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Parted Magic A Linux distribution for PCs that's intended for emergency
recovery operations.
Zettabyte File System A filesystem designed to ensure that data stored on disks
(ZFS) cannot be lost due to any physical error or misprocessing
by the hardware or operating system.
Free software Software that is distributed under a license, such as the
GPL, that permits copying and modification under liberal
terms. See also open source.
General Public License A common free software license, created and favored by
(GPL) the Free Software Foundation.
Open source A broad set of software licenses, or the software that uses
them, that permits redistribution and copying under liberal
terms. The open source definition is somewhat broader
than that of free software.
BSD A license used by the open source BSD OSs and by
various software components developed for them. It
allows modifications to be distributed under other licenses.
GNU Free A license that is intended for use in documentation rather
Documentation License than by programs.
(FDL)
Copyright A legally recognized right to create a copy of something.
Apache An open source license that permits redistribution under
the same or another license.
Bounties A crowdfunding method through which users can drive
open source creation by offering to pay for new software
or new features in existing software.
Copyleft A license that gives the right to people to freely distribute
copies and modified versions of a work with the
agreement.
Software A type of intellectual property that is governed by
copyright laws and, in some countries, patent laws.
Berkeley Internet Name A common Domain Name System (DNS) server for Linux.
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Domain (BIND)
Common Unix Printing A printing system for Linux and other Unix-like systems.
System (CUPS) CUPS adds several features that had been missing from the
earlier BSD, LPD, and LPRng printing systems.
Network Time Protocol A network protocol and server enabling one computer to
(NTP) set its clock based on the value maintained by another
clock.
Samba The standard Windows interoperability suite of programs
for Linux and Unix.
Source code The version of a program written by a human and typically
stored in plaintext (ASCII) file format. A compiler converts
source code to a binary form that a computer can run.
Preemptive multitasking A task in which the kernel schedules the CPU time for
programs, even if the programs didn't voluntarily give up
control.
Cooperative A task in which the programs could voluntarily give up CPU
multitasking time to other processes.
Shareware A software similar to commercial software in that it's
copyrighted and the author asks for payment.
X Window System A highly configurable and free client-server system that
manages the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) on a
particular computer and on computers within a network.
Dynamic Host A protocol that is controlled by the DHCP server and it
Configuration Protocol dynamically assigns the IP address to any device over a
(DHCP) network for the purpose of communication through IP.
Client A program that initiates data transfer requests using
networking protocols.
A computer that runs ...
one or more client
programs.
Desktop environment A set of programs that provide a friendly graphical
environment for a Linux user.
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Parted Magic A Linux distribution for PCs that's intended for emergency
recovery operations.
Zettabyte File System A filesystem designed to ensure that data stored on disks
(ZFS) cannot be lost due to any physical error or misprocessing
by the hardware or operating system.
Free software Software that is distributed under a license, such as the
GPL, that permits copying and modification under liberal
terms. See also open source.
General Public License A common free software license, created and favored by
(GPL) the Free Software Foundation.
Open source A broad set of software licenses, or the software that uses
them, that permits redistribution and copying under liberal
terms. The open source definition is somewhat broader
than that of free software.
BSD A license used by the open source BSD OSs and by
various software components developed for them. It
allows modifications to be distributed under other licenses.
GNU Free A license that is intended for use in documentation rather
Documentation License than by programs.
(FDL)
Copyright A legally recognized right to create a copy of something.
Apache An open source license that permits redistribution under
the same or another license.
Bounties A crowdfunding method through which users can drive
open source creation by offering to pay for new software
or new features in existing software.
Copyleft A license that gives the right to people to freely distribute
copies and modified versions of a work with the
agreement.
Software A type of intellectual property that is governed by
copyright laws and, in some countries, patent laws.
Berkeley Internet Name A common Domain Name System (DNS) server for Linux.
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Domain (BIND)
Common Unix Printing A printing system for Linux and other Unix-like systems.
System (CUPS) CUPS adds several features that had been missing from the
earlier BSD, LPD, and LPRng printing systems.
Network Time Protocol A network protocol and server enabling one computer to
(NTP) set its clock based on the value maintained by another
clock.
Samba The standard Windows interoperability suite of programs
for Linux and Unix.
Source code The version of a program written by a human and typically
stored in plaintext (ASCII) file format. A compiler converts
source code to a binary form that a computer can run.
Preemptive multitasking A task in which the kernel schedules the CPU time for
programs, even if the programs didn't voluntarily give up
control.
Cooperative A task in which the programs could voluntarily give up CPU
multitasking time to other processes.
Shareware A software similar to commercial software in that it's
copyrighted and the author asks for payment.
X Window System A highly configurable and free client-server system that
manages the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) on a
particular computer and on computers within a network.
Dynamic Host A protocol that is controlled by the DHCP server and it
Configuration Protocol dynamically assigns the IP address to any device over a
(DHCP) network for the purpose of communication through IP.
Client A program that initiates data transfer requests using
networking protocols.
A computer that runs ...
one or more client
programs.
Desktop environment A set of programs that provide a friendly graphical
environment for a Linux user.
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