2-Hour Virtual Seminar on Pros and Cons of Free and Open Source Software
L. Keith Jordan Overview:
What is FOSS? Is it truly free? How good is it? Can it replace the software you currently use (your office suite software, your accounting software, your email software, etc.)? This course answers these questions and more. Learn how to find FOSS software that runs on your operating system and evaluate whether it is a practical replacement for software you currently use, or that is currently used by your client or organization.
Why you should Attend:
Describe FOSS as a concept and explain how it differs from other licenses, and determine which FOSS applications can or should be used to replace current business office productivity applications.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- What is FOSS?
- FOSS licenses vs other licenses
- Cross-platform and OS agnostic software for business users
- Email applications
- Office suite
- Accounting applications
Who Will Benefit:
- Practitioners wanting to explore viable FOSS applications to replace Proprietary Business Office Productivity Software
Speaker Profile
L. Keith Jordan is a Certified Public Accountant based in Texas. He has been an accountant for roughly 50 years and has been a Controller in both industrial and academic settings. Mr. Jordan began creating CPE courses in his sideline practice about 25 years ago and is a published author of numerous technical and nontechnical CPE courses. Some of these courses involve accounting and productivity software such as QuickBooks; Adobe Acrobat; Microsoft Excel and Access; Google Sheets and Forms; and LibreOffice Calc and Base. Many of these courses teach students how to use code scripting and other techniques to create a dynamic, interactive experience for users. Other courses address ransomware attacks; the Linux operating system; and free and open source software (FOSS). He began working with regulatory and behavioral ethics CPE courses roughly 15 years ago. Since that time, he has been a contributing author or the sole author of CPA ethics courses for over 15 different states along with other ethics topics. More about Mr. Jordan can be found at lkjcpa.com, and on LinkedIn.