Maties Ubuntu:About
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“Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer.” Free Software Foundation (www.fsf.org)
A brief history of open source software
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Bill Gates rants about software copyrights. |
| 1983 | Richard Stallman responds with "free" software. The software is free to copy and is also free, as in freedom of thought and speech. |
| 1991 | Linus Torvalds builds a kernel, which he calls "linux", that enables the "free" software to run on a PC. |
| 1993 | Ian Murdoch creates the Debian distribution so that there is one place to get the "free" software. |
| 1998 | Christie Peterson coins the term "Open Source" to give all this a name. |
| 2004 | Mark Shuttleworth releases Ubuntu based on Debian. |
| 2012 | Ubuntu releases the Unity user interface on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, designed for desktops, mobiles, tablets, TV and in-vehicle entertainment. |
Ubuntu Loco
Ubuntu-za-maties is an official Ubuntu Loco (Local Community). This is our official wiki.
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- Ubuntu-za-maties is affiliated with the Ubuntu-za loco.
Anybody is welcome to attend the regular Ubuntu activities in and around Stellenbosch.
More info
- If you would like to be author on this wiki, please send an e-mail to the SULUG listserv.
- The first version of Ubuntu was released on the 20th October 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth as a fork of Debian.
- Find out how you can help.
- Read about the differences between Linux and the other popular operating system here.
- Watch the software freedom birthday video for more info.
- Go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_free_software for a more formal history account..
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