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Open-source software is computer software where the source code is available under a license that permits users to study, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form. It is often developed in a public, collaborative manner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software
Open Source??
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What Does This Mean To What Does This Mean To You?You?
The source code is available The source code is available Software does not cost Software does not cost If you have the ability to modify the code If you have the ability to modify the code
you may do so, but you must publish the you may do so, but you must publish the source code. source code.
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Opensource.org Opensource.org Has This To Say About It.Has This To Say About It.
The promise of open source is better quality, The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.
One of our most important activities is as a One of our most important activities is as a standards body, maintaining the Open Source standards body, maintaining the Open Source Definition for the good of the community. Definition for the good of the community.
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What Does This Mean To What Does This Mean To You?You?
The peer review process means that The peer review process means that anything you do will be evaluated by anything you do will be evaluated by others and may be modified others and may be modified
All the coders will review your work, if All the coders will review your work, if you break it, they will all work at fixing ityou break it, they will all work at fixing it
Your data will be stored in an open formatYour data will be stored in an open format
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How Safe And Reliable Is How Safe And Reliable Is It?It?
When problems are found with open When problems are found with open source software, it is generally fixed in source software, it is generally fixed in hours. hours.
Companies tend to have patches ready in Companies tend to have patches ready in days. days.
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So How Good Is This So How Good Is This Stuff?Stuff?
The internet runs on this software and The internet runs on this software and always has always has
The web server of choice, Apache runs The web server of choice, Apache runs 58.86 % of the web sites (last month) 58.86 % of the web sites (last month)
Firefox the most popular web browser is Firefox the most popular web browser is sitting at 15 % up 5 % in the last year. sitting at 15 % up 5 % in the last year.
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Why Haven't I Heard Why Haven't I Heard More About This?More About This?
North America is the slowest region to North America is the slowest region to embrace open source embrace open source
An attitude prevails that if you don't have An attitude prevails that if you don't have to pay to rent it, it isn't worth using. to pay to rent it, it isn't worth using.
North America can afford to buy software -North America can afford to buy software -the world can't. the world can't.
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How Much Does How Much Does Software Cost?Software Cost?
$300.00 156.4 6 29.6 14.4 3.1 2.4
$180.00 93.9 3.6 17.8 8.6 1.9 1.4
iWork $120.00 62.6 1.6 11.8 5.8 1.2 1
Mac OS X $150.00 78.2 3 14.8 7.2 1.6 1.2
Days it would take the average resident to pay for the package.
Cost at Futureshop
Brundi (700)
Barbados (18 200)
India (3700)
China (7200)
Canada (35 200)
GPPSD (45 600)
Windows Vista (home)
Office (home and Student)
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So Who Publishes This and So Who Publishes This and Why ?Why ?
The developers, at ground zero were The developers, at ground zero were dedicated programers who had a passion for dedicated programers who had a passion for the program the program
Proof of concept - Linux Proof of concept - Linux Companies have also jumped on board. The Companies have also jumped on board. The largest and best known one would be IBM. largest and best known one would be IBM.
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Who Supports This?Who Supports This?
The communityThe community FAQsFAQs ManualsManuals HowtosHowtos Discussion groupsDiscussion groups 18 000 000 hits on “howto apache”18 000 000 hits on “howto apache”
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Lets Play…..Lets Play…..
All the titles I am showing run on three All the titles I am showing run on three operating systems: Mac, Windows and Linuxoperating systems: Mac, Windows and Linux
I will run the firestorm and then we will I will run the firestorm and then we will play…..play…..
I believe that time to play is the most important I believe that time to play is the most important part of this workshop. part of this workshop.
Some of the web applications have demo Some of the web applications have demo servers. servers.
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Open OfficeOpen Office Word ProcessingWord Processing SpreadsheetSpreadsheet PresentationPresentation DatabaseDatabase DrawDraw
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Word ProcessingWord Processing
Full featured Reads .doc documents Saves .doc, xml and
odf. Test documents
newsletter - fine. background image - not.
