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Topic 1:The Linux Community and a Career in open source (weight: 7)
1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems
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Description: Knowledge of Linux development and major distributions.
Key Knowledge Areas:
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open source Philosophy
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Distributions
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Embedded Systems
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
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Android
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Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)
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CentOS, openSUSE, Red Hat
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Linux Mint, Scientific Linux
1.2 Major open source Applications
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Description: Awareness of major applications as well as their uses and development.
Key Knowledge Areas:
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Desktop Applications
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Server Applications
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Development Languages
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Package Management Tools and repositories
Terms and Utilities:
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OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox, GIMP
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Apache HTTPD, NGINX, MySQL, NFS, Samba
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C, Java, Perl, shell, Python, Samba
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dpkg, apt-get, rpm, yum
1.3 Understanding open source Software and Licensing
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Description: Open communities and licensing open source Software for business.
Key Knowledge Areas:
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Licensing
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Free Software Foundation (FSF), open source Initiative (OSI)
Terms and Utilities:
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GPL, BSD, Creative Commons
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Free Software, open source Software, FOSS, FLOSS
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open source business models
1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux
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Description: Basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills and working in Linux.
Key Knowledge Areas:

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Desktop Skills
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Getting to the Command Line
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Industry uses of Linux, Cloud Computing and Virtualization
Terms and Utilities:
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