1. Free Software for Engineers Indian GNU/Linux Users' Group, Chennai http://www.chennailug.org Shakthi Kannan MS October 29, 2007 Version 1.1 presents by

2. GNU/Linux Programming ● C ● C++ ● Assembly ● Java ● Bash scripting ● Perl ● Python ● GUI Programming (GTK / Qt) ● Tcl/Tk

3. GNU/Linux IDE/Text Editors ● Anjuta ● KDevelop ● DrPython ● vi/vim ● GNU Emacs ● Pico / Nano ● Kate ● Kwrite ● gedit

4. What Software Tools?

5. GNU/Linux Software Tools ● GNU C Compiler (gcc) ● GNU Assembler (gas) ● GNU C++ compiler (g++) ● GNU Debugger (gdb) ● Data Display Debugger (ddd) ● Java ● Python ● Tcl Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/registers.jpghttp://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/registers.jpg

6. GNU/Linux Math Tools ● r-project ● pspp ● IT++ ● GSL ● GNU Octave ● gnuplot ● LabPlot ● LaTeX Source: http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/screenshots/figs/term-mouse-X11.pnghttp://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/screenshots/figs/term-mouse-X11.png

7. Source: http://www.r-project.org/screenshots/desktop.jpghttp://www.r-project.org/screenshots/desktop.jpg r-project

8. GNU/Linux EDA Tools ● Alliance ● gEDA ● PCB Tool ● EE Tool ● TkGate ● XCircuit ● gerbv ● gputils ● vlsi Source: http://www.tkgate.org/fig/scopewin.gifhttp://www.tkgate.org/fig/scopewin.gif

9. Source: http://www.geda.seul.org/screenshots/screenshot-qschem1.pnghttp://www.geda.seul.org/screenshots/screenshot-qschem1.png gEDA

10. Source: http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~haceaton/pcb/pcb_screen.gifhttp://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~haceaton/pcb/pcb_screen.gif PCB

11. Source: http://www.tkgate.org/fig/2.0/main.gifhttp://www.tkgate.org/fig/2.0/main.gif TkGate

12. Source: http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/screenshot2.pnghttp://gerbv.sourceforge.net/screenshot2.png Gerber Viewer

13. What about Hardware?

14. GNU/Linux Simulators/Emulators ● DOSBox ● Bochs ● xmame ● PearPC ● MESS ● MAMEoX ● gsim51 ● qucs Source: http://www.mess.org/messscrs.htmlhttp://www.mess.org/messscrs.html

15. Source: http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/screenshots/kde.pnghttp://pearpc.sourceforge.net/screenshots/kde.png PearPC

16. qucs Source: http://qucs.sourceforge.net/screenshots.htmlhttp://qucs.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

17. I need tech support

18. GNU/Linux Tech Support ● http://sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net ● http://freshmeat.nethttp://freshmeat.net ● http://savannah.gnu.orghttp://savannah.gnu.org ● http://sarovar.orghttp://sarovar.org Online Documentation Projects ● http://www.tldp.org/ http://www.tldp.org/ ● http://www.google.com/linuxhttp://www.google.com/linux ● http://www.linux.orghttp://www.linux.org ● http://www.linuxforum.com/linux_sites.phphttp://www.linuxforum.com/linux_sites.php ● http://www.kernelnewbies.orghttp://www.kernelnewbies.org

19. GNU/Linux Tech Support ● xchat ● irssi ● gaim Internet Relay Chat (IRC) irc.freenode.net ● ##c ● #asm ● #linux ● #redhat ● #suse ● #kernel ● #gentoo IRC Clients

20. GNU/Linux Tech Support ● http://www.chennailug.orghttp://www.chennailug.org Forums LUG GNU/Linux Expo/Conferences ● http://www.linuxquestions.org http://www.linuxquestions.org ● http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/ ● Mailing lists ● Usenet and Newsgroups

21. Contact ● NShakthi Kannan ● Eshakthimaan@gmail.com ● IRC nickname “mbuf” ● linuxforum.com “x86processor” ● GNU/Linux Links http://www.shakthimaan.comhttp://www.shakthimaan.com -> /links

22. Thank You