History of FOSS & GNU/Linux

• The early days of software sharing & free software movement
• Richard Stallman, GNU Project & Four Freedoms of Free Software
• The Linux Kernel & Linux Distributions (Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Fedora)

FOSS Licensing & Intellectual Property

• Overview of Copyright, Copyleft, and Software Patents
• Common Open Source Licenses: GPL, LGPL, Apache, MIT, BSD
• Choosing the right license for your project