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What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? David Sudjiman davidsudjiman (at) yahoo (dot) com The latest version of this document can be found at

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? GNU Freedom ● The freedom to run the program ● The freedom to study how the program works ● The freedom to redistribute copies ● The freedom to improve the program 2

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? GNU ● GNU's not Unix ● Richard Stallman ● 1983, GNU Project 3

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? OpenSource ● Erik Steven Raymond ● The Cathedral and The Bazaar,

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? OpenSource 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 5

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Linux 6 ● The Kernel ● Linus Torvalds, 1991 ● Publicly available under GNU GPL ● GNU/Linux! and not just ''Linux''

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Linux Distribution 7 ● Mandrake, ● Knoppix, ● Fedora, ● Debian, ● SuSE,

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Pros Linux 8 ● Free Speech not Free Beer ● Flexibility ● GPL ● Stability ● Performance ● Hardware Support ● Internet Friendly ● Interaction with other systems ● No Y2K Bug ● Virus Free*

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Cons Linux 9 ● Not User-Friendly ● Difficult Installation ● Lack of Applications ● Bad Documentation ● Lack support for High-End System ● Security ● Lack of Support ● Lawless ● No Quality Control ● Free Software should not be used for production

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Summary 10 ● GNU/Linux has License ● GPL Licensed ● Growing Numbers of Applications ● GNU/Linux compliance with Intelectual Property Rights ● No License Fee ● Stable Software

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Thank You 11

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Questions and Answers 12

What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? GNU GPL 13 Copyright (C) 2004 David Sudjiman This document is free document; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or any later version. This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.