All About Open Source | Software Freedom | Hacktoberfest
- 1. All About Open Source Venue: Shree Saraswati Secondary School Oct 21, 2019 Presented by : Mala Deep Upadhaya
- 3. Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance as per wish. Software Types Proprietary" or "closed source" software: software has source code that only the person, team, or organization who created it—and maintains exclusive control over it—can modify. Refers to software that users can safely run, adapt, and redistribute without legal restraint. The Free Software Foundation provides the “four essential freedoms” that software must respect in order to be considered free:
- 4. ØCoined by Richard Stallman in the 1980s when he started the GNU Project (to create a free operating system) ØFoundation created the GNU General Public License, commonly referred to as the GPL, as a copyleft license that developers can distribute their software under to qualify it as free and ensure that it stays that way.
- 5. ØFreedom to run : As per wish and as per purpose ØFreedom to study : Code, how it run and how it functions i.e source code accessibility ØFreedom to redistribute: Share its copies to anyone ØFreedom to distribute: Share your version(modified) of copies
- 6. Key Points: Freely available source code Modifiable and Redistributable Easy Debugging and fast error finding Can add new functionality as per one wish Example: LINUX, Wordpress, Firebox Like free software, open source software can be distributed for free, but it doesn’t have to be.
- 7. Open Source in Market
- 8. Advantage of Open Source Ø Community: Bound by a common drive to support and improve a solution t Ø Transparency : Full visibility into the code base, Ø Reliability: Because there are more eyes on it Ø Faster time to market: Openly available and can be explored for free, Ø Freedom from lock-in: Proprietary software for core infrastructure increases the risk of becoming locked in by the vendor or technology
- 9. Ø Community is a team of volunteers who believe in the usage of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) ØObjective of the community is to promote, develop and diversify the usage of Free/Open Source Software
- 10. FOSS Moment in Nepal Kathmandu University Open Source Community (KUOSC) is the Open Source related wing of Kathmandu University Computer Club. Focused on all the Open Source related activities ranging from training programs like Linux Talks, Useful Network Training to advocacy activities like Software Freedom Day celebration,, Training on Linux Terminal Server Project, E-Library Teachers' Training etc.
- 11. Some Numbers!!! Ø86% of all Smartphones are powered by Linux Ø95 % of world high performance computing system that predict climate change, weather forecast, space satellite runs on Linus ØFacebook, Google, Amazon and more than 100 company use Linux Linux is य" त" सव'"
- 12. How to support in FOSS Get to know GitHub and Git ØMost popular platform for open source collaboration ØFirst, you need to create a GitHub account (www.github.com ) and read guide to proceed forward. ØOn GitHub, you can contribute to projects by submitting issues and contributing code. Ø Submitting issues means sending messages about errors in applications and suggesting ways to fix them. Ø Contributing code involves sending pull requests with your corrections and improvements.
- 13. How to support in FOSS Your Contribution and Collaboration supports FOSS
- 14. Ø Create your own open source project Ø Create open source alternatives to commercial software Ø Contribute to existing open source projects
- 15. LET BE PART OF BIGGER FAMILY : FOSS