What to tell 13 year old kids about Linux and Open Source?

[amichay p. k.]

i wish there was a "like" in email...
very good idea.

2011/1/10 Uri Even-Chen <uri �� speedy.net>

> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 08:35, Gabor Szabo <szabgab �� gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > in the school of my son they are interested in getting some 1 hour long
> > presentations from parents about various interesting subject.
> >
> > I could talk hours and days about Linux and Open Source in general
> > but I wonder what do you think. What would be interesting to 13 year
> > old kids?
> >
> > I am not sure "free speech" is interesting to them and unfortunately
> > they are probably used to that every software is "free beer".
> > Given the cheats and cracks.
> >
> > So what do you think?
>
> I would recommend speaking about the "free as in freedom" concept of
> Linux and open source software - the 4 freedoms a software user should
> have, and that copying a software and giving a copy to your friend,
> modifying software etc. are basic freedoms anyone should have. Then
> speak about how Linux evolved, history of Linux and the status of
> Linux today.
>
> When I first started to learn programming, in 1983, I didn't know
> nothing about free software, open source software etc. Only after
> participating in open source conferences in 2001 and 2002 and reading
> the book "free as in freedom" (about Richard Stallman) I realized the
> "free as in freedom" concept and its advantages.  Even today I'm still
> using non-free software such as Windows and Microsoft Office, but
> today I understand more about it than 10 years ago.
>
> Uri Even-Chen
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