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Who am I? Atif Hussain ICT & Curriculum Specialist Writer Blogger Consultant Open Source advocate
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Presentation shared during my Keynote speech at the YSEP conference 2012, in Alexandria, Egypt. The presentation describes the nature of Open Source Software for education.
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Who am I?
Atif Hussain ICT & Curriculum Specialist Writer Blogger Consultant Open Source advocate
We are closed
It’s mine
Although we are often unaware of our indebtedness to this other civilization, its gifts are very much a part of our heritage. The technology industry would not exist without the contributions of Arab mathematicians. Sufi poet-philosophers like Rumi challenged our notions of self and truth. Leaders like Suleiman contributed to our notions of tolerance and civic leadership. (Carly Fiorina, Ex-CEO HP)
Which soda would you serve your guests?
FLOSS
What is it?
Why the name FLOSS?
F = free (English) or frei (German) L = libre (Spanish or
French), livre (Portuguese), or libero (Italian),
O = Open S = Source S = Software
AKA OSS FOSS
Where does FLOSS come from?
Computer Programmer
Source Code
Compiler
Machine Code
Why do they FLOSS?
TYPES OF FLOSS
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Microsoft Office (Propriety)
Open Office (Free off-line)
Google Apps
Zoho
Adobe Photoshop (Propriety)
GIMP (Free off-line)
Picnik (Free on-line now part of G+)
Flowol (Propriety)
Scratch (Free off-line)
Dropal (Free on-line)
E-Jay (Propriety)
Audacity (Free off-line)
Audio Expert (Free on-line)
Nova Mind (Propriety)
Free Mind (Free off-line)
Bubbl (Free on-line)
The choice is yours
CONCLUSION
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So why FLOSS?
Choice – By its very nature it is available for all
Reliability – Internet is maintained by FLOSS apps
Security – Allows anyone to check for flaws Fast Deployment – 1000s of volunteers Cost Effective – Free is a hard price to beat Ethical – It is open after all.
Finally
Although we are often unaware of our indebtedness to this other civilization, its gifts are very much a part of our heritage. The technology industry would not exist without the contributions of Arab mathematicians. Sufi poet-philosophers like Rumi challenged our notions of self and truth. Leaders like Suleiman contributed to our notions of tolerance and civic leadership. (Carly Fiorina, Ex-CEO HP)
I am not anti-Microsoft. Microsoft is anti-me
Thank you
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Atif HussainICT & Curriculum Specialist
