When you say "I wrote a program that crashed my OS", people just stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, for free!"!
So what has caused an unforeseen migration from proprietary software to free and open source software?Obviously one of the reasons for this phenomenal change is our innate quality which makes us raise the query- "Why pay for something when we can get it for free?". Open source is inevitable. It returns control to the customer. We can see the code, change it, learn from it. And when customers are unhappy with one vendor, they can choose another without overhauling their entire infrastructure. No more technology lock-in. No more monopolies.
What happens when you read some doc and either it doesn't answer your question or is demonstrably wrong? In Windows, you start banging your head against the wall. But in Linux, you go read the code and edit it.
Curious to experiment with FOSS ?? Inquisitive to meddle with the source code but are clueless about where to begin ? Here comes CEG Linux Users' Group to help you know the ABC's of LINUX :) CEGLUG is a group of Linux aficionados from College of Engineering Guindy, Anna university committed to spread the mantra of Free and Open Source Software(FOSS). It harmonizes various activities and events related to FOSS under one roof. Volunteers of CEGLUG also participate in Software Freedom Day (SFD) every year with the motto of sharing their knowledge of FOSS with other volunteers from various Linux Users Groups of the state.
Geared up to catch with the Linux fever ? Join CEGLUG and be a part of CEG's initiative in promoting Open Source and Linux. Check out www.ceglug.org website to know more about FOSS :)
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