FAQ

Related to the programs

Q: How do I unpack programs downloaded from here?
GNU/Linux, BSD (and other unices); tar xzvf source.tar.gz, or a GUI archiver like Karchiver
MacOS: for example; stuffit
MS Windows: for example; WinZip

Q: I want to use your programs, but I don't have perl, where can I get it for my operating system?
A: Perl is designed for Unix/Linux, but you may use perl on Windows and MacOS-systems as well. In order to do so, you have to download perl (which is free/open source). Here's a list of ports:
perl for GNU/Linux, BSD (and other unices)
perl for MacOS
perl for MS Windows

Related to open source/free software

Q: What is open source/free software?
A: Open source/free software means that:

• The source code is open for all
• The source code may be modified by all
• The source code may be copied by all
• If the source code is open it also means that it's free
• With open source/free software you have got a more stable and faster operating system (like GNU/Linux and BSD)

Q: Where can I get more information about open source/free software
A: We recommend http://www.opensource.org and http://www.gnu.org for more information about open source/free software. Examples of well-known projects that's open source/free software are Apache, MySQL, Open Office, Mozilla, XChat, xine, Gimp, xmms, and many more. Open source/free software may be downloaded from Freshmeat and SourceForge.

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