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2 What is LINUX. Linux is an operating system. It was initially created as a hobby by a young student, Linus Torvalds, at the University of Helsinki in Finland.
3 ● What is Fedora? ● Who is Fedora? ● Why does Fedora matter? ● How do you join the open source movement?
5 . A powerful operating system. ● Stable (most stable than any LINUX) ● secure ● Innovative ● Second most popular LINUX
7 Ambassadors Artwork Directory Server Distribution Documentation Printing Translation Websites Fedora for Women
8 ● Translation ● Artwork ● Documentation ● Ambassadors ● Infrastructure ● website ● Bug triage ● Marketing
9 ● Content Writer ● Designer ● People Person ● OS Developer ● Translator ● Web Developer or Administrator
10 Content writer ● write tutorials and articles ● write documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs, release notes. ● write documentation about usability. ● Skills: Writing, editing, grammar,technical knowledge (specific and general)
11 Designer.. ● design projects including: Fedora Logo, PromoBanners, Widgets, Icon Theme, MediaArt, Posters, T-Shirt Design ● Skills:GIMP(quite similar to photoshop),design
12 Os Developer.. ● Create new applications ● Become a package maintainer to create and maintain RPM packages for software in Fedora. ● test/break Fedora. ● Skill : Programming(c/c++,java), RPM/Packaging, Bugfiling
13 People Person.. ● Spread the word of fedora ● Think of creative ways for promoting Fedora ● Develop marketing strategies to promote the usage and support of Fedora worldwide. ● Provide Feedback to Developers about bugs. ● Skill : People skills, event organization, customer service/support, enthusiasm
14 Translator. ● Translate documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs. ● Translate the software to your native language. ● Skill : English, Non-English native language, technical knowledge
15 Web Developer or Administrator. ● Improve Fedora’s image and to create the best possible web interface for users and contributors on the Internet. ● Skill : Python, HTML/XML/XHTML, CSS, Web app development, Linux system administration
17 http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora ● It is as easy as getting account in any social networking site. ● Talk to
19 ● Linus Torvalds, the creator and primary maintainer of Linux ● NASA systems ● Roadrunner, the number one Supercomputer in the world ● Evo Smart Console gaming console ● Over a hundred Derived distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux ● humanoid robots ● Millions of other users
20 chitlesh@fedoraproject.orgchitlesh@fedoraproject.org — 12 August 2006 1. ADIOS Linux Boot CD 2. AnNyung Linux 3. ASPLinux 4. AsteriskNOW 5. Bee Linux 6. Berry Linux 7. Boston University Linux 8. CentOS 9. ClarkConnect 10. Ekaaty Linux 11. Elastix Some Derived distributions:- 12. elpicx 13. EnGarde Secure Linux 14. Everest Linux 15.Linux XP 16.Red Hat Enterprise Linux 17.Vixta And more than 100s.
21 Robot using fedora Tremulous Game Alien Arena
22 chitlesh@fedoraproject.orgchitlesh@fedoraproject.org — 12 August 2006
23 chitlesh@fedoraproject.orgchitlesh@fedoraproject.org — 12 August 2006
24 Features of Fedora and What’s new in Fedora 11?
25 Quick fact ● New release every six months ● Free and open source applications only ● Free and open source Infrastructure ● Maintained by volunteers largely (
70%) ● Nearly 15000 installable software packages ● Rapid progress of free and open source softwaare
26 What’s New in Fedora 11? ● 20 second boot time ● Nouveau as the default driver for Nvidia cards ● Ext4 as default filesystem. ● Presto Yum Plugin for Delta RPM’s ● GDM and GNOME finger print integration ● Windows Cross Compiler (MinGW + cross compiled packages) ● Security enhancements
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Linux is an operating system that was initially created as a hobby by a young student, Linus Torvalds, at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Linus had an interest in Minix, a small UNIX system, and decided to develop a system that exceeded the Minix standards. He began his work in 1991 when he released version 0.02 and worked steadily until 1994 when version 1.0 of the Linux Kernel was released. The kernel, at the heart of all Linux systems, is developed and released under the GNU General Public License and its source code is freely available to everyone. It is this kernel that forms the base around which a Linux operating system is developed. There are now literally hundreds of companies and organizations and an equal number of individuals that have released their own versions of operating systems based on the Linux kernel. More information on the kernel can be found at our sister site, LinuxHQ and at the official Linux Kernel Archives. The current full-featured version is 2.6 (released December 2003) and development continues.
Apart from the fact that it’s freely distributed, Linux’s functionality, adaptability and robustness, has made it the main alternative for proprietary Unix and Microsoft operating systems. IBM, Hewlett-Packard and other giants of the computing world have embraced Linux and support its ongoing development. Well into its second decade of existence, Linux has been adopted worldwide primarily as a server platform. Its use as a home and office desktop operating system is also on the rise. The operating system can also be incorporated directly into microchips in a process called «embedding» and is increasingly being used this way in appliances and devices.
