knowledge & technology transfer from open- , free- and low cost operating systems and software
conocimiento y transferencia de tecnología de sistemas operativos y software, libre o de bajo costo
What is open source?
¿Que es codigo libre?
¿Que es codigo libre?
- The freedom to run the program for any purpose
- The freedom to study and modify the program.
- The freedom to copy the program so you can help your neighbor.
- The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.
- La libertad para usar el programa como desee.
- La libertad de estudiar y modificar el programa.
- La libertad de copiar el programa, de manera que puedes ayudar al vecino.
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La libertad de mejorar el programa y publicar estas, de manera que se beneficie la comunidad.
¿Y software gratuito/Freeware?
Freeware is software you can
download, pass around, and distribute without any
payment. However, the great part about freeware is
that you never have to pay for it. No time limit, no
demo versions, no disabled features. Freeware is still
copyrighted, so other people can't market the software
as their own and can have limits in use of her, like
limits of comercial use.
Freeware es un software que puedes descargar, pasar alrededor, y distribuir sin ningún tipo de pago. Sin embargo, la mayor parte de software gratuito es que usted nunca tenga pagar por ello. No hay límite de tiempo, no son versiones de demostración, o tienen funciones deshabilitadas. Programas gratuito sigue con derechos de autor, por lo que otras personas no pueden comercializar el software como un producto propio. Además puede tener límites en el uso de ella, como los límites de uso comercial.
Freeware es un software que puedes descargar, pasar alrededor, y distribuir sin ningún tipo de pago. Sin embargo, la mayor parte de software gratuito es que usted nunca tenga pagar por ello. No hay límite de tiempo, no son versiones de demostración, o tienen funciones deshabilitadas. Programas gratuito sigue con derechos de autor, por lo que otras personas no pueden comercializar el software como un producto propio. Además puede tener límites en el uso de ella, como los límites de uso comercial.
Open Source Software Directory
Open Source Software
Directory to find the best free and open-source
software for home and business.
Open Source Software Directory para encontrar el mejor software libre y de código abierto para el hogar y negocio
AlternativeTo
AlternativeTo is a new approach to finding good software. Tell us what application you want to replace and we give you great alternatives.
AlternativeTo es un nuevo enfoque a la búsqueda de una buena software. Escribir qué aplicación desea reemplazar y le damos grandes alternativas para la software actual.
Open Source Software Directory para encontrar el mejor software libre y de código abierto para el hogar y negocio
AlternativeTo
AlternativeTo is a new approach to finding good software. Tell us what application you want to replace and we give you great alternatives.
AlternativeTo es un nuevo enfoque a la búsqueda de una buena software. Escribir qué aplicación desea reemplazar y le damos grandes alternativas para la software actual.
Open Source Software
(Free Software) has many advantages that benefit
you, as an end user of the System.
Trust
When you use Open Source Software you can have any independent expert audit any part of the system. You can see how your data is treated and how the system features are implemented.
Flexibility
If you find a feature or record that needs to be customized for the particular needs of your team, you can have your own coders propose or even implement the change that needs to be made. You can run it on your own servers, or you can contribute the code to the standard version of the program.
Reliability
Open Source software, when used by thousands of software developers and system administrators, is constantly being revised for reliability. All expert users care and contribute reliability improvements constantly.
Security
With an Open Source solution for which you always have the choice to host yourself, you can be sure that your data will always be safe.
Innovation
When you share the products of your intellectual work and knowledge, and this knowledge is of valuable worth, people will feel compelled to help you and contribute their work and knowledge. This synergy drives higher levels of innovation.
Freedom
Using Free Software means that you always have the freedom to choose. You can choose who will keep your software system up to date, who will administer the computers on which you run it, who will access its database. You can switch vendors with the confidence that you will have all the means necessary for making the easiest possible transition.
Trust
When you use Open Source Software you can have any independent expert audit any part of the system. You can see how your data is treated and how the system features are implemented.
Flexibility
If you find a feature or record that needs to be customized for the particular needs of your team, you can have your own coders propose or even implement the change that needs to be made. You can run it on your own servers, or you can contribute the code to the standard version of the program.
Reliability
Open Source software, when used by thousands of software developers and system administrators, is constantly being revised for reliability. All expert users care and contribute reliability improvements constantly.
Security
With an Open Source solution for which you always have the choice to host yourself, you can be sure that your data will always be safe.
Innovation
When you share the products of your intellectual work and knowledge, and this knowledge is of valuable worth, people will feel compelled to help you and contribute their work and knowledge. This synergy drives higher levels of innovation.
Freedom
Using Free Software means that you always have the freedom to choose. You can choose who will keep your software system up to date, who will administer the computers on which you run it, who will access its database. You can switch vendors with the confidence that you will have all the means necessary for making the easiest possible transition.
Software de Código Abierto (Software Libre) tiene muchas ventajas que usted se beneficie, como usuario final del sistema.
