What is Free Software?
Free software is a cultural movement based on the enthusiasm of millions of developers worldwide who are willing to unite their efforts to create high-quality, useful, and most importantly, free software. Opening the source codes of programs allows every user to modify the program's code, add new features, and quickly and efficiently find and fix bugs. Of course, to make changes or add something, one needs to have some knowledge and skills in programming, but it is worth it.
Even without programming knowledge, you can effectively use free software. For ordinary users, there are many advantages - first and foremost, it's free, then the ability to choose from a huge amount of software to your's taste, further the ability to customize the system, and basically customize everything to suit yourself, as well as an enormous space for experimenters and those who want to create something new.
Free software is already quite widespread at the moment, thanks to the efforts of companies like Canonical - with their Ubuntu operating system oriented primarily towards ordinary users, Red Hat with their server operating system and distribution for workstation named Fedora, and especially Google, which developed the open operating system Android based on the Linux kernel, which is the leader in usage on smartphones and tablets.
About the Website
The website name Losst is an abbreviation for Linux Open Source Software Technologies. It was created many years ago to help newcomers navigate the world of Linux operating systems, as well as to be a place where I could share the results of my Linux experiments. Here you will find answers to many questions regarding configuring different distributions, installing and using software, choosing programs, solving Linux-related problems, and possibly learn something new and improve your work environment and workflows.
Initially, the website was created in Russian language, but now English and Ukrainian languages have been added. There are currently few materials in these languages, but their number will increase. New materials will be added, and old ones will be updated or rewritten.
About the Author
My name is Serhii. I'm a web developer from Ukraine. I became interested in open-source software many years ago. By then, I already knew quite a bit about Windows and decided to try something new. Like many other newcomers, I began exploring Linux capabilities with the Ubuntu operating system. As a student, I went from a novice Ubuntu user to a more or less experienced user. In the process, I tried many distributions, including Arch Linux, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, and Fedora, after which I settle on traditional and popular distribution and focused more on programming.
For a long time, I used Ubuntu, but for several years now I have switched to Fedora. Now I don't experiment with the system as actively as before and use Linux for work and as my main home system. I work on the website in my free time, so publications may come out less frequently, and old articles may not be updated as quickly as I would like.
If you have questions about the site, you can contact me using this feedback form.
Using Site Content
A big part of the content that is published on Losst distributed under a Creative Commons ShareAlike 4.0 license. You can quote and use articles in your projects only if you provide a link to the source. Pay attention, which we also may publish translations which can't be licensed under CC license.