An introduction to FOSS with Software Freedom Day celebrations. Released under CC by FOSS User Project. www.fossuser.lk

1. FOSS
SFD 2011
FOSS Projects
Newbies' Approach to Free and Open Source Software

2. Topics for Today
● Topic #1 – FOSS & SFD
● Introduction to FOSS
● Software Freedom Day 2011
● Topic #2 - FOSS Project
● Fedora Project
● Other places
● Sri Lankan Products
● Opportunites

3. Who am I ?
What brings me here?
Buddhika Kurera
Editor of the FOSS User Magazine
Committee Member at Software Freedom International
Fedora Ambassador – APAC Region

4. Free and Open Source
Software

5. Recipe
A Secret !!

6. Recipe
Concentrate formula
Ingredients of OpenCola
●2.36 kg plain granulated white table
sugar
●2.28 L water
●30.0 mL caramel color
●17.5 mL (3.50 tsp.) 75% phosphoric
acid or citric acid
●10.0 mL (2.00 tsp.) flavoring formula
●2.50 mL (0.50 tsp.)
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-OpenCola

7. Free Software
● Free doesnt mean at no-cost, it means
FREEDOM to,
● Use Software for any purpose
● Share the software
● Change it as per the need
● Share the modification

9. Software Freedom Day
● Software Freedom Day (SFD) is an annual
worldwide celebration of Free Software.
● SFD is a
● public education effort
● increasing awareness of Free Software
● encouraging its use
●
Started in 2004, and celebrated on 3rd Saturday
of September.

10. Global Events

11. Local Events

12. Preparations

13. Events 2011 - 442

14. Other FOSS Projects

15. SAHANA Software Foundation
sahanafoundation.org

16. Sri Lankan Products
● Lanka Software Foundation (LSF)
● Apache Axis C++
● Apache Axis 2 Java
● Sahana ← The best Disaster Management Software
● Delasa
● Ninithi
www.opensource.lk

17. Does Contribution Matter?

18. FOSS User Research
● Internship opportunities
● 3 months/ 6 months
● hr@fossuser.lk

19. USD 5,000

20. USD 5,000

21. FOSS Communities
● Lanka Linux Users Group - www.lug.lk
● FOSS LK – www.foss.lk
● FOSS User Foundation - www.fossuser.lk
● Hanthana Linux - www.hanthana.org

22. Contact ME
Email
bckurera@fossuser.lk
Facebook
facebook.com/bckurera
Other channels! Just google Buddhika Kurera, you
will find places I am in