Ubuntu

What is it?
Ubuntu is a Linux-based Operating System that is open sourced (free) Pronounced (oo-BOON-too) Strong focus on usability and ease of installation

Why that name?

Ubuntu is an African concept meaning humanity toward others Sponsored by Canonical Ltd. Owned by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth

Why use it?

Huge group of free software proponents (open source) Ubuntu is free Alternate to Windows and MAC OSs Ubuntu is most popular Linux-based OS in the world (8 million now) Dell now offers desktops with Ubuntu

Requirements
Last version Feisty Fawn 7.04 Latest version Gusty Gibbon 7.10 Next version Hardy Heron 8.04 in 2011 256 MB RAM 4 GB hard drive space Can be dual booted with current OS or used from a live CD

Gutsy Gibbon Software Includes:

Firefox browser Thunderbird and Evolution e-mail Open Office suite GIMP (Photoshop-like) Music and Video players Games

Summary
Pro Open source (free too) Upgrade available about every 6 mo. Compatible with MS programs Many add-ons available No key codes, activation, registration

Summary
Cons No tech support (Internet groups only) Not all programs compatible Drivers for peripherals not always available

How to get Ubuntu

Download from the Internet www. Ubuntu. com Warning: about 600 MB download

www.ubuntu.com

Freeware
Freeware refers to software that anyone can download from the Internet and use for free. All the features are free. Adobe PDF, Google Talk, yahoo messenger, MSN messenger

Shareware
Sharewares give users a chance to try the software before buying it. Most of the times, all features are not available, or have limited use. To use all the features of the software, user has to purchase the software. Winzip, Cuteftp, Getright

Open Source
Open source means that the source code is available to all potential users, and they are free to use, modify, and re-distribute the source code. Legally, the "free" of open source refers exclusively to the source code, and it is possible to have support, services, documentation, and even binary versions which are not monetarily free. (Although some licenses, notably the GPL, requires that the source code always be freely available in such cases.)

Open Source
In practice, open source usually means that the application is free to users as well as developers. Furthermore, most open source software have communities that support each other and collaborate on development. Therefore, unlike freeware, there are future enhancements, and, unlike shareware, users are not dependent on a single organization.

The differences between the three models can be clearly seen in the kind of software that is available as freeware, shareware, or open source: Freeware is usually a very small program, released by a student or enthusiast.
Shareware is usually a mid-sized utility or application, written by a professional developer or small software company. The developer or publisher does not have the resources to market it, so they release it as shareware with a "trybefore-you-buy" business model. Open source spans the gamut, but the largest "free" software out there are all open source-Linux, FreeBSD, PostgreSQL, Apache.

GIMP
Alternative to Photoshop GIMP GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks asphoto retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

GIMP Screen Shots

GIMP Projects

Inkscape
An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more.

Inkscape Screen Shots

Scribus - Editor
Scribus is powerful software that helps you create great looking documents of all kinds. It also comes with a lot of support options to help you achieve the best result. There is an enthusiastic and friendly community around Scribus that assists beginner and pro alike through our mailing list, IRC channel, wiki, contracted support, and the bugtracker. Equivalent to Page Maker

Scribus - Screenshots

Baraha Hindi Typing Software

BlueFish HTML Editor

Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites. See features for an extensive overview, take a look at the screenshots, or download it right away. Bluefish is anopen source development project, released under the GNU GPLlicence.

OPEN SOUCE SOFTWARE can be easily downloaded from net

Search from Wikipedia Search Ubuntu.com Search for Edubuntu.com Search for OpenSource.org

Follow up
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