Linux

and

Open Source

Created by Jatin Dhankhar

Many of you may not recognize this face

He is

Linus Torvalds


Father of Linux

He was also named as 17th most Influential man of the century by TIMES Magazine

So


What is Linux ?

Linux is

World's most successful Software

Well not exactly a casual software ,

Linux is a kernel

And , what is a Kernel ?

A kernel is the controller of the operating system,it is responsible for allocating memory and processor time. It can also be thought of as the program which manages any and all applications on the computer itself.

In short , it's the heart of your computer

You said Linux is successful

How and Why ?

Because

It's everywhere

Linux got you all covered

And you use it

Everyday

And Most of you , don't know it

It's on your

    Mobile Devices running Android

    Televisions

    ATM's

    Super Computers

    Air Traffic Control

    ..And

    Bullet Trains

    Nuclear Submarines

    San Francisco Traffic Control

    LHC of CERN -Higgs Particle

Famous Companies use Linux ,like

    Google

    Facebook

    Amazon

    Twitter

    .. and many more

So, Why should I use it ?

You should , Because


It's

    Fast

    Secure

    Stable

    ..and It's the

    Future

So
how is Linux Developed

?

Linux is
Developed

Collabratively

Let's watch a video about it's development process

But what about

Open Source ?

ok let's begin

It Started , with
  • RMS,
  • MIT,
  • GNU
  • FSF,
and the rest is just History

Open source gives you Freedom

It allows You to

  1. Freely use software without any restriction
  2. Allows you to modify and re-distribute that
  3. You can use that software for any use and in any way you want

Ok , let's understand this
from the creators of Open Source

Some examples of Open Source softwares you use everyday
  • VLC
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome via Chromium
  • 7-Zip
  • Linux
  • ...And more

    THE END

    By Jatin Dhankhar