software? List three characteristics of free software. Answer: Free software is software that users have the freedom to distribute and change. The three main characteristics of free software are: The source code has to be distributed with the program‚ you cannot restrict people from redistributing/modifying/using the software‚ and users must be allowed to redistribute modified versions under the same terms/licensing. 4. What is the Free Software Foundation/GNU? What is Linux? Which parts of
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WINDOWS VS LINUX Ali Elreda ENG 352-456 Professor Moylan 3/16/2013 Table of Contents Abstract This article is a comparison between two similar but yet different operating systems Microsoft Windows and Linux. One will have a clear idea about each of these systems and would not find it difficult choosing between them. An operating system is somewhat a software program that connects the users with the hardware of the computer. Without an operating system a computer is useless. There
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RED HAT LINUX INTRODUCTION: Red Hat Linux‚ assembled by the company Red Hat‚ was a popular Linux based operating system until its discontinuation in 2004. Early releases of Red Hat Linux were called Red Hat Commercial Linux; Red Hat first published the software on November 3‚ 1994. It was the first Linux distribution to use the RPM Package Manager as its packaging format‚ and over time has served as the starting point for several other distributions‚ such as Mandriva Linux and Yellow Dog
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Criminology has been Gender-blind’ rather than Gender neutral’. Discuss It has been argued that the gaze of criminology has been primarily focused on male offenders‚ Cain (1989) argues that criminology is in fact incapable of speaking in gender neutral terms (cited in Walklate 2001: 19). A reason for this includes that history has been prepared to offer universal explanations of crime achieved by the study of the male offender. Feminists such as (Naffine 1997: 18) believe that criminology has been
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The Platform Sutra August 29‚ 2012 The Platform Sutra When considering the Platform Sutra‚ the idea of the Middle Way in understanding the interplay between understanding and insight‚ meditation and wisdom‚ is key. “If there is a lamp there is light; if there is no lamp there is no light. The lamp is the substance of light; the light is the function of the lamp. Thus‚ although they have two names‚ in substance there are not two. Meditation and wisdom are also like this.” (Yampolsky‚ 1967
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History Assessment: How Has WW1 Been Remembered? WW1 has‚ and always will be seen as one‚ if not the most significant war in all of history. One of the reasons for it being such a tragic event was that it was deemed at the time to have been ‘the war to end all wars‚’ however that tragically was not the case. World War One was caused by several contributing factors‚ which resulted on Britain declaring war on Germany. They are: The alliance system‚ Imperialism‚ The Naval Race‚ The Schlieffen Plan
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Republic of the Philippines Sultan Kudarat State University Kalamansig Campus Kalamansig Sultan Kudarat COMPUTER HARDWARE A CT 321(Computer Interface) Midterm Project Submitted by: Aireen Rose R. Manguiran BSIT III Submitted to: Ms. Mailyne Bacongco‚ CoE TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Hardware ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 II. HDD (Hard Disk Drive)--------------------------------------------------------
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Replacing hardware at any organization‚ regardless of the size of said organization‚ can be an overwhelming task if one goes into it unprepared. When replacing the hardware‚ one must have a complete and thorough understanding of the issue. The issue may need to be fully investigated so more members of the organization have a better understanding of the problem. Coming up with and evaluating alternatives then possibly selecting the best option would come next. The final stage of implementing a
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Linux Course Project Network Operating Systems‚ UNIX/Linux with Lab Linux Distributions for the Enterprise By James Anderson Professor: Yves Gollo Network 240 April 7‚ 2012 Outline: Cover Page 1 Outline 2 Executive Summary 3-4 Introduction 5 Body 5-12 Conclusion 12-13 References 13-15 Executive Summary: In the workplace today there are many different options for operating systems be they providers of server related services
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1)illegal mining has been done for so many years.analyse the effect on humans and ecology.? Suggest the remedies? Ans-Environmental Damages of Mining Open pit mining Open pit mining‚ where material is excavated from an open pit‚ is one of the most common forms of mining for strategic minerals. This type of mining is particularly damaging to the environment because strategic minerals are often only available in small concentrations‚ which increases the amount of ore needed to be mined. Environmental
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