Free And Open Source Softwares And Linux

ABOUT US

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    "name": "Sabin Nepal",
    "study": ["Seventh Semester","B.Sc.CSIT","NIST Banepa"],
    "github": "neymarsabin",
    "website": "https://neymarsabin.me"
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bio: {
    "name": "Rajan Bhattrai",
    "study": ["Seventh Semester","B.Sc.CSIT","NIST Banepa"],
    "github": "cdrrazan",
    "website": "https://cdrrazan.me"
}

Word of Caution

How we ended up using Linux!!

What's Free Software?

The users have the freedom to run,copy,distribute,study,change and improve the software.

• Software that respects user's freedom and community
• Matter Of Liberty Not Price, which everyone deserves

Software Freedoms

• Freedom 0: Run The Program As You Wish
• Freedom 1: Access the source code, study how program works and change it

Software Freedoms

• Freedom 2: Redistribute copies so you can help your neighbour
• Freedom 3: Distribute copies of the modified versions

Free Software != Freeware

What's Open Source?

• Developed as public collaboration and made publicly available
• Technically Superior than Proprietary Softwares

Open Source vs Free Softwares

Some Awesome Open Source Projects

What is Linux ?

Linux is the open source computer operating system based on UNIX.

• "Linux" == "Kernel" + set of tools,services and programs
• Also called GNU/Linux
• Developed In Collaboration Of People Around The World
• More than 18 million lines of code

History and Evolution

• Started = April 1991, Announced = August 1991
• Free And Open Source Alternative To Minix
• Originally named: Freak + x = "Freax"

Where is Linux?

It's Everywhere.

Some Stats

• Of the top one million domains,Linux is the operating system for 95% of them
• Over 86.2% of smartphones run Anroid
• Among Top 500 Fastest Supercomputers In The World,More Than 98% Of Them Run On Linux
• 99.8% mainframe computers use Linux
• More than 75% of cloud-enabled enterprises use Linux as their primary cloud platform
• Amazon,Facebook,Google and many more…

Why use Linux?

So why bother learning a completely different computing environment?

• Because It's Open Source
• Zero Cost Of Entry
• Stable, Reliable and Secure
• Huge community and very rapid bug fixes
• Package Management
• Compatibility
• Fun and Easy to use

Linux Vs Other Operating Systems

HoW To Get Started?

• Determine ur Use Case
• Learn the basics
• Grab a distribution
• Start with a hypervisor and a book

What's a distribution?

Some Drawbacks Not Linux?

• Gaming
• For purpose specific softwares
• Linux is Ugly

Linux File System

Conclusion

• Linux is the most prolific software ever written

apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)

For more information

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    sabin: {
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Any Questions??