Overview

• Me
• Free Software
• Free Society
• You

Me

• Jonas Smedegaard
• One-man company: IT-guide dr. Jonas
• Sysadmin at Kaospilot University http://kaospilot.dk/
• Sysadmin at Børneuniversitetet http://borneuni.dk/
• Sysadmin at DGI-huset http://dgi-huset.dk/
• Sysadmin + webmaster at Københavns Delebiler http://kobenhavnsdelebiler.dk/

Me and Asia

Asia trip

Free Software

• Open Source: Software that is open to use and edit
• Free Software: Software that is free of charge

Free Software

• Open Source: Software that is open to use and edit
• Open Source: Software with freedoms to openly use creatively
• Free Software: Software that is cheap or free of charge
• Free Software: Software with freedoms to openly use creatively

Debian - distro & community

• Distribution
• Community

Debian - Distribution

• 9+ hardware architectures
• 2+ kernels
• 35000+ software packages

Debian - Distribution

• Bound by Debian Policy
• Generic - choices are exposed to the user
• Mother of other distros

The Universal Operating System

Debian - Community

• ~1000 official "Developers"
• ??? unofficial packagers, translators, documentors, bug-fixers...

Debian - Community

• Democracy

Debian - Community

• Democracy
• Bound by Debian Social Contract
• Each passionate maintainer is responsible

Hacker

• Hacker: Digital "burglar", breaking codes for fun or to steal information.

Hacker

• Hacker: Digital "burglar", breaking codes for fun or to steal information.
• Cracker: Digital "burglar", breaking codes for fun or to steal information.
• Hacker: Digital artist, creatively using small pieces.

Free Society

• Democracy

Free Society

• Democracy
• Everyone has equal freedoms to openly use creatively

Free Society

• Democracy
• Everyone has equal freedoms to openly use creatively
• Everyone use equal freedoms to openly use creatively

You

• Hack your computer
• Hack your hair
• Hack your life
• Hack your society

Essentials

• I am always right!
• Think global, act local!
• There is no spoon!

Essentials

• I am always right!
  • ...because I am the center of my Unviverse. You are right too!
  • Heroes do not exist. Only you can fix your Universe.
• Think global, act local!
  • Share with the whole world (in english), and engage in local community
• There is no spoon!
  • Be a hacker: question and redefine facts

Links

• Me:
• This talk: http://dr.jones.dk/blends/talk/bireuen
• Asia trip: http://wiki.jones.dk/DebianAsia2011
• Debian: http://debian.org
• BlankOn: http://www.blankonlinux.or.id/