1. Introduction into GNU/Linux and Open Office Suite University of Cyprus Dr. Petros Panayi

2. Registration and Coffee Welcome Professor Skevos Evripidou, CS, University of Cyprus Introduction into GNU/Linux and Open Office Suite Dr. Petros Panayi, CS, University of Cyprus Introduction into Linux Based IT infrastructure Andreas Kasenides, CS, University of Cyprus Open Discussion. Hands-on Workshop on Linux and Open Office Program

3. What is Open Source Software? ● Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in. http://www.opensource.org/ http://www.opensource.org/licenses ~ 70 Licenses

4. What is Available.. ● Operating Systems – Linux, OpenBSD, etc. ● Word Processing – Open Office ● Web – Firefox, Thunderbird ● Programming – NetBeans, Eclipse, GCC, Java ● Databases – MuSQL, PostgreSQL Open Source Vs Free Vs Time Limited Shareware Vs Demo

5. How much you can save...?

6. Demos... ● Mozilla Firefox ● Mozilla ThunderBird / Google Calendar ● Open Office – – Write – Impress – Calc ● Google gmail, Calendar. ● Fedora Linux