BE MY ROCK

When I feel too tired to carry on,

Take my hand and I'll feel strong,

When all seems lost and my fight is gone,

Please let me feel that I have won.

Let me know I'm not alone,

Fill my mind with those I've known,

When I'm lost and so afraid,

Be my rock and I'll be brave.

When I'm down and life seems hollow

Please lift my spirit and I will follow,

When I want to run and hide,

Please keep me safe from prying eyes

When I'm ill and I feel weak

Flood my body with energy

If I fall silent and fail to speak

Give me the words that have eluded me

If I stray from the path for my own gain

Remind me of those I may cause pain

Keep my mind on the steps I take

Keep me truthful in your name

DabaweGNU, Inc.

About the organization.

RICHARD MATHEW STALLMAN

Ang Linux (pagbigkas: IPA: /ˈlɪnʊks/, lin-uks) ay isang operating system kernel para sa mga operating system na humahalintulad sa Unix. Isa ang Linux sa mga pinaka-prominanteng halimbawa ng malayang software at pagsasagawa ng open source (bukas na pinagkukunang kodigo); madalas, malayang mapapalitan, gamitin, at maipamahagi ninuman ang lahat ng pinag-ugatang source code (pinagmulang kodigo).

Ang kauna-unahang paglabas sa publiko ng Linux kernel ay noong Setyembre 17, 1991, para sa arkitektura ng Intel x86 PC. Sinama ang kernel sa system utilities at libraries mula sa proyektong GNU upang makalikha ng isang magagamit na operating system, kung saan nabuo ang iminumungkahing, alternatibong terminong GNU/Linux. Naka-empake ang Linux para sa iba't-ibang gamit sa mga ipinapamahaging Linux, kung saan ito'y naglalaman ng minsa'y nabagong kernel kasama ng mga iba't-ibang software packages para sa iba't-ibang pangangailangan.

Mas kilala ang Linux bilang pang-server, sinusuportahan ang Linux ng mga korporasyon gaya ng Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Novell, Oracle Corporation, Red Hat, at Sun Microsystems. Ginagamit rin ito bilang operating system sa mga hardware ng kompyuter, kagaya ng kompyuter pang-desktop, mga supercomputer, mga sistemang larong bidyo, tulad ng PlayStation 2, 3, at ng marami pang larong arcade, at kagamitang naka-embed, tulad ng mga cellphone at mga router.

Noong 1992, pinaliwanag ni Linus Torvalds na ang kanyang pagbanggit sa Linux ay /ˈlɪnʊks/, ngunit madalas ding gamitin ang ibang baryasyon ng karamihan.

Free and open source software, also F/OSS, FOSS, or FLOSS (free/libre/open source software) is software which is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code. This approach has gained both momentum and acceptance as the potential benefits have been increasingly recognized by both individuals and corporate players.^[1][2]

'F/OSS' is an inclusive term generally synonymous with both free software and open source software which describe similar development models, but with differing cultures and philosophies. 'Free software' focuses on the philosophical freedoms it gives to users and 'open source' focuses on the perceived strengths of its peer-to-peer development model. Many people relate to both aspects and so 'F/OSS' is a term that can be used without particular bias towards either camp.

Free software licenses and Open-source licenses are used by many software packages. The licenses have important differences, which mirror the differences in the ways the two kinds of software can be used and distributed and reflect differences in the philosophy behind the two.^[3]

Today the terms "free software" and "free open source software" (FOSS) and "free libre open source software" (FLOSS) generally mean the same thing. Despite disagreements about independently important but relatively minor differences, the simple term "open source" originally had the same meaning as FOSS/FLOSS for several years, nicely guarded, but not trademarked, by the Open Source Initiative. However, by mid 2007 enough companies were opening some source to hop on the open source bandwagon, while keeping other advanced functionality closed, that the common meaning of "open source" came to include what is now called "Commercial Open Source Software" (COSS) as well. Today either the specific terms free software/FOSS/FLOSS or COSS are often used instead of the more general term "open source" in order to differentiate between the two different models and preserve the original meaning of the free software/FOSS/FLOSS space.

