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Baltimore Drupal Camp 2015
Open Source is Open for Business
Open Source is still crucial and Drupal is part of the success
Jim Jagielski
Baltimore Drupal Camp 2015
Who am I?Jim Jagielski
Co-founder of the ASF
Member, Director and ExEVP, ExChairman, ExPresident
Director: Outercurve; Previous Director: OSI
Consulting Engineer with Red Hat
Hacker
Baltimore Drupal Camp 2015
ApacheThe ASF: Apache Software Foundation
Started in 1995 as the Apache Group
Incorporated in 1999 as the ASF
Volunteer run foundation: non-profit
Hundreds of projects: started with 1 (httpd)
Baltimore Drupal Camp 2015
What is Open Source?There must be an OSI-approved LICENSE
But there is really more than that required:
Community
Collaboration
Continuation of the hacker culture
AKA: FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)
Baltimore Drupal Camp 2015
Why is Apache Open Source?
Open Protocols require Open Source
People want to “own” those protocols
Remove incentive for custom implementations of those protocols
Innovation: Developers == Users
Baltimore Drupal Camp 2015
Open Source: HackerHaving a real impact in the development and direction of IT
Personal satisfaction: I wrote that!
Sense of membership in a community
Sense of accomplishment - very quick turnaround times
Developers and engineers love to tinker - huge opportunity to do so
Baltimore Drupal Camp 2015
Open Source: BusinessHaving a real impact in the development and direction of IT
Sense of membership in a community (most of the time)
Save on expensive resources
Ability to focus on what differentiates yourself
Allows for nimbleness and agility
Increased revenue and market share
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Open Source: UsersAccess to the source code
Avoid vendor lock-in (or worse!)
Much better software
Better security record (more eyes)
Much more nimble development - frequent releases
Direct user input
Open Standards
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Why does FOSS Matter?Innovation
Power
Faster Success
Faster Fails
Neutrality
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Open Source is Everywhere
!leveraging open source == ball & chain
Skill sets are in demand!
FOSS now well regarded (you can be proud of it)
