Wine (software) Wine is a free and open source software application that aims to allow applications designed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like systems.[3] The name Wine initially was an acronym for windows emulator.[7] Its meaning later shifted to the recursive backronym, wine is not an emulator in order to differentiate the software from CPU emulators.[8] While the name sometimes appears in the forms WINE and wine, the project developers have agreed to standardize on the form Wine.[9] The phrase "wine is not an emulator" is a reference to the fact that no processor code execution emulation occurs when running a Windows application under Wine. "Emulation" usually refers to the execution of compiled code intended for one processor (such as x86) by interpreting/recompiling software running on a different processor (such as PowerPC).
Copyleft Copyleft symbol Copyleft (a play on the word copyright) is the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions of the work. In other words, copyleft is a general method for marking a creative work as freely available to be modified, and requiring all modified and extended versions of the creative work to be free as well.[1] Copyleft is a form of and can be used to maintain copyright conditions for works such as computer software, documents, and art. Copyleft licenses (for software) require that information necessary for reproducing and modifying the work must be made available to recipients of the executable. Copyleft type licenses are a novel use of existing copyright law to ensure a work remains freely available. Reciprocity[edit] History[edit] The concept of copyleft was described in Richard Stallman's GNU Manifesto in 1983 where he wrote: Some[who?]
GNU Project The GNU logo, by Etienne Suvasa The GNU Project i/ɡnuː/[1] is a free software, mass collaboration project, announced on 27 September 1983, by Richard Stallman at MIT. In order to ensure that the entire software of a computer grants its users all freedom rights (use, share, study, modify), even the most fundamental and important part, the operating system (including all its numerous utility programs), needed to be written. The project's current work includes software development, awareness building, political campaigning and sharing of the new material. Origins[edit] Richard Stallman announced his intent to start coding the GNU Project in a Usenet message in September 1983.[3] Once the kernel and the compiler were finished GNU was able to be used for program development. The origins and development of most aspects of the GNU Project (and free software in general) are shared in a detailed narrative in the Emacs help system. GNU Manifesto[edit] Philosophy and activism[edit] Participation[edit]
SoftwareCenter Ubuntu Software Center is a one-stop shop for installing and removing software on your computer. It is included in Ubuntu 9.10 and later. In Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, and 11.04 (Classic environment): Open the “Applications” menu. Ubuntu Software Center is at the bottom. In Ubuntu 11.04 (Unity environment) and Ubuntu 11.10: Ubuntu Software Center is in the Launcher. The interface is simple and easy to work with, especially once you know how to navigate around. This is the main area of USC. Now to figure out how to use Ubuntu Software Center for its main purpose: installing applications! Clicking on a subcategory will further filter the list of applications, making it easier to find what you are looking for. Next, you highlight the application's listing. Either from the application's details, or from the previous list of applications, users have the option to click “Install.” After the progress bar finishes, the application will be available on your system! 1 - start up the computer