The Free Range 'Community-Linux Training Centre' Project – The 'Free and Open Source Systems Guide' (J-series) Handouts

J2. The Gnu/Linux System

information/links page

Goto:     publications     CLTC     main index


Sheet J2 in the Free Range 'Community-Linux Training Centre' Project's 'Free and Open Source Systems Guide' series of handouts looks at The Gnu/Linux System – The alternative to proprietary computer systems.

From the point of view of Windows users, where you don't necessarily have to understand what you're doing to make the machine work, Gnu/Linux can seem a complicated and difficult thing to get your head around. In reality, whilst you might have to become a little more "involved" in using your computer, the benefits – especially better security, lower costs and far less vulnerability to viruses – will outweigh the costs of learning to use a different system.


Download handout

The handout is available as:
    On-site HTML file icon A 105 kilo-byte HTML file
    On-site PDF file icon A 403 kilo-byte colour PDF file (for viewing/colour printing)
    On-site PDF file icon A 339 kilo-byte greyscale PDF file (for printing/photocopying)
    On-site ZIP archive icon A 743 kilo-byte ZIP archive of all the files (for viewing from your hard disk/mirroring on-line)
If you have any comments/feedback on the handout please email cltc@fraw.org.uk.




Background information/links

    Wikipedia:

      Off-site HTML file icon Unix
      Off-site HTML file icon Richard Stallman
      Off-site HTML file icon Linus Torvalds
      Off-site HTML file icon Gnu Public License (GPL)
      Off-site HTML file icon Linux Distribution
      Off-site HTML file icon Linux Kernel
      Off-site HTML file icon Internationalization and Localization
      Off-site HTML file icon Operating System
      Off-site HTML file icon Computer Network
      Off-site HTML file icon Hacker (programmer subculture)
      Off-site HTML file icon Kernel (computing)
      Off-site HTML file icon Linux Malware

    Web sites:

      Off-site HTML index file icon Free Software Foundation
      Off-site HTML index file icon Gnu
      Off-site HTML index file icon The Fedora Project
      Off-site HTML index file icon Ubuntu Linux
      Off-site HTML index file icon RedHat Linux
      Off-site HTML index file icon Debian Linux
      Off-site HTML index file icon OpenSuSE Linux
      Off-site HTML index file icon Slackware Linux
      Off-site HTML index file icon Smoothwall
      Off-site HTML index file icon Knoppix
      Off-site HTML index file icon Free BSD
      Off-site HTML index file icon Cymrux
      Off-site HTML index file icon The Linux Emporium
      Off-site HTML index file icon PC World
      Off-site HTML index file icon AUT Direct

 FR CLTC Project Logo

Community–Linux
Training Centre
(CLTC) Project
Project Home Page
CLTC Publications
C.L.I.G
F.I.E.G

Resources
APC 'Participating with
Safety' Toolkit
GreenNet 'Internet
Rights' Toolkit
The FRAW
Website
Main Index
Search FRAW
About FRAW
Contact
Copyright
Files Help
Free Range
Projects
Events
Publications
EBO Project
CLTC Project
SSP Project
electrohippies
Links Directory
Virtual Library
FRAW
microsites
Green House
genetiX snowball
M.E.I.



Creatice Commons 'cc-by-nc-sa' Logo Firefox 48x48 icon Logo The Free Range Activism Website (FRAW) – http://www.fraw.org.uk/
© 1996-2010, Paul Mobbs/The Free Range Network. The content of this site is released under open copyright licenses. For further information about this site contact the Free Range Network. This site has been designed and optimised for use with the Firefox and other open source web browsers running under Gnu/Linux.