The coming open source revolution (in your local libraries)
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The presentation discusses the benefits of adopting open source software in libraries, highlighting its philosophical alignment with the concept of free access to information. It outlines reasons for transitioning to open source, including cost efficiency, adaptability, and security, while showcasing various open source tools available for public computing. The document emphasizes the potential of open source to enhance library services and user experience.
The coming open source revolution (in your local libraries)
- 1. The coming open source revolution (In your local libraries) Presented by: Buzzy Nielsen Library Director This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution February 21, 2012 United States license. http://www.creativecommons.org
- 2. A philosophical match “Free softwareTo understand the not price. is a matter of liberty, concept, you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer.' ” Source: Richard Stallman, "The Free Software Definition" (GNU Project)
- 3. A philosophical match We want the information in our libraries to be freely available. Why shouldn't our software be as well?
- 4. st Linux Mint 12 - A 21 century OS
- 5. st Linux Mint 12 - A 21 century OS
- 6. st Linux Mint 12 - A 21 century OS
- 7. But you can still go old school
- 8. Why we're switching Reason #1 – Philosophy Reason #2 – Cost Reason #3 – Efficiency Reason #4 – Adaptability Reason #5 – Features Reason # 6 – Security Comic source: http://xkcd.com/149/
- 9. A new public computing experience
- 10. The basics Firefox Nautilus (web browser) (file manager) Public Fox BlockSite Writer Calc Impress Draw (word processor) (spreadsheets) (presentations) (design program)
- 11. The fun stuff Banshee VLC GIMP (music player) (media player) (image editor) Calibre Brasero (ebook manager) (burning utility)
- 12. Firefox kiosks Self checkout station Catalog station
- 13. Evergreen integrated library system
- 15. + sophisticated inventory management
- 17. Open source CMS - Plinkit
- 18. Open source CMS - Plinkit
- 19. And on the backend - Wine
- 20. Pidgin and XMPP
- 21. Coming soon
- 22. Thank you View this presentation online: http://www.slideshare.net/hrcld This presentation was made using open source software: Linux Mint LibreOffice Chromium GIMP Shutter Operating system Impress Web browser Image editor Screenshot utility Presentation program