Software libre/Advanced

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Explore specific libre software applications of interest in depth. First find them and add to the list(s) below. List of free and open source software packages FLOSS in Education - tools etc. FLOSS4Science Using specific applications discovered above, develop and/or link to tutorials etc. LibreOffice Blender Moodle ...

Systems administration

There is a growing need for administrators of libre software systems. These are special people (typically geeks, among other qualities) with a deep knowledge and understanding of operating systems and server-side applications and services.

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Explore aspects of systems administration and add links to tutorials, etc. GNU/Linux systems administration The Apache Web Server and extensions, ... MySQL and PostgreSQL ...

Philosophy

The philosophy of libre software is deep and the topic is the source of many rich discussions. Discuss the following and add topics which have inspired debate among co-learners below.

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Please add ... "Free software has a negative effect on innovation". Software patents Discuss: do the issues go beyond the code? (e.g. privacy, services, ...). See also: Libre knowledge discussion topics.