On 2/16/06, Dominique Cimafranca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is also a kind of license which governs the use of > software so as to guarantee these freedoms.
Just to nitpick-- open source per se isn't a license, but is rather made possible through several different licenses conforming to the above mentioned criteria/freedoms. Also, why not point out the difference between "Free Software" (FSF, Stallman, et.al) and "Open Source" (OSF, et.al)? At least point out the philosophical difference maybe? (I'm thinking however that the difference isn't that important to journalists, but it helps if they can differentiate the two) > Linux was originally developed for Intel 386 microprocessors > and now supports all popular computer architectures, > including the Intel EM64T, AMD64, and PowerPC. It is > deployed in applications ranging from embedded > systems (such as mobile phones and personal video > recorders) to personal computers to supercomputers. Point out where Linux is currently deployed, and future developments: *) The TiVo runs Linux http://www.tivo.com/linux/linux.asp *) Sony's next generation console, the PlayStation 3, will run Linux http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/09/kutaragi-confirms-ps3-hdd-will-be-add-on-and-will-run-linux/ http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-15015-2091-4-4-x *) PalmSource has recently announced that it will use Linux http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1737802,00.asp http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2139110/palmsource-linux-phone-promised > 3) What is a Linux distribution? Add that some distros do not need to be installed (LiveCDs). HTH -- JM Ibanez -- Book: If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell, a level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater. (Firefly, "Our Mrs. Reynolds") ----- http://www.livejournal.com/~jmibanez/ http://www.mycgiserver.com/~butiki/ _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
