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Tej zaum yuav yog qhov yuav nrog koj: ib qho intro qhib qhov software

Funny open-source cartoon with Tux
Open source software: anyone can edit it and make it even more awesome. Here’s a rundown of why.

Open source software. Sounds like another tech buzzword like agile development, MVC frameworks, waterfall models, thiab hais txog.

But really, it’s much more cool than all of those.

Simply put, open source software is software that anyone can edit. And because of that, it’s awesome. Read on to see how your favorite open source software (Firefox and Android, for example) works.

How it works

I think it’s easiest to explain open-source software with a little story. Get some popcorn – this has action, drama, and copyright infringement.

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Lub neej yav tom ntej ntawm smartphones

Google Android and Apple iOS fighting
Tsiv, Android thiab iOS no. Koj muaj lub.

tam sim no, Yog koj xav yuav ib tug smartphone uas koj tau xaiv ob lub ntsiab: iPhone thiab Android. Yog tias koj hnov brave, yog qhov rais xov tooj. Tsis ntau ntau.

Txhua yam uas yog li yuav hloov.

Xyoo tom ntej no mus saib qhov uas qhia tawm ntawm tshiab, Cov systems operating smartphone dawb uas zoo li yuav hloov lub ntiaj teb no muaj smartphones poised – rau nws yuav zoo dua. Cia wb mus saib.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu, lub wildly-nrov qhib-qhov system operating xyuas hauv computer muaj tau kis tus kab mob uas lawv yuav tso ib tug version ntawm lub kaw lus operating smartphones xaiv. Cov tes tsis tawm tsis tau tab sis folks thaj tsam hauv internet say tsuav yog twv yuav raug hu ua tej hauj lwm.

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Firefox’s new release strategy

Back in the day (and by that I mean a week ago), new versions of Firefox were released “when they were ready” – that is, when all the features they wanted to put in were in it. That’s called feature-based releases, and most developers use that strategy.

But there’s another release strategy that focuses on releasing new versions every so often. Some features might not make a version, but that’s OK; a new version is coming in x weeks so it’ll be included then. This is called fixed releases.

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Firefox 4 is out

It’s been about a year in coming (it was in beta for a full year), but Firefox 4 is finally out and can be downloaded at firefox.com. The open-source web browser’s latest version is a gigantic step forward from the 3.6 version (the old stable version from a year ago, which is pitifully outdated by now.)

What’s changed

  • Firefox 4 is about 3 times faster in page loading and JavaScript performance than 3.6. This means your favorite web apps and websites are – get ready for this – 3 times faster than before.
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