Throughout most of the 1990’s, tech pundits, largely unaware of Linux’s potential, dismissed it as a computer hobbyist project, unsuitable for the general public’s computing needs. Through the efforts of developers of desktop management systems such as KDE and GNOME, office suite project OpenOffice.org and the Mozilla web browser project, to name only a few, there are now a wide range of applications that run on Linux and it can be used by anyone regardless of his/her knowledge of computers. Those curious to see the capabilities of Linux can download a live CD version called Knoppix . It comes with everything you might need to carry out day-to-day tasks on the computer and it needs no installation. It will run from a CD in a computer capable of booting from the CD drive. Those choosing to continue using Linux can find a variety of versions or «distributions» of Linux that are easy to install, configure and use. Information on these products is available in our distribution section and can be found by selecting the mainstream/general public category.
Popular distributions for desktops are Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Debian. For servers are variants of Red Hat, Xandros, Slackware, Debian, SUSE etc. Operating systems for smart phones called Android and Tizen are also based on Linux. Nokia developed Linux based operating systems for smart phones called MeeGo and Maemo.
Introduction to the Linux Operating System
What is Linux?
LINUX is an operating system or a kernel distributed under an open-source license. Its functionality list is quite like UNIX. The kernel is a program at the heart of the Linux operating system that takes care of fundamental stuff, like letting hardware communicate with software.
Why do you need an OS?
Every time you switch on your computer, you see a screen where you can perform different activities like write, browse the internet or watch a video. What is it that makes the computer hardware work like that? How does the processor on your computer know that you are asking it to run a mp3 file?
Well, it is the operating system or the kernel which does this work. So, to work on your computer, you need an Operating System(OS). In fact, you are using one as you read this on your computer. Now, you may have used popular OS’s like Windows, Apple OS X, but here we will learn what Linux is and what benefits it offers over other OS choices.
Who created Linux?
Linux is an operating system or a kernel which germinated as an idea in the mind of young and bright Linus Torvalds when he was a computer science student. He used to work on the UNIX OS (proprietary software) and thought that it needed improvements.
However, when his suggestions were rejected by the designers of UNIX, he thought of launching an OS which will be receptive to changes, modifications suggested by its users.
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The Lone Kernel & the early days
So Linus devised a Kernel named Linux in 1991. Though he would need programs like File Manager, Document Editors, Audio -Video programs to run on it. Something as you have a cone but no ice-cream on top.
As time passed by, he collaborated with other programmers in places like MIT and applications for Linux started to appear. So around 1991, a working Linux operating system with some applications was officially launched, and this was the start of one of the most loved and open-source OS options available today.
The earlier versions of Linux were not so user-friendly as they were in use by computer programmers and Linus Torvalds never had it in mind to commercialize his product.
This definitely curbed the Linux’s popularity as other commercially oriented Operating System Windows got famous. Nonetheless, the open-source aspect of the Linux operating system made it more robust.
Linux gets its due attention
The main advantage of Linux was that programmers were able to use the Linux Kernel to design their own custom operating systems. With time, a new range of user-friendly OS’s stormed the computer world. Now, Linux is one of the most popular and widely used Kernel, and it is the backbone of popular operating systems like Debian, Knoppix, Ubuntu, and Fedora. Nevertheless, the list does not end here as there are thousands of OS’s based on Linux which offer a variety of functions to the users.
Linux Kernel is normally used in combination of GNU project by Dr. Richard Stallman. All mordern distributions of Linux are actually distributions of Linux/GNU
The benefits of using Linux
Linux now enjoys popularity at its prime, and it’s famous among programmers as well as regular computer users around the world. Its main benefits are —
It offers a free operating system. You do not have to shell hundreds of dollars to get the OS like Windows!
- Being open-source, anyone with programming knowledge can modify it.
- The Linux operating systems now offer millions of programs/applications to choose from, most of them free!
- Once you have Linux installed you no longer need an antivirus! Linux is a highly secure system. More so, there is a global development community constantly looking at ways to enhance its security. With each upgrade, the OS becomes more secure and robust
- Linux is the OS of choice for Server environments due to its stability and reliability (Mega-companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google use Linux for their Servers). A Linux based server could run non-stop without a reboot for years on end.
Is it for me?
Users, who are new to Linux, usually shun it by falsely considering it as a difficult and technical OS to operate but, to state the truth, in the last few years Linux operating systems have become a lot more user-friendly than their counterparts like Windows, so trying them is the best way to know whether Linux suits you or not.
There are thousands of Linux based operating systems; most of them offer state-of-the-art security and applications, all of it for free!
This is what Linux is all about, and now we will move on to how to install Linux and which Distribution you should choose.
I am asked to Learn Unix? Then why Linux?
UNIX is called the mother of operating systems which laid out the foundation to Linux. Unix is designed mainly for mainframes and is in enterprises and universities. While Linux is fast becoming a household name for computer users, developers, and server environment. You may have to pay for a Unix kernel while in Linux it is free.
But, the commands used on both the operating systems are usually the same. There is not much difference between UNIX and Linux. Though they might seem different, at the core, they are essentially the same. Since Linux is a clone of UNIX. So learning one is same as learning another.