The Web Economy/11
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Birth of Linux
[edit | edit source]This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.
Topics
[edit | edit source]- Andrew Tanenbaum created a classroom version of Unix, called Minix to teach his students
- Linus Torvalds, a student at that time, improved it and called it Freax[1].
- An ISP operator in Germany store it so that more can access it and called it Linux.
- Linux became very successful and Linus was shot to fame[2]. Today Linux is growing too fast[3]. However Prof Tanenbaum has issues with how Linux is been hailed.
Discussion
[edit | edit source]- Go through and discuss the debate here[4].
- What are the basic points of contention between them?
- How has others commercialise Linux?
- How would you capitalise on Linux?
- What are the famous mantras of Linus and what do they mean in Open Source development?
Activities
[edit | edit source]- Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
- Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
- Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/freax.htm
- ↑ https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/rhasan/linux/
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2SED6sewRw&feature=channel
- ↑ http://oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/appa.html
Links to Student Notes
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Sub-Pages
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