TOPIC 1- The Linux community and a career in Open Source

Linux is free as in free speech, not free beer. Linux es software libre.

1.1 Linux evolution and Popular Operating Systems

• Distributions
• Embedded Systems
• Linux and the Cloud
  • Guided exercises 1.1
  • Explorational exercises 1.1

1.2 Major Open Source Applications

• Software Packages
• Package Install
• Package Removal
• Office Applications
• Web Browsers
• Multimedia
• Server Programs
• Data Sharing (need more info)
• Network Administration
• Programming Languages
  • Guided exercises 1.2
  • Explorational exercises 1.2

1.3 Open Source and Licensing

• Definition of Free Software
  • Definition of Open Software
• Licenses
• Business Models in Open Source
  • Guided exercises 1.3
  • Explorational exercises 1.3

1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux

• Linux User Interfaces
• Industry Uses of Linux
• Privacy Issues when using the Internet
• Encryption
  • Guided exercises 1.4
  • Explorational exercises 1.4