About Free / Open Source Software | itfasilkom.blogspot.com
Open source software (OSS) is computer program distributed by still providing his code, and allow other to learn, modify or develop.Free Software : OSS term equal to the greater emphasis on freedom in the use, study, modify, and distribute the programs are paid and free. Free = Freedom
Background History of FOSS (Free Open Source Software)
1950: early era embracing computer software development culture together by sharing the program or code. There was no term "open source" because generally when its open source software.
1969: Internet sharing software that facilitates community programs
1976: Bill Gates invites software developers to sell proprietary software licenses.
1980: The copyright law in the USA include software copyrighted by prohibiting copying, use, modify, and distribute the software without the permission of the copyright owner.
1984: Richard Stallman development this invite the back to open source and establish the foundation of free software.
1998: The term was popularized as an open source alternative to the term free software.
What if there is no FOSS ?
Without FOSS, many computer systems and applications that we use today are not available, since all the major players in the field of software came from or exploit the creative work of the FOSS community to produce new products, even though the product is not always FOSS.
Linux
Linux Kernel: the core of the operating system name of the first computer (1991) created by Linus Torvalds with the concept of open or FOSS.
GNU / Linux: The name of the operating system that uses the Linux kernel and other important programs from the GNU project (1983)
Linux: that general name of the operating system that uses the Linux kernel.
Distribution or Distro Linux: is a collection of programs that packaged with the Linux operating system and various other programs that are licensed and no FOSS. example: Slackware, Debian, etc
Derivative distributions: distributions are made based on other Linux distros. example: Ubuntu, Blankon, Debian, Mandriva, Fedora, etc.
Android: name of a type widely known Lintx distro for smart phone, tablets, etc
Repository or Repo Linux: is a storage shed in the form of computer servers in a network, or hard disk, or CD/DVD that contains a collection of programs for a Linux distro.
Repo created to allow users to install or add programs, updates, upgrades.
Examples of the basic program Linux
Background History of FOSS (Free Open Source Software)
1950: early era embracing computer software development culture together by sharing the program or code. There was no term "open source" because generally when its open source software.
1969: Internet sharing software that facilitates community programs
1976: Bill Gates invites software developers to sell proprietary software licenses.
1980: The copyright law in the USA include software copyrighted by prohibiting copying, use, modify, and distribute the software without the permission of the copyright owner.
1984: Richard Stallman development this invite the back to open source and establish the foundation of free software.
1998: The term was popularized as an open source alternative to the term free software.
What if there is no FOSS ?
Without FOSS, many computer systems and applications that we use today are not available, since all the major players in the field of software came from or exploit the creative work of the FOSS community to produce new products, even though the product is not always FOSS.
Linux
Linux Kernel: the core of the operating system name of the first computer (1991) created by Linus Torvalds with the concept of open or FOSS.
GNU / Linux: The name of the operating system that uses the Linux kernel and other important programs from the GNU project (1983)
Linux: that general name of the operating system that uses the Linux kernel.
Distribution or Distro Linux: is a collection of programs that packaged with the Linux operating system and various other programs that are licensed and no FOSS. example: Slackware, Debian, etc
Derivative distributions: distributions are made based on other Linux distros. example: Ubuntu, Blankon, Debian, Mandriva, Fedora, etc.
Android: name of a type widely known Lintx distro for smart phone, tablets, etc
Repository or Repo Linux: is a storage shed in the form of computer servers in a network, or hard disk, or CD/DVD that contains a collection of programs for a Linux distro.
Repo created to allow users to install or add programs, updates, upgrades.
Examples of the basic program Linux
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