2. Snøfrix Enkel Linux på CD astri@snofrix.org conrad@snofrix.org snofrid@snofrix.org

3. Outline of Talk ● Introduction to Free Software ● Introduction to Snøfrix

4. Practical Advantages of Free Software ● Zero barrier to entry ● Cost of development is low ● Speed of development is high ● Best possible quality control

5. GNU General Public License (GPL) ● Freedom to use ● Freedom to study (open source) ● Freedom to copy/distribute ● Freedom to modify (*)

6. Open Standards

7. Famous Developers of Free Software ● Richard Stallman ● (1985) Free Software Foundation ● Linus Torvalds ● (1991) Linux Kernel

8. The Free Software Economic Model or Who will pay? ● Software Makers ● Hardware MaKers ● Communications Industry ● Government

9. Software Makers Economic Model: Dual License ● GPL for non-commercial users ● Commercial License for businesses whose product includes a mixture of commercial / non-commercial software ● Examples: MySQL, Trolltech

10. Hardware maKers Economic Model: IBM, pre-1980 ● Free software ● Sell hardware + services ● Examples: IBM, Skolelinux, all makers of computers / mobiles / handheld devices

11. Communications Industry Economic model: Mobile Phones ● Free software + hardware ● Sell services

12. Government Economic model: Scientific Research ● Complement commercial activities ● Decisions based on peer review ● Results openly available (GPL)

13. Hints for Government ● Educate yourself! ● INSIST on Open Standards ● Prefer Free Software (GPL) ● Get actively involved!

14. Snøfrix, a Linux Live CD

15. What is a Linux Live CD? ● Complete Computer System on CD ● Includes 2000 MB of software ● Does not touch the hard disk ● A safe way to try Linux / Free Software

16. Technical Requirements ● Intel x86 CPU (IBM compatible) ● 128 MB RAM (Memory) ● in short, Everyone except Apple!

17. Snøfrix Design Principles ● Best possible hardware recognition ● Best available free software ● Easy to use ● Nice looking

18. Favorite Programs ● OpenOffice.org (Office Suite), Scribus (Desktop Publishing) ● Mozilla Firefox (WWW), GAIM (Instant Messaging) ● Kmail/Kontact (Mail/Contacts/Calendar) ● Digikam (Digital Camera), the GIMP (Image Editor) ● Amarok, XMMS (Audio Players), Audacity (Audio Editor) ● Xine (Video Player), Kino (Video Editor) ● K3b (CD/DVD burner) ● TuxPaint, Gcompris (Childrens' Programs) ● Freeciv, Frozen-Bubble, Pingus, Tux Racer (Games) ● Kstars, Celestia (Universe), Kig, Maxima (Mathematics)

19. Typical Problems ● Problem: computer will not start from CD ● Hint: make sure you restart the computer ● Solution #1: create a boot diskette! ● Solution #2: press F12 when the computer starts, choose CD from the menu

20. Typical problems for Newer computers ● Problem: Linux may lack support for the latest hardware, especially newer laptops ● Solution: start Snøfrix with the failsafe option if this fails, you will have to wait...