#MozMeet – Bon Voyage towards FOSS and Mozilla – Why FOSS ?

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Bon Voyage towards FOSS and Mozilla

Hosted by
Gauthamraj Elango Jayakumar Mohankumar

Date : 19-01-2014
Venue : CSC Computer Institute , Perundurai

FOSS ? What's that ?

... Any Guesses ? ...

FOSS stands for Free and Open Source Software

FOSS Notes

Why FOSS ?

Free not in cost but the FREEdom to USE !

Open in the sense of easy access to source code to everyone !

FOSS provides THREE ( 3 ) S's - Serve , Study , Share !

Serve

Provide Full Freedom to use the software to meet the requirements

Study

Full freedom to Study "How the Software is Developed" and to Modify it

Share

Freedom to redistribute the original and modified versions of the software

Who makes FOSS ?

  • Multiple Users as Co-Developers for a collaborative effort
  • Users share their Functional and Technical Knowledge
  • Bugs are kept open and visible
  • Easy and Fast bug fixing

What can FOSS do ?

  • Can reuse,modify,build and integrate software based on the system available
  • Can customize and modify the software according to our needs
  • Hence , save a lot of money and give competitive advantage to the organisation

MOZILLA

Building and Protecting Web For People !

Mozilla ? What's that ?

I can hear you saying-" I use it , Mozilla Firefox Browser " ! So , you mean this ?

If Yes , What's the logo below ?

To clear up , Mozilla is global community that makes the browser called Firefox !

Mozilla a Global Community !

  • Community of Volunteers and like-minded people
  • Works to protect and shape the web even better
  • Believes Web is the worlds biggest public resource and an assest of people
  • Aiming for an Open Web for OUR goodwill

More About Mozilla !

  • Mozilla Foundation is a Non-Profit organization that supports Opensource Mozilla Projects
  • Mozilla Foundation apart from being a global community , has it's own subsidiary
  • Mozilla Corporation (MoCo) which is taxable
  • Mozilla mission is to promote Openness , Innovation and Opportunity on the web (i.e) Open Web

Open Web ? What's that ?

Do you think we have complete control over today's Internet ?

How to make the WEB open ?

How can I help ? I am a newbie !

Understand "How the Web Works" - Become Web Literate

Web Literate ? How can I be ?

  • Webmaker aims to help you MAKE something amazing with the web
  • Inturn , you will move from being a USER into MAKER of the web
  • As a Maker , you understand and control the web
  • Webmaker makes you to MAKE things and makes you Web Literate

Firefox Products

Desktop - Free and Open Source Browser for Desktop Android - Fast , Smart and Safe choice for Android browsing OS - An Open Source Operating System for Mobile devices Market Place - A Creation and Distribution platform for apps

Mozilla Products

Persona - A Better and Simple way to Sign - in Webmaker - Make Something Amazing with the Web Open Badges - A New Standard to recognize and Verify learning Mozilla Labs - New ways to explore , experiment and innovate WebFwd - Community Driven Innovation accelarator program Thunderbird - Safe , fast and easy e-mail Seamonkey - All in one suite

Developer Products

Bugzilla - Bug tracking system Firebug - Inspect , analyze and debug XUL runner - An environment for running XUL based applications Gecko - Layout Engine Firefox API's - Foundation for Firefox API's

How to Get Involved ?

The success of Mozilla mission depends on participation from people like US

Find an opportunity that interest you and start contributing !

Areas to Contribute

Helping Users - SuMo Quality Assurance - way to understand code and tools Coding - Add new features Spread the Word - Spread about Mozilla's Mission and Open Web Localization - Make Mozilla projects available in your locale Addons - Extend functionality of Firefox browser Localization - Make Mozilla projects available in your locale Visual Design - Design to inspire people Documentation - create , modify and translate materials Education - Teach others about " How the Web Works"

Important Links

Need help ?

Contact
Gauthamraj Elango - raj@mozraj.com / @GauthRaj

Thank You !