Confianza
Cuando se utiliza software de Código Abierto se puede dar auditoría de expertos independientes de cualquier parte del sistema. Usted puede ver como sus datos son tratados y como son las características del sistema implementado.
Flexibilidad
Si usted encuentra una característica o registro que debe ser personalizado para las necesidades particulares, usted puede con sus propios programadores realizar codificaciones individuales. Se puede ejecutar en sus propias computadoras, o puede contribuir al código de la versión estándar del programa.
Confiabilidad
Software de código abierto,
cuando es utilizado por miles de desarrolladores
de software y administradores de sistemas, éstas
revisadas constantemente para la fiabilidad.
Todos los usuarios y expertos, contribuir
mejoras en la confiabilidad constantemente.
Seguridad
Con una solución de código abierto usted tiene siempre la opción de propio servidor (host), así puede estar seguro de que sus datos siempre estarán seguro.
Innovación
Al compartir los productos de su trabajo intelectual y su conocimiento, este conocimiento es añadir valor al valor, las personas se sientan obligados a ayudarle a usted y contribuir con su trabajo y conocimiento. Esta sinergia genera mayores niveles de innovación.
Libertad
Uso de software libre significa que usted siempre tiene la libertad de elegir. Usted puede elegir quién va a mantener el software de su sistema actualizado, quien administrará los equipos en los que lo ejecuta y quien tendrá acceso a sus datos. Usted puede cambiar de proveedor de hardware con la confianza que usted tendrá todos los medios necesarios para hacer la transición más fácil posible.
Ok,
this is not my work. But it deserves to be shared.
Here is from OSNews comment about GPL vs BSD :
If you want to give your software away for free, use BSD. If you want to share your software, use the GPL.
Software under the GPL is not free. Microsoft office is not free, you have to pay Microsoft money. The Borland developer tools are not free, you have to pay Borland (or whatever they're called these days). Lastly, software released under the GPL is not free: if you choose to copy and paste GPL code into your own program you have to share it. This is how you pay for GPL code. This is a very egalitarian idea: I share my code, and if you use it in your own program, you pay me back by sharing your code or else you ask me to relicense the code under a different license to suit your needs (which was always possible).
To make sure no-one can escape sharing (after all, this is how they're paying to use the software), GPL v3 requires the following:
If you want to give your software away for free, use BSD. If you want to share your software, use the GPL.
Software under the GPL is not free. Microsoft office is not free, you have to pay Microsoft money. The Borland developer tools are not free, you have to pay Borland (or whatever they're called these days). Lastly, software released under the GPL is not free: if you choose to copy and paste GPL code into your own program you have to share it. This is how you pay for GPL code. This is a very egalitarian idea: I share my code, and if you use it in your own program, you pay me back by sharing your code or else you ask me to relicense the code under a different license to suit your needs (which was always possible).
To make sure no-one can escape sharing (after all, this is how they're paying to use the software), GPL v3 requires the following:
- You make the source code available.
- You don't use patents to prevent people from using your code, which would effectively block code-sharing despite.
- You don't use DRM to prevent people from using your code, which would effectively block code-sharing.
This GPL is viral/evil/not-as-cool-as-BSD thing is rubbish. It does what it sets out to do: encourage people to share code. There's no excuse for "accidentally" using GPL code in your own software, just as there's no excuse for "accidentally" installing a pirated copy of MS Office on your friends PC. Both place value on software, and if you choose to use it in a certain way, then you have to pay for them: the only difference is in how you pay.
El valor de Software
Software
is usually created as text written in a particular
programming language. This can run to hundreds of
thousands of lines for big programs and millions
in the case of operating systems. Another program,
called a compiler, turns this text, known as the
source code, into an executable file (such as an
.exe on Windows). But if you want to chnage the
program - to fix bugs, for example, or to update
it - you need the source code. This is the most
valuable thing on the software, the equivalent of
Coca Cola’s magic formula.
El software se crean generalmente en forma de texto escrito en un lenguaje de programación concreto. Esto se puede ejecutar a cientos de miles de líneas para los programas grandes y millones en el caso de los sistemas operativos. Otro programa, llamado compilador, convierte a este texto, conocido como el código fuente, en un archivo ejecutable (por ejemplo, un archivo exe. en Windows). Pero si quieres cambiar el programa para corregir errores, por ejemplo, o para-actualizar necesita el código fuente. Es la cosa más valiosa de software, el equivalente de la fórmula mágica de Coca Cola.
El software se crean generalmente en forma de texto escrito en un lenguaje de programación concreto. Esto se puede ejecutar a cientos de miles de líneas para los programas grandes y millones en el caso de los sistemas operativos. Otro programa, llamado compilador, convierte a este texto, conocido como el código fuente, en un archivo ejecutable (por ejemplo, un archivo exe. en Windows). Pero si quieres cambiar el programa para corregir errores, por ejemplo, o para-actualizar necesita el código fuente. Es la cosa más valiosa de software, el equivalente de la fórmula mágica de Coca Cola.
