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Free/Open source software (FLOSS)

Floss is based on the concept of community, and it itself is based on sharing, especially the concept of knowledge sharing. Floss can be used, modified and released free of charge.

If you have read this book, then you must be familiar with Floss, because you have been using python!

If you want to learn more about Floss, you can explore the software in the list below. I have listed some of the most famous floss and the floss that can work across platforms (that is, Linux, Windows, and so on). This way you don't have to switch to Linux right away to try to use the software, although you'll eventually go to Linux.

Linux This is a slowly accepted by the world floss operating system! It was originally developed by Linus Torvalds at the time of the student. Now it can match Microsoft Windows. The latest version of the 2.6 core is a huge breakthrough, both in terms of speed, stability, and scalability. "Linux Core: www.kernel.org"

Knoppix This is a Linux distribution that just runs on a CD! It doesn't need to be installed-you just need to reboot your computer, put the CD in the optical drive, and start using a full Linux distribution! You can use all the Floss that are released with the standard Linux distribution, such as running Python programs, compiling C programs, watching movies, and so on. Then reboot your computer again, take out the CD, and use your existing operating system as if nothing had happened. "Knoppix:www.knopper.net"

Fedora This is a community development maintenance release, sponsored by Red Hat Company. It is one of the most popular Linux distributions. It contains Linux cores, KDE, GNOME and Xfce desktops, and numerous floss, all of which are easy to install and easy to use.

If you are worried that you are a complete Linux novice, then I recommend you try Mandrake Linux. The latest release of Mandrake 10.1 is really great. "Fedora linux:http://fedora.redhat.com, Mandrake Linux:www.mandrakelinux.com"

OpenOffice.org This is an excellent office suite, based on Sun Microsystems's StarOffice software. OpenOffice consists of text writers, lecture aids, spreadsheets and drawing components, and so on. It can even easily open and edit Microsoft Word and PowerPoint files. It can run on almost any platform. The upcoming OpenOffice 2.0 has some significant improvements. "OpenOffice:www.openoffice.org"

Mozilla Firefox is the next-generation Web browser that is thought to defeat Internet Explorer (calculated by market share only) in the next few years. It's very fast, and it's a good reputation for some reasonable, impressive features. Its extended concept allows you to add a variety of features to it.

Its sister product Thunderbird is an excellent email client that makes reading emails very quick. "Mozilla Firefox:www.mozilla.org/products/firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird:www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird"

Mono this is a Microsoft. NET Platform for open source implementation. It allows us to create and run. NET programs on Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, Mac OS, and many other platforms. Mono enforces the ECMA standard for CLI and C #, which has been submitted by Microsoft, Intel and HP as an open standard. This is also a step towards the ISO standard.

Currently, mono contains a complete C # main console (which itself is written by C #!). ), a asp.net implementation with complete features, many database ado.net providers and new features that are constantly being improved and added on a daily basis. "Mono:www.mono-project.com, ecma:www.ecma-international.org, Microsoft. Net:www.microsoft.com/net"

Apache network Server This is the most popular open source network server. In fact, it is the most popular Web server on the planet! It runs almost 60% of the Web site. There are more sites for--apache processing than all of its competitors, including Microsoft IIS. "Apache:www.apache.org"

MySQL This is an extremely popular open source database server. It is most famous for its rapidity. Added more features to its latest version. "MySQL:www.mysql.com"

MPlayer This is a video player that can play DivX, MP3, Ogg, VCD, DVD ... Who says Open-source software can't be fun? "MPlayer:www.mplayerhq.hu"

MoviX This is a Linux distribution, it is based on Knoppix just run on the CD to play the movie! You can create a MoviX CD. They're bootable CDs, and when you restart your computer, you put the CD in and the movie starts playing itself! Using MoviX to watch movies, you don't even need a hard drive. "Movix:movix.sourceforge.net"

The above list just wants to give you a ballpark impression-there are many other good floss, such as Perl, PHP, Drupal Web content management, PostgreSQL database server, Torcs racing games, KDevelop IDE, Anjuta IDE, xine--movie player, vim editor, quanta+ Editor, Xmms Audio player, GIMP image editor ... This list can go on all the time.

Visit the following Web site for more floss information:

SourceForge:www.sourceforge.net

FreshMeat:www.freshmeat.net

KDE:www.kde.org

GNOME:www.gnome.org