THE OPEN WORLD[EXPANSION PACK: OPEN SOURCE]

THE OPEN WORLD[EXPANSION PACK: OPEN SOURCE]

Our ObjectivesOur Objectives

• Find out the general knowledge, usage, popularity and acceptance of OSS among the general public

• Explain the benefits of Open Source Software

• Review various Open source alternatives to proprietary software and provide guides on using them.

• Find out the general knowledge, usage, popularity and acceptance of OSS among the general public

• Explain the benefits of Open Source Software

• Review various Open source alternatives to proprietary software and provide guides on using them.

Why This Project?Why This Project?

• More than 90% of the top 500 companies in the world run on an open source operating system - only 1% of these companies use Windows

• Sadly, many tend to think that Open Source Software is complicated and that it involves the risk of losing originality

• However, they are misled, as they are unaware of what OSS can actually do and why it is really useful

• More than 90% of the top 500 companies in the world run on an open source operating system - only 1% of these companies use Windows

• Sadly, many tend to think that Open Source Software is complicated and that it involves the risk of losing originality

• However, they are misled, as they are unaware of what OSS can actually do and why it is really useful

What We Have DoneWhat We Have Done

Wiki Website on pbworks

http://theopenworld.pbworks.com/

• Illustrate usage of Open Source Software (OSS)

• Highlight the benefits of OSS

• Provide easy-to-follow instructions on getting started with OSS

• Provided link to external forum for people to ask questions

Wiki Website on pbworks

http://theopenworld.pbworks.com/

• Illustrate usage of Open Source Software (OSS)

• Highlight the benefits of OSS

• Provide easy-to-follow instructions on getting started with OSS

• Provided link to external forum for people to ask questions

Why OSS?Why OSS?

• Encourages freedom

• Rewards of its usage

• Back up

• Encourages freedom

• Rewards of its usage

• Back up

What is OSSWhat is OSS• Free ‘libre’

• Source code freely available

• Developed in a public, collaborative manner.

• Free of charge

• Free ‘libre’

• Source code freely available

• Developed in a public, collaborative manner.

• Free of charge

OSS Development ProcessOSS Development Process

1. Someone/a group announces the intention to start a project. The project starter may receive offers of help from others.

2. A limited but working version of the codebase is released.

3. Source code of the mature project released to the public.

4. Interested outside parties can start a new project based on the original source code.

* Release early, Release Often!

1. Someone/a group announces the intention to start a project. The project starter may receive offers of help from others.

2. A limited but working version of the codebase is released.

3. Source code of the mature project released to the public.

4. Interested outside parties can start a new project based on the original source code.

* Release early, Release Often!

OSS Awareness surveyOSS Awareness survey

• http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/38JPCR8

• 72 respondents.

• Ages

12-17 (20.0%)

18-23 (43.3%)

24-29 (33.3%)

30-35 (1.7%)

>41 (1.7%)

• http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/38JPCR8

• 72 respondents.

• Ages

12-17 (20.0%)

18-23 (43.3%)

24-29 (33.3%)

30-35 (1.7%)

>41 (1.7%)

Male (43.3%)

Female (56.7%)

Male (43.3%)

Female (56.7%)

OSS Awareness surveyOSS Awareness survey

OSS Awareness surveyOSS Awareness survey

OSS Awareness surveyOSS Awareness survey

OSS Awareness surveyOSS Awareness survey

Getting Started with OSSGetting Started with OSS

Operating SystemOperating SystemOffice ProductivityOffice Productivity

Photo ManagementPhoto ManagementImage EditingImage EditingAudio EditingAudio EditingVideo EditingVideo Editing

AnimationAnimation

Even more...Even more...

Operating System (Ubuntu)Operating System (Ubuntu)

Windows and Mac aren’t the only ones

Many Open Source OSes

Linux

FreeBSD

OpenSolaris

Many more different distributions

Windows and Mac aren’t the only ones

Many Open Source OSes

Linux

FreeBSD

OpenSolaris

Many more different distributions

Different distributions suit different needs.Different distributions suit different needs.

Operating System (Ubuntu)Operating System (Ubuntu)

Ubuntu, Linux for beginners

easy graphical interface

Install via Live CDs

or just try out

http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php

Ubuntu, Linux for beginners

easy graphical interface

Install via Live CDs

or just try out

http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php

Office Productivity(OpenOffice.org)

Office Productivity(OpenOffice.org)

Ability to open/save most common formats, including proprietary and open source formats

Writer, for word processing

Calc, for spreadsheets

Impress, for multimedia presentations

Draw, for graphics and diagrams

Base, for manipulating databases

Ability to open/save most common formats, including proprietary and open source formats

Writer, for word processing

Calc, for spreadsheets

Impress, for multimedia presentations

Draw, for graphics and diagrams

Base, for manipulating databases

Photo Management (Picasa)Photo Management (Picasa)

Alternative for Windows Photo Gallery and iPhoto

Many advanced features including:

Name tagging

Automatic searches

Constantly updated

Alternative for Windows Photo Gallery and iPhoto

Many advanced features including:

Name tagging

Automatic searches

Constantly updated

Image Editing(GIMP)

Image Editing(GIMP)

GNU Image Manipulation Program

Customizable interface

Photo enhancement

Digital retouching

Hardware support

All common file formats

GNU Image Manipulation Program

Customizable interface

Photo enhancement

Digital retouching

Hardware support

All common file formats

Audio Editing (Audacity)Audio Editing (Audacity)

Recording and editing sounds

alter pitch, loudness, echo of selected portion

remove vocals via plug-ins

LAME plug-in for exporting mp3

Recording and editing sounds

alter pitch, loudness, echo of selected portion

remove vocals via plug-ins

LAME plug-in for exporting mp3

Video Editing (OneShot Video Editor)

Video Editing (OneShot Video Editor)

Beautiful graphical user interface

Also designed for high-definition video including:

HDV

AVCHD

Beautiful graphical user interface

Also designed for high-definition video including:

HDV

AVCHD

Animation(Blender)

Animation(Blender)

Demo: Game Engine

http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/feature-videos/?video=game_engine_one

Demo: Game Engine

http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/feature-videos/?video=game_engine_one

Even more...Even more...

www.sourceforge.netwww.sourceforge.net

Thank You!Thank You!

• Sivakangai D/O Thirumeni M K

• Jonathan Lee

• Yeo Wee Lie

• Sivakangai D/O Thirumeni M K

• Jonathan Lee

• Yeo Wee Lie