Open source software

Open-source/Free software’s

Santosh Kumar KoriJLIA, Indian Law Institute

New Delhi

Open Source Software is Computer Software with its source code made available with license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose1.

Free software is software that gives you the user the freedom to share, study. We call this free software because the user is free. To use free software is to make a political and ethical choice asserting the right to learn, and share what we learn with others.

Open Source Software is application which is provide source code for modification and customization whenever Free software can download and direct use without any customization

Difference between open source software and free software

The idea of Free Open Source Software as we now know it began with the development in the early 1980's of the concept of "free software" by Richard Stallman2.

In 1990’s Eric S. Raymond and other developed term “open source”.

In 1998, a group of individuals advocated that the term free software be replaced by open source software

History

The source is publicly available

The software can be distributed

freely

You have the right to derive new

works through modification

Feature

Lower software costs Simplified license management Lower hardware costs Scaling/consolidation potential Quality software Escape vendor lock-in

Advantages of Open Source Software

Operating SystemGNU/LinuxFreeBSD/OpenBSD

Web and Proxy ServersApache Squid Chahe

Widely used open source software

Web BrowsersFirefoxLynx

BlogsWordPressMovable type


Office SoftwareOpenoffice.orgPDF Creator

WikkisMedia


Instant MessengersGaimPidgin


Content Management systemDrupal: is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications

Joomla: is the mobile-ready and user-friendly way to build your website. Choose from thousands of features and designs. Joomla! is free and open

source.


WordPress: is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.


Image editorGimp: is an open-source photo manipulation program. It’s very powerful but has a reputation for not being user-friendly. Fortunately the user-interface has been much improved, making it a very usable option


Library Management Software KOHA: the first free and open source Integrated Library software package (ILS), used world-wide by public, school and special libraries. The name comes from a Māori term for a gift or donation. Katipo Communications first deployed in January of 2000

Why Koha Full-featured ILS Library standards compliant Web based interfaces Free software No Vendor Lock in Active development process Community decides what they want

Technical Requirements

OS- Linux, Windows, Mac OS

Programming Language- Perl

Database- MySQL

Webserver- Apache

Koha Support Koha documentation Discussion forums Wiki Chat Blogs Commercial support -data migration -hosting -customization -development

Koha features Zebra plugin- relevance ranking, field

weighting, truncation, stemming, language-specific indexing, sorting, etc.

RDBMS- MySQL 5.0 Amazon.com integration spellchecking queries based on database

entries patron reviews and ranking highlight search terms in results pages search history Reserves : send a mail or a SMS when a

reserve is available Serials Enhancements RFID and self check out Overdue Notices and more…

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Nirma University Ahmedabad ICAR, Institutes CSIR, Institutes O. P. Jindal Global University Library, Sonepat Delhi Public Libraries North East Hill University, Shillong University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore Goa University, Panajim Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai Bhavans Library, Mumbai Azim Premji University, Bangalore

Some of Library using Koha

Library Management Software Evergreen: Evergreen is an open source Integrated Library System (ILS), initially developed by the Georgia Public Library Servicefor Public Information Network for Electronic Services (PINES), a statewide resource-sharing consortium with over 270 member libraries

Library Management Software NewGenLib (NGL) is an outcome of collaboration between Verus and Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge management. NGL is developed and maintained by Verus Solutions and Kesavan Institute has provided the domain expertise. It provides many basic ILS functions as well as having several social media functions built in.

Library Management Software OpenBiblio: is an easy to use open source Integrated Library System. The software is popular with small and rural libraries worldwide due to its simplicity, extensive language support, and good documentation3. its containing OPAC, circulation, cataloging, and staff administration functionality.

Library Management Software SOPAC (Social Online Public Access Catalog) is a module for the Drupal CMS that provides true integration of your library catalog system with the power of the Drupal content management system while allowing users to tag, rate, and review your holdings. User input is then incorporated into the discovery index so that SOPAC becomes a truly community-driven catalog system3.

Repositories Software Digital Asset Factory Dspac Fedora


TeachingSoftwareMoodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites3.

ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Management System (LMS) used to develop and deliver online courses. Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes, develop custom themes to give ATutor a new look, and easily extend its functionality with feature modules. Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute Web-based instructional content, easily import prepackaged content, and conduct their courses online.

Guide on the Side a freely available tool that allows librarians to quickly and easily create online, interactive tutorials that are based on the principles of authentic and active learning4.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open- source_software 2.http://www.freeopensourcesoftware.org/

index.php?title=History 3 http://creativelibrarian.com/library-oss/ 4.I.bid

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