Open source is an approach to design, development, and distribution offering practical accessibility to a product's source (goods and knowledge). Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches, while others consider it a critical strategic element of their operations. Before open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; the term open source gained popularity with the rise of the Internet, which provided access to diverse production models, communication paths, and interactive communities.

The open source model of operation and decision making allows concurrent input of different agendas, approaches and priorities, and differs from the more closed, centralized models of development.^[1] The principles and practices are commonly applied to the peer production development of source code for software that is made available for public collaboration. The result of this peer-based collaboration is usually released as open-source software, however open source methods are increasingly being applied in other fields of endeavor, such as Biotechnology.

Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of nine books including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

My “Real Story”

I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1954. My family lived in a tough part of Honolulu called Kalihi Valley. We weren’t rich, but I never felt poor-because my mother and father made many sacrifices for my sister and me. My mother was a housewife, and my father was, at various times, a fireman, real estate broker, state senator, and government official.

I attended Iolani School where I graduated in 1972. Iolani is not as well known as its rival, Punahou, but I got a fantastic and formative education there. After Iolani, I matriculated to Stanford University where I graduated in 1976. My major was psychology-which was the easiest major I could find.

After Stanford, I attended the law school at UC Davis because, like all Asian American parents, my folks wanted me to be a “doctor, lawyer, or dentist.” I only lasted one week because I couldn’t deal with the law school teachers telling me that I was crap and that they were going to remake me.

The following year I entered the MBA program at UCLA. I liked this curriculum much better. While there, I worked for a fine-jewelry manufacturer called Nova Stylings; my first real job was literally counting diamonds. From Nova, its CEO Marty Gruber, and my Jewish colleagues in the jewelry business, I learned how to sell. The jewelry business is the toughest business I’ve encountered.

I remained at Nova for a few years until the computer bug bit me. The Apple II removed the scales from my eyes, so I went to work for an educational software company called EduWare Services. However, Peachtree Software acquired the company and wanted me to move to Atlanta. “I don’t think so.” I can’t live in a city where people call sushi “bait.”

Luckily, my Stanford roommate, Mike Boich, got me a job at Apple. When I saw what a Macintosh could do, the clouds parted and the angels started singing. For four years I evangelized Macintosh to software and hardware developers and led the charge against world-wide domination by IBM. I also met my wife Beth at Apple during this timeframe-Apple has been very good to me.

Around 1987, my job with Apple was done. Macintosh had plenty of software by then, so I left to start a Macintosh database company called ACIUS. It published a product called 4th Dimension. I did this for two years and then left to pursue my bliss of writing, speaking, and consulting.

Later, I started another software company called Fog City Software with three of the best people in the world: Will Mayall, Kathryn Henkens, and Jud Spencer. We created an email product called Emailer that we sold to Claris and then a list server product called LetterRip.

In 1995 I returned to Apple as an Apple fellow. At the time, according to the pundits, Apple was supposed to die again. (Apple should have died about ten times in the past twenty years according to the pundits.) My job on this tour of duty was to maintain and rejuvenate the Macintosh cult.

A couple years later, I left Apple to start Garage with Craig Johnson of Venture Law Group and Rich Karlgaard of Forbes. Version 1.0 of Garage was to provide matchmaking services for angel investors and entrepreneurs. We upgraded to version 2.0 which was an investment bank for helping entrepreneurs raise money from venture capitalists. Today, version 3.0 is focused on being a venture capital firm and making direct investments in early-stage technology companies.

Currently, I’m a founding partner at Garage and co-founder of Alltop as well as a husband, father, author, speaker, and hockey addict. Alltop is an online magazine rack that I hope you’ll check out—you’ll probably enjoy Innovation.alltop, for example. I’ve also written nine books. My latest is Reality Check. You can read about my other eight books here.