LINUX

1. LINUX Kelsey Brusseau Nate Johnson Jodie Reel Ryan Palo

2. LINUX • Open source operating system • Founded by Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds • Linux market is among the fastest growing and is projected to exceed $35.7 billion by 2008 • Over 450 distributions are available • Gentoo • Redhat • Fedora • Debian • Knoppix

3. GENTOO Founder Daniel Robbins started playing around with Debian WHO Enoch IRC 10 Developers Helping With Distribution Gentoo Portage Package & Management System Heart of Gentoo Daniel Robbins Resigns April 2004 Gentoo Today Teams of Volunteers Keep Gentoo on the Edge Project Base Approach Social Commitment Financial Caretaking Juridical Protection Oversee General Gentoo Development

4. GENTOO • Target Audience • Desktop, workstation, server and enthusiast • Advances users • Offers extreme performance, configurability and top-notch user and • developer community • Can be optimized and customized for just about any application or need • Automatic Updates Through Portage • Bluetooth WHAT

5. GENTOO • Free downloading from Gentoo.org • Buy CD from the official Gentoo online store • Several third party companies sell Gentoo CD • North America • Europe • Oceania • Buy computers with Gentoo pre-installed • North America • Australia • Europe WHERE

6. Founded by Mark Ewing. • RedHat 9 is end-of-line for RedHat Linux. April 30th 2004 • No longer in production phase but new updates can still be found for RedHat 7.3 and 9. • RedHat enterprise is new product line developed by the RedHat team. WHO REDHAT

7. Corporate users • First Linux system to use RPM (Package Management System) • RedHat 8 uses UTF – 8 (font encoder) • Seamlessly supports multiple languages including: • Ideographic • Bi-directional • Complex script • RedHat 8 also first to use Bluecurve desktop theme • Unified look throughout Linux environment • Succeeded bt Clearlooks used by Fedora Core 4 • Became starting point for many other divisions of Linux • Mandriva • Yellow Dog • ASP Linux WHAT REDHAT

8. RedHat Linux first hit shelves November 3rd 1994. • Sold through retail stores or online. • Official website is: www.redhat.com WHERE REDHAT

9. Community-built operating system sponsored by RedHat. • Global steering committee directs efforts but developers from community are driving force behind new project developments. WHO

10. Serving as a proving ground for new technologies which may later be used in RedHat Linux. • Community based project instead of product. • Not a supported product of RedHat (RedHat offers no formal technical support) • New release estimated to come out every 6 – 8 months. WHAT • RPM Based system. • Fedora Core 4 is supported by i386, AMD 64, and Power PC architecture. • Fedora Core 5 will be released March 15th 2006.

11. Freely downloaded online from FedoraProject.org • Not made for retail distribution. • Goal is to be a complete general-purpose operating system developed out of open-source software. WHERE

12. WHO • Started in 1993 by Ian Murdock with a small group of free software hackers • Now made by a large, well-organized group of individuals who want to create, use and offer a free operating system • Communication is done mainly via email • Maintained by its users DEBIAN

13. Strict policies for package quality as well as open development and testing processes • Used with the Linux kernel but is being worked on to be used with other kernels such as the Hurd • Can be run on almost all personal computers including the older models • Supports most all hardware • Has a reputation for its ability to adhere to the UNIX system. It is more than just an operating system • Comes with over 15,000 packages of software in an easy to install format • Known for its package management system WHAT DEBIAN

14. DEBIAN • Buying the CD from one of their vendors and install it • The CD costs less than $5 plus shipping from vendors. • Debian provides free distribution to its CD vendors located around the world • Downloading it from the Internet and install it • Buy a computer with Debian already installed on it WHERE

15. KNOPPIX WHO • Founder Klaus Knopper • GNU/Linux consultant • Up to date information on Knopper.org • Knoppix is a live Linux CD based on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system

16. A productive Linux system for desktops, educational CDs, a rescue system, or for a platform for commercial software demos • You do not need to download anything to a hard disk • Tools for data rescue, system repair, administration, network analysis and programming WHAT KNOPPIX

17. WHERE • Download Knoppix • BitTorrent • FTP • Buy the CD or DVD from one of the vendors for Knoppix that are located around the world KNOPPIX

18. Strong ties to the Debian community • The Fridge: A place where Ubuntu developers and enthusiasts discuss the software • Currently writing a book on the OS charactering its development • Best Form of contribution is sharing Ubuntu with others • Local Linux user groups: • Eugene, Portland, Salem, and Beaverton • Interested individuals can participate in Ubuntu’s development • Participation can range from giving advice to maintaining critical components WHO UBUNTU

19. UBUNTU WHAT • New versions are released every six months. Support is provided for each version for at least 18 months • Works well with Apple or PC • Large emphasis on usability, making it ideal for desktops • Smaller program size • Able to fit on a single CD • Able to download faster

20. UBUNTU • Can be acquired by CD • Downloadable from one of the many regional or national mirrors feature on Ubuntu’s web site • Also downloadable through bit torrent files WHERE

21. REFERENCES http://www.suncoastlug.org/proscons.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LINUX#Market_share http://www.gentoo.org/ http://www.redhat.com/ http://www.knoppix.org/ http://www.debian.org/ http://www.ubuntu.com/