On Saturday, September 15th the Greater Lansing Linux User's Group will be holding an Open House in rooms 100 and 101 of Davenport College from 1pm to 5pm for Software Freedom Day. Business owners, executives, computer users and students can see demonstrations of free and open source software, and talk with people who are using this software in business and home computing.
See http://gllug.org for more information.
Four 10 minute presentations will be given throughout the day:
What is Open Source
A brief overview of what open source is, with some history and prominent examples.
Why Open Source?
What are the benefits of using Open Source software, with examples.
Open Source for the Home User
A brief look at open source software for the home user, including current trends and examples of how people are using it.
Open Source for the Business User
How open source software is helping business by reducing costs and making new things possible. This presentation is being offered by the Greater Lansing Linux User's Group (GLLUG), but the sessions and tools will be relevant to users of all popular operating systems, including Windows, Macintosh and Linux. You do not need to convert your home or office to Linux to take advantage of the tools we will be showing.