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=101 Reasons to use FOSS= | = 101 Reasons to use FOSS / Linux = 1. Freedom matters, you get the freedom to create, share, invent, collaborate, learn, and modify, what else can we ask for? 1. It's Free of Cost (Not always but you always have choice) 1. Lots of choice 1. No Vendor lock in 1. Open Standard (odt, png ..) 1. No Virus (Linux doesn't) 1. No piracy 1. Everybody can try and play 1. It promotes transparency and accountability, you (can) know what you are installing and using 1. Lots of community Support, you can even get to talk to the guys who developed the Software 1. Cross platform 1. It creates real innovation 1. It promotes honesty 1. It's a powerful force against monopoly 1. It doesn't belong to a company, it belongs to us 1. It brings people together from all over the world 1. It rewards skill, ingenuity, and willingness to learn 1. It rewards cooperation 1. It doesn't provide hiding places for guilty parties to hide 1. It succeeds on its own merits 1. It puts powerful tools in the hands of anyone who wants to learn how to use them 1. It accomodates all skill ranges, from beginner to guru 1. It does not support pretense This page content is Licensed under CC-By-Sa 2.5. Appendix: * http://www.slideshare.net/narendra.sisodiya/introduction-to-foss-world (Narendra Sisodiya http://narendra.techfandu.org) * |
101 Reasons to use FOSS / Linux
- Freedom matters, you get the freedom to create, share, invent, collaborate, learn, and modify, what else can we ask for?
- It's Free of Cost (Not always but you always have choice)
- Lots of choice
- No Vendor lock in
- Open Standard (odt, png ..)
- No Virus (Linux doesn't)
- No piracy
- Everybody can try and play
- It promotes transparency and accountability, you (can) know what you are installing and using
- Lots of community Support, you can even get to talk to the guys who developed the Software
- Cross platform
- It creates real innovation
- It promotes honesty
- It's a powerful force against monopoly
- It doesn't belong to a company, it belongs to us
- It brings people together from all over the world
- It rewards skill, ingenuity, and willingness to learn
- It rewards cooperation
- It doesn't provide hiding places for guilty parties to hide
- It succeeds on its own merits
- It puts powerful tools in the hands of anyone who wants to learn how to use them
- It accomodates all skill ranges, from beginner to guru
- It does not support pretense
This page content is Licensed under CC-By-Sa 2.5.
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