Open Source Questions and Answers

I agree entirely, I just really wish open-source would catch on with more than just Firefox.

Hey chris how do i hook my xbox 360 to my computer and how do i get xbox live because i have not used it in a while plz answer me

Opensource is Wicked because you don’t have to pay!

thanks chris
your veryhelpful in answering many things i didnt think to ask.
this is a great blog and helped me better understand things like this.

I love the idea of open source. You can compile and run it yourself to avoid dangerous code. You can learn how to program from viewing other’s code. (I learned BASIC as a teen ager from looking at my brother’s code.) So it is important to have clean code. (Which is why it is always a good idea to document your code.) Also people can borrow sub-routines and use them in their own programs if they come to a program that they cannot solve.

As Iron sharpens Iron so good code makes better programmers to create great code.

I definately agree!!!!!!!!!!!!

Open source is great, because you can edit it and it’s free. :)

I absolutly love Open Source

I have used 2 Open-Source Paint alternatives the Gimp and Paint.net (the greeting card in the video). The Gimp never seems to run correctly for me, however there are several features in Gimp that Paint.net lacks. However, Paint.net gets the win for me because of its simple to use interface and friendly features.
You can download them at http://gimp.org/ and http://www.getpaint.net/

Yea, I do wish that there was more open source. Its awsome being free and all. Great video chris!

hey chris, is there something i can use to connect my ps2 to my computer? im not sure if there is a type of software like that.

Nice contributions! I love open source, It really helps to bring stuff to the community.

Open source is a great idea, I run open source SCIT as well and would recommend it strongly! Keep it open not closed!

Opensource is great!! And it’s also free. Which makes it a lot easier for most people.

open source is great. This is going to be one step closer to an advancement in technology

Hey Chris open source is the future.

open source is great. you can compile and run it yourself to avoid dangerous code. Love the show by the way. thakns

I agree with all points, but I would also like to add that as open source software allows people who cannot afford high priced titles such as Photoshop and MS Office to use Gimp and OpenOffice, in time may actually force software companies to greatly reduce their prices in order to compete.

In the future, pay software would not have such outrageously high prices. Some downsides to that would be that companies would have non-existent or very expensive help, rental of software titles or other ways of charging more.

personally i have a mac and i dont use fire fox on my mac but i do use it on my other pc’s

Open source is the way! I think that thats what is going to happen in the future is open source will be the Number 1 thing!

open source is a great thing i love linux ubuntu is my fav distro it is all around a stable and nice looking operating system its my main os on my laptop it saves battery life and i have had no problems with it ever a lot of people they have never tried it really should

On the point of using Open Source operating systems, it is extremely hard to get users to use something different at home than what they use at work.

Hey Chris I love all the videos you make, they are all very helpful. I now know more about Open source, thank you Chris!

I have to be honest…at first i really didnt want anything to do with linux till i heard of asterisk….Asterisk is a linux pbx system that is totally cool… i downloaded 3 different types to mess with and found that Trixbox which is basically Freepbx suited us better. We in our business have a Cisco Call Manager and it cost quite abit every time we buy a liscense for a voicemail or a phone…now that i have trixbox intergrated with call manager there is no more liscense fee and it is totlally legal..so like i said at first i really didnt like linux interface.. but now that it is a gui interface.. and is easier to work with …so now i like linux…ehhehe

The only thing that I wonder is what about the resources!!! can a programming lab that “makes no money” realy compete with the labs that can pay for the best software programmers??? Do I want an intern, or do I want an experienced proffessional????? Kind of answers itself.

I want to see some more open source apps that are like open office where the program replicate the functions of a commercial app without much of a learning curve.

Open Source Projects are all around us and are growing more and more popular Just to name off a few such as Gimp,Open Office,Gaim,My Personal Favorite VLC Media Player ,and something that I know I use all the day and right now Firefox:)

Long live open source freedom!

Open Source is definitely the way tech should go in the future. The strides that Linux distributors are making in getting Ubuntu, Open Suse, and etc, more user friendly and simple to setup are big motivators for users to take time out to try the OS, and other apps that come with them such as, The Gimp as opposed to sticking with overpriced software, greedy, big named corporations.

I use gimp and firefox, I always wanted to know why they are free.

Thankfully, opensource REALLY has made things better for the internet community.

open source is the best thing ever because it can be modified by anyone that feels it needs to be.

I saw that being recorded. I feel so special.

i love open sorcue it is sooooooooo great

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OpenSource is the future. One of the best open source games is called Glest(glest.org). It’s similar to Warcraft(the RTS) but it is completely free. I highly suggest getting it for anyone who likes open source or warcraft like games. I’m hoping that even more games will be open source in the future.

I use open source everyday. One of my favoite programs Audacity. I do a lot of audio editing and I also use it to help me with making Chris’ Giveaway songs.

Chris:

Open source is a great idea, I run open source Asterisk and would recommend it strongly! Keep it open not closed, open source helps technology evolve and people feed off each other. Many other open source applications available.

