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Introduction to free software

As defined by www.wikipedia.org:

“Free software (English free software, although this name is also sometimes confused with “free” by the ambiguity of the term “free” in English, so also used “free software” Y “logical libre”) is the name of the software that respects the users' freedom on their purchased product and, so, once obtained it can be used, copied, studied, modified, and redistributed freely. According to the Free Software Foundation, free software refers to freedom of users to run, copy, to distribute, study, modify the software and distribute modified”.

Most cases, free software can be downloaded at no cost and be used commercially.

For a country with limited resources, Free software provides us with solutions both to make us more productive, to develop our own capabilities, without the need to spend a penny on proprietary licenses. This also allows us to stay on the legality, for never a pirated copy of a free software will.

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This course is completely free $$.

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Course Characteristics

  1. Start Date: the course will start in March.
  2. Class format: Classes consist of only animated videos.
  3. Written support: Students @ s receive PDF file animated tutorial material.
  4. Background information: The only important thing is to surf the Internet.
  5. Do I need to install any software to attend the course?: The entire course will be done through your browser (Google's Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft's IE, Safari from Apple), therefore unable to attend the course from any computer connected to Internet.
  6. Does the course live classes?: No, this course is entirely online based on animated tutorials for each class. The lessons are there to see that time and how often you want it. If you have any questions, can make it through the forum.
  7. Bottom line: Students @ s have a broad vision of free software and its possibilities. It is expected to open minds and raise awareness to take advantage of all the tools of free software, they are equally easy to use, compatible with proprietary software and best of all, legal and free.

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