.roprietar(2

-icrosoft /orporation

-acintosh Operating S(ste* 1.roprietar(2

App&e /o*puters

Unix Operating S(ste* 1.roprietar(2

S/O Group

0arious Linux Operating S(ste* Distri'utions

Not owned '( an( co*pan( or group 1Open

Source2

What is Linux

Different Distri'utions of Linux

Red )at $nterprise Linux

3edora

/ent OS

S&ac4ware

Suse

And so *an(%%%%

What is Linux

Do (ou use Linux Dai&(?

5ou use Linux Dai&(!

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3ace'oo4! Goog&e! 5ahoo! etc%

What is Linux

Wh( 678 of servers are running Linux?

Open Source

Secure

Sta'&e

.orta'&e

3ree

Aweso*e !!!!!

What is Open Source Software

What is Open Source

Software?

A /o&&a'orative
Approach for he&ping the
societ( '( providing
3ree Software%

A .hi&osoph(

Richard -% Sta&&*an

GNU9 GNU is Not

Unix

G.L9 A /op(&eft Act

RMS

What is Open Source Software

)ow 3ree Software ca*e into

existence

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.roprietar(

:;6? = Re'e&&ious Richard

-% Sta&&*an and GNU

:;;: = Linus orva&ds

What is Open Source

3ree Software Definition

he freedo* to run the progra*! for an( purpose

1freedo* 72%

he freedo* to stud( how the progra* wor4s!

and change it so it does (our co*puting as (ou
wish 1freedo* :2% Access to the source code is a
precondition for this%

he freedo* to redistri'ute copies so (ou can

he&p (our neigh'or 1freedo* @2%

he freedo* to distri'ute copies of (our *odified

versions to others 1freedo* ?2% A( doing this (ou
can give the who&e co**unit( a chance to 'enefit
fro* (our changes% Access to the source code is
a precondition for this%

What is Open Source

$xa*p&es of 3ree Software

Linux

Apache Server

Wi4i 1Wi4ipedia! Wi4i*apia! Wi4i*edia! etc%2

OpenOffice%org

-oBi&&a 13irefox! hunder'ird2

-(SCL Data'ase Server

Where Linux is used

Servers

Des4tops

-o'i&e /o*puting D S*art .hones D a'&ets

$*'edded S(ste*s

Super /o*puting

Space $xp&orations

Defense Services

Ro'otics

Scientific Operations

Uses of Linux
Operating S(ste* Share in op E77 Super /o*puters of the Wor&d

Advantages of Linux

3ree&( Avai&a'&e

Open Source in nature

Large /o**unit( Aase for Support

Support fro* " Giants

"A-! "nte&! Goog&e! 5ahoo! Red )at and *an(

*ore%

)igh&( Secure

)igh&( .orta'&e

Linux as a /areer

Software Deve&op*ent

#erne& Deve&op*ent

Device Drivers Deve&op*ent

S(ste* Ad*inistration

Networ4 Ad*inistration

Data'ase Ad*inistration

Securit( $xperts