Linux & Open Source Software

Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS) (also abbreviated as FLOSS or FOSS) has risen to great prominence.

Briefly, OSS/FS programs are programs whose licenses give users the freedom to run the program for any purpose, to study and modify the program, and to redistribute copies of either the original or modified program (without having to pay royalties to previous developers).

Why Open Source?

All software has source code. Open source software grants every user access to that code. Freedom means choice. Choice means power.
Open source returns control to the customer. You can see the code, change it, learn from it. Bugs are found and fixed quickly. 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.
Open source creates better software. Everyone collaborates, the best technology wins. Not just within one company, but among an Internet-connected, worldwide community. New ideas and code travel the world in an instant.
The open source model often builds higher quality, more secure, more easily integrated software. And it does it at a vastly accelerated pace and often at a lower cost.

Open Source Software

Databases
- PostgreSQL Database - Most advanced open source database
- MySQL Database - Most popular open source database

Office Productivity Software
- Libre/Open Office

Vertical Software
- GNU Health : The Universal Free Hospital and Health Information System

Business Productivity Software

Linux Operating System

Linux is causing a revolution in the world of computers. Apart from the fact that it's freely distributed, Linux's functionality, adaptability and robustness, has made it the main alternative for proprietary operating systems.

There are a wide range of applications that run on Linux. A Linux box can be configured to provide the following services:

Mail Server - With both POP3 and IMAP as well as SMTP (for e-mail routing).
Firewall - insulates your network from the internet (and vice versa).
Domain Name Server - for resolving IP addresses.
Gateway - the machine that connects your network to others. This can include Internet proxy services as well as NAT.
Web Server - For Intranet as well as extranet sites.
Print Server - Allows your department to channel all printing through a single box thus ensuring the need to authenticate to print.
Samba / SMB Server - Provides files and print services to PC's running Microsoft Client. Provides network authentication. Allows for uniformity of passwords across PC's and Unix.

Open Source Consulting

Open Source Software Consulting

Installation
Maintenance/Upgrades
Customization
Training