Hands On Training

Free Alternatives to Everyday Software

O’Reilly

Course Features

Duration

54 minutes

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Intermediate

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Video Content

54 minutes

Course Description

Learn how to move your software usage towards open-source software (OSS). This video is split into two parts. Each part offers a different perspective. The first part outlines the practical considerations for a user moving to open source software (OSS). These considerations include obtaining the software, migrating data, getting support, training, and arranging for maintenance and support. Free Alternatives to Everyday Software offers advice on how to approach each task and what risks to be aware of. Each segment identifies an OSS software and explains the challenges that you will face when switching to it (e.g., "Where is feature X?", "Will there be driver support issues?" etc.

Course Overview

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Procure and install OSS programs

Successfully migrate your data

Obtain support and updates

Overcome the challenges when moving to OSS in prominent software domains

Target Students

You will have experience using a range of mainly proprietary (and possibly some OSS) applications

You are aware of what OSS is, and are considering moving at least part of your toolset to open source solutions

Course Content

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Module 1: Introductionqueue

Module 2: General Considerations

Module 3: Obtaining the Softwarequeue

Module 4: Getting Software Updatesqueue

Course Instructors

Karl Beecher

Instructor

Karl Beecher is the instructor for this course