Seminar, Dr. Lila Rao-Graham's CB MIS class, UWI, Mona campus, Jamaica

1. thou shalt not print Why Software Freedom Matters Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor Information Systems Department San Francisco State University San Francisco, California [email_address] http://verma.sfsu.edu Seminar in Dr. Lila Rao-Graham's MIS course Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies, Jamaica -- forbidden fruit , book of Jobs

3. Cannot print or will not print?

5. A clever hack!

7. http://defectivebydesign.org

8. Once upon a time... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7707585592627775409

10. Free Software Foundation The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Boston, MA, USA. We rely on support from individuals like you to carry out our worldwide mission to preserve, protect and promote the freedom to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software, and to defend the rights of all free software users.

12. V2 - 1991

13. V3 – 2007

14. Most widely used FOSS License

15. FSF is the keeper of GPL

17. Free implies “zero cost”

18. Free implies “liberty” or

20. Freedom 1: The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs.

21. Freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.

22. Freedom 3: The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.

24. Open Source – simply put, the source code is open.

26. Christine Peterson suggested “open source”.

27. The Open Source Definition 1. Free Redistribution 2. Source Code 3. Derived Works 4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code 5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor 7. Distribution of License 8. License Must Not Be Specific to a Product 9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software 10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral http://opensource.org/docs/osd

29. Lesser GPL, sometimes also referred to as Library GPL

30. GNU Free Documentation License or GFDL

33. Have their own licenses.

35. Free Software (FS)

36. Open Source Software (OSS)

37. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)

38. Varies by geography

39. Used interchangeably

40. What really matters is the license!

44. Unix

45. Mac

46. DOS

47. Windows

48. ... OS Platform Object code Source code

51. Who uses FOSS http://olpcjamaica.org.jm Providence Basic School, Kingston, Jamaica August Town Primary School, August Town, Jamaica

53. Learn more http://laptop.org

54. Explore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software

55. Questions? Ask away!

56. Made with the free stuff http://libreoffice.org