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1 What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? David Sudjiman davidsudjiman (at) yahoo (dot) com http://www.davidsudjiman.info The latest version of this document can be found at http://www.davidsudjiman.infohttp://www.davidsudjiman.info

2 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 http://www.davidsudjiman.info 2

3 What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? GNU ● GNU's not Unix ● Richard Stallman ● 1983, GNU Project http://www.davidsudjiman.info 3

4 What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? OpenSource ● Erik Steven Raymond ● The Cathedral and The Bazaar, 1997 http://www.davidsudjiman.info 4

5 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 http://www.davidsudjiman.info 5

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

7 What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Linux Distribution http://www.davidsudjiman.info 7 ● Mandrake, http://www.mandrake.org ● Knoppix, http://www.knoppix.net ● Fedora, http://fedora.redhat.com ● Debian, http://www.debian.org ● SuSE, http://www.suse.org

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

9 What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Cons Linux http://www.davidsudjiman.info 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

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

11 What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Thank You http://www.davidsudjiman.info 11

12 What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? Questions and Answers http://www.davidsudjiman.info 12

13 What is GNU/Linux (Not Linux!)? GNU GPL http://www.davidsudjiman.info 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.


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