A whistle-stop tour of the best Free Software available, showing you the programs in action. As the software is demonstrated in a Blue Peter “this is something we made earlier” fashion, you can find out how to save yourself a fortune and how Free Software can work for you.
Outline
- Free Software – the big idea
- What is Free Software?
- How does it work?
- Free Software for Windows
- Linux
- The GNU/Linux operating system
- The top 5 Linux distributions
- Business
- Office
- Productivity
- Running Windows software
- Art
- Image editing
- Photo management
- Drawing software
- Graphics
- Bitmap editors
- Vector editors
- Page layout
- PDF tools
- Fonts
- Icons
- Music
- Audio players
- Audio editors
- Sequencers
- Drum machines
- DAWs
- Samples
- Programming environments
- Video
- Video editors
- 3D graphics
- Movie players
Who should attend
Anyone who wants to find out more about the capabilities of Free Software. And anyone who would like to save money.
Skills required
Learning outcomes
- Free Software: You will have an awareness of the principles of Free Software.
- Software available: You will know where to compare and download Free Software.
- Linux: You will have knowledge of the most popular GNU/Linux distributions.
All techniques will be taught using Free Software that will be made available free of charge to all students.