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PRESENTED BY:
PRIYESH KUMAR
BRANCH- EC, II YEAR
ROLL NO-
0915EC071055
CONTENTS
1). IT Localization
2). Introduction of FOSS
3). Historical Background
4). Philosophy behind FOSS
5). WHY COMPANIES USE FOSS?
6). PROPRIETARY Vs OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARES
8). CONCLUSION
IT LOCALIZATION
Freedom
FREEDOM 1: to run the program, for any purpose
FREEDOM 2*: to study & to adapt it to your needs
FREEDOM 3: to redistribute copies to help
neighbor
FREEDOM 4*: to improve the program, and
release to
public
PHILOSOPHY
Proprietary FOSS
software l Example
l Example Linux
Open Office
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office l Youget the
l You buy the executable and
the source code
executable
program & don’t
l You have the right
have the source
code to modify the
program
l You cannot modify
l You can
the program redistribute the
WIKIPEDI
A
Started in 2001
Jimmy Wales and
Larry Sanger
Competitor:
Proprietary
Encyclopedias
Concept: Written,
Edited, Maintained
by volunteers
Most read
LINUX
•It is a free open source
software.
•It was developed in 1991 by
Linus Torvalds.
•It is mainly used in servers &
workstations.
•Lincence providers are GNU
General Public License, Apache
Linux BOSS
BHARAT OPERATING SYSTEM
SOLUTION
For