Keep up you information resource…

Have FUN

i love the open source and i love linux and the open world that open source. I hope you stay with open source programs. I love tell people about open source. thank you

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i love the open source and i love linux and the open world that open source. I hope you stay with open source programs. I love tell people about open source. thank you

i think that every one shuld use open source

I simply love open source. Linux, everything!

I love open source as it does give developers the chance to create programs just for users in the specific area and give them the chance to help in making the program better

Corey

How long have you been going “the way of open source?” :D

hey i am having some issues with my ASUS A8N-VM CSM motherboard. does anyone know how i can install a Linux OS on it and which one would be best.
please help

I love open source as it does give developers the chance to create programs just for users in the specific area and give them the chance to help in making the program better

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Open source is a great thing. I am looking forward to Google buying part of the radio spectrum and promoting open source software for cell phones.

open source is great the best stuff usually comes from the community and not money grubbing company’s

In case people dont know there is an excellent Podcast at Open Source Software call FLOSS WEEKLY at twit.tv/floss which will enlightly the masses about FOSS

The availability of programs like OpenOffice.org and Paint.net really helps to level the playing field, so everyone can participate more fully in the computing experience … even those who aren’t easily able to afford the hottest software titles. One of my favorites is BitPim, software that gives me so many options to help make my cell phone more user friendly.

Aloha … Georgina

I am a programmer and i release everything i do to opensource. It just seems like the right thing since many applications i use in windows an linux are only possible due to opensource. I feel good giving back to the community even if my code isnt the most elegant. If someone learns anything from it then it was worthwhile

Open source is amazing! I am definitely getting into open source more. Thanks chris!

Hi Thank you for Helping Me with your Videos. your Videos Have Helped Me Alot. Thanks.

Open Source is definitely the way tech should go in the future. The strides that Linux distributors are making in getting Ubuntu, and etc, more user friendly and simple to setup are big motivators for users to take time out to try the OS, and other apps that come with them such as, The Gimp as opposed to sticking with overpriced software, greedy, big named corporations.

Open Source is great and thats why I am running Firefox and even a greater and recent achievement….Gentoo which is an open source linux distro that you compile yourself. Great if you believe in open source or want to jump into linux head on.

Open Source in my NSHO is much more stable and secure. I’ve been a Slackware Linux user for at least 5 years. I can do anything that a Windows user can do without all the reboots.

thanx, this video gave some information on WHAT opensource is. i really didn’t know much about it.

i love open source programs. i’ve downloaded a lot of them and so far i’ve been very happy with the quality of the software.

now i feel somewhat stupid because i have been using open source programs and i didnt know they were open source or what it is.

I just want to thank you for all of your wonderful videos. I am very new to using computers and you have been very helpful. If it wasn’t for you I would probably not know what open source is, or much else for that matter.

Man i love open source. It’s awesome

I recently recommended an open source product (open office) to my friend, who is a fellow student instead of buying a product and he has been thrilled to learn that high quality free software exists.

Another feature he loves is the open source part (duh) as we are taking Computer programming courses.

Very nice Q&A. Open Source rocks. I might have to do a paper on open source so thats for the topics that I can look into. :)

Happy New Year!

Awesome! Open Source is complete great and this post explains so much!

sorry i used the other username and this is my second comment yea! I love open source

i love open source

Great Tips! I love open source even with Linux

I like the fact that you do this, you have really good info that i ues all the time

i liek the source its nice :)

Woot! Awsome!

I like how the chat is at the bottom, witch I personally like, especially when I chat!

im a big fan of open source

Open source is becoming more and more well known, it can potentially change the software market, with linux free os, Open office, and more can replace many aspects of proprietary software.

I Adore Opensource stuff.. And I didnt actually know Firefox was open source. Shame on me!

Very helpful. Thanks for posting this.

I LOVE YOUR SHOWS KEEP THEM COMING. I REALLY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. I LOVE OPEN SOURCE IF YOU KEEP ADDING THE LINKS TO UR BLOG AND EVERYTHING I WOULD LOVE IT!

Open source is the only way for me. If something isn’t available open source… it usually isn’t worth using for me.

Hey. two questions. I would appreciate help with. I just got this new laptop, and removed the Dell media Direct software it came with because It started when i started up my laptop and I didn’t like the program itself. So, uninstalled it, thought I would then watch a movie using WMP, but that was a no go. I got this message.
Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer. Is there a goodv free Open Source program I can download that will allow me to watch a DVD in WMP?

Also, If anyone knows of an open source media player that is compatible with the Creative Zen Vision M I would like to give it a shot. Thanks in advance.

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I skimmed over pretty fast but I didn’t notice any links to the best place to look for open source software so here it is:

http://sourceforge.net/index.php

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I woudn’t say that ps3 sucks, but i like the ps3 better ;)

Actually that is easily possible. Ubuntu works for the PS3, and 3D graphics? Uhm… what? It IS a games console… it’s GPU is far faster, better at performing and better quality than the XBOX 360. The reason that many games look better on the XBOX 36

Hello idiot. The PS3 is roughly 10 times more powerful than the XBOX 360. The GPU is superior. XBOX 360 has got more games because it has been out since ‘05. Besides, why buy a PC for about 700 pounds or something, when you can get a far more powerful PS3 for 299? PS3 PWNZ!

