Free Softwares

ABSTRACT

Free Software (FS) has risen to great prominence. Briefly, FS programs are

programs whose licenses give users the freedom to run the program for any

purpose, to study and modify the program, and to redistribute copies of either

the original or modified program (without having to pay royalties to previous

developers).This is an excellent look at the some of the reasons why any

organization should consider the use of [OSS/FS]. It does a wonderful job of

bringing the facts and figures of real usage comparisons and how the figures

are arrived at. No FUD or paid for industry reports here, just the facts”. It’s

my hope that my presentation will be useful to all.

Dept of PCA Government College Karyavattom

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Let me take this opportunity to thank all those who have been involved in

making my seminar a success.

I would like to thank Mrs. Tina Elizabeth Mathew, Head of the computer

science department, for the help extended by her. I am grateful to my seminar

coordinator Ms. Simi Sadasivan, lecturer in computer science, for her guidance and

whole hearted support.

I express my whole hearted gratitude to my friends, without whom I would

have never been able to do my seminar well, for their cooperation and encouragement

throughout my presentation.

Above all, I would like to thank GOD ALMIGHTY without whose blessings, I

would not have been able to complete this seminar.

AJAY.M

Dept of PCA Government College Karyavattom

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CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION 1

• HISTORY 4

• GNU/LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS 6

• SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 8

• GNU-GPL 13

• COPYLEFT 17

• GNU/LINUX vs WINDOWS 19

• CONCLUSION 22

Dept of PCA Government College Karyavattom

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GOVERNMENT COLLEGE KARYAVATTOM

SEMINAR REPORT

ON

FREE SOFTWARES

Submitted by:

AJAY.M

Reg.No:4057

Dept of PCA Government College Karyavattom