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Spread SheetSpread Sheet
A sheet was brought in from Excel
Formatting is sometimes lost
The interface is so familiar
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ImpressImpress
Imports other slide designs with no problem.
The bells and whistles don’t always work
The sounds and movies file types are rather particular.
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DrawDraw
This is vector based drawing package
Objects can be resized and moved around.
Opens .jpg, png, tiff and gif
Only open office formats
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DatabaseDatabase
I am a Filemaker user I played around enough with this to make an address
book. Click friendly
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Abi WordAbi Word
Writes and saves .doc files with simple formating no problem.
Simple to use Standard icons Mean lean writing machine.
(90 menu items, 4 toolbar, Word has 131 and 18 Toolbars)
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AbiWordAbiWord
Does not do a good job of importing Word Tables, footers and graphic formatting..
No background image in this example
The display is not as crisp as Word
No clipart, just pictures from the web(?)
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InkscapeInkscape
Vector based illustration Vector based illustration programprogram
Layer toolsLayer tools GradientsGradients More tools than I have More tools than I have
ablityablity
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GIMPGIMP
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Tux PaintTux Paint
Easy to useEasy to use No menusNo menus What you see What you see
is what you is what you get…almostget…almost
Blue scale?Blue scale? Arrows?Arrows?
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Even I can figure this one out!Even I can figure this one out!
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Tux TypeTux Type
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Character ModeCharacter Mode
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Word ModeWord Mode
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Free MindFree Mind
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NVUNVU
WYSIWYG Web editor. no html code… but It is easy to use It gets ackward if you try to make large sites. It is best for the student sites
( ? pages)
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Stellarium
120,000 stars images of nebulaerealistic Milky Wayequatorial and azimuthal grids the planets and their satelliteseclipse simulation
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CelestriaCelestria
The space simulation that lets you explore our universe
Travel throughout the solar system
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SudokuSudoku
This is the only This is the only single platform single platform OS program I OS program I am showing. am showing.
There are Mac There are Mac versions on the versions on the net. net. http://www.sudhttp://www.sudokufun.com/wiokufun.com/widget.phpdget.php
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Moodle
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Some Moodle SitesSome Moodle Sites
The conference eLearning site is run with MoodleThe conference eLearning site is run with Moodle Many schools are running it.Many schools are running it.
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ATutor
U of T is U of T is the leadthe lead
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SciQ Site on ATutorSciQ Site on ATutor
Very easy to useVery easy to use This site was just point This site was just point
and click from our and click from our website website
Demo server available Demo server available http://courses.atutor.ca/http://courses.atutor.ca/
login.phplogin.php
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Apache Started with a web serverStarted with a web server 56 % of the current market56 % of the current market Most Linux distributions include thisMost Linux distributions include this
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Mediawiki
Written for Wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediawiki
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Wikipedia.orgWikipedia.org
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Linux
The first true open The first true open source project, started source project, started as a class assginmentas a class assginment
Runs the internetRuns the internet
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DrupalDrupal
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Drupal Drupal
Add on ModulesAdd on Modules Content Management Content Management
SystemsSystems BlogsBlogs Collaborative Collaborative
environmentsenvironments ForumsForums NewslettersNewsletters PodcastingPodcasting Picture galleriesPicture galleries
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WordPress
Latest blogging technology
Full standards compliance
WordPress Pages WordPress Links WordPress
Themes
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Etcata.caEtcata.ca
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JoomalJoomal
Content management Content management systemsystem
Our webmasters current Our webmasters current choicechoice
Online demoOnline demo http://demo.joomla.org/http://demo.joomla.org/
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OpenCourseWare Provide free,
searchable access to MIT's course materials for educators, students, and self-learners around the world.
Extend the reach and impact of MIT OCW and the "opencourseware" concept.