XBOX 360 than the PS3 is because that the XBOX uses a more traditional way to code games than the PS3. Many developers cannot be bothered getting their workers to learn the new codes, so prefer the XBOX. Which means that most of the games on the XBOX 360 that are also on the PS3, is ported to the PS3. And not very well.

you keep telling yourself that. I have a top on the line computer which does its job and i have a 360 for the best games in the market. Why do you think ps3 keeps lowering its prices? becuase hardly anyone is buying it Chris even said it himself that the 360 is the best constole for the complete exsperience

Good vlog :)

Linux is a typical example of a software that is better than the proprietary shi~ out there. But maybe I’m just a big fanboy. :P

I use all kinds of open-source software however there are some irreplaceable programs like Flash 8.

I use Blender3d for 3d graphics animation…
GIMP for image editing
Firefox browser
Thunderbird email
Audacity audio editing
and a quite a few more

For the best experience? I’m sure that’s a relative ascertion. The only downside i see to the PS3 is the game base at the moment, should be awesome next year though. I own both, i play the PS3 more just because it’s more convinient than having to pay for xbox live, and Unreal owns.

hey, web 2.0 is the way web apps are designed not always visually but the asynch communication methods and rich content displays.

dude you got to check you sound

i have a pc thats WAY more powerful than the ps3, and its MUCH better to get a pc than a console. plus the ps3 isnt as good as the 360 except in the processing area. in graphics, the 360 wins. (if u dont believe me go to gamespot and look at their side-by-side images of games on both consoles.) u just got some sand in ur ****** because u dont have any fun games to play on ur ps3, and u dont have a good enough pc to play games.

web 2.0 is not really anything new, someone just decided to create this buzz word and now everyone is like “We need Web 2.0″ and what not. Kinda like AJAX, AJAX existed long before the buzz words.

I love opensource software!! ITs the best way to software without being illegal!

Is there any way of getting hold of John, as I live in the Philippines too. thanks.
R.

no there isn’t

I use Firefox, Audacity, Gimp, Gaim, oh, I’ll just say Ubuntu, because that has all open source software stuff..

also, alot more, it rocks. open source ftw!

I’m a big supporter of OpenOffice, and distribute it as much as I can to my coworkers, peers, friends, and so on. I provide personal tech support when I can to these people, helping them make the transition from office software, like Microsoft Office, to OpenOffice’s user interface and features.

Download it if you haven’t already, great software, for free!
http://www.openoffice.org/

Open Source is a truly intriguing concept! There are several major companies that make their code available to the community for development. Sun Microsystems actually made their operating system, Solaris, available for free, and they have made several great contributions to the open source community. (ZFS for example!)

Believe it or not, Apple actually based a portion of OS X on open source software and still adds code to the open source community through Darwin. Actually, many open source developers are also Apple employees.

There has been so much success with open source (Linux, Mozilla, BSD, etc.) that people are even starting to apply open source concepts to government!

Great Q&A! I hope this video introduces a lot of people to the open source concept.

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I am also a big fan of open source but also, as a professional programmer, in support of closed sourced commercial. Open source is a great thing but just because something is open source, does not mean it is any good, I think open source web applications are a great example of this. I have seen many open source application(for example PhpBB, MediaWiki) that are really bad. Now PhpBB is badly designed and coded(as far as 2.x). The features are limited and the code I have seen it just a mess. Not I also have seen the VBulletin code and while it is not the best code I have seen it still it pretty good code and the feature are extensive and fully featured. Now MediaWiki is a good software from a user standpoint but from a coder standpoint, it is almost the worst code I have looked at. However there are good open source project dealing with web development like jQuery. jQuery has become my favorite javascript library(after using mootools which is also very good, just does some thing differently). jQuery is an example of something done right. It always seem, at least when web open source, that frameworks(like jQuery, Mootools, CodeIgniter) are all most always done a lot better than application(PhpBB, MediaWiki, Mantis).

I think open source is a great way of release frameworks/api, stuff that is design for general use programming. Now people who release there hard work as open sourcem like for example Ubuntu and Open Office, more power to them, I think that is great.

I the flip side, for people who release there software/code closed source and/or commercially have that right to. When people put 100’s and 1000’s of hours into coding something, they should not be forced to just give that code away, I mean they worked very hard on it, they should be able to receive something for it. 2 things I don’t like is for one, when companies release software for a “retarded” amount of money. For instance, last time I heard it cost 500,000 for a license to the unreal game engine. Now while the unreal game engine is the work of al lot of man hours, I think 500,000 is pretty ****** when other’s cost as low as 300(Torque Advance) and while it may not have all the bells and whittles, are they worth 499,700 extra? I don’t think so. I also hate the zealots that think all code should be open source. I know(or hope) there are not a ton of these people but if you have a gift to code something, you should not be required and feel forced to.

Hey Chris!

Thanks so much for taking the time and answering my questions. Definitely learned things from a different perspective, and I appreciate the insight. You’ve really helped me in my paper.

Thanks again Chris! Really appreciate it.

–John Perez

nope it actually doesn’t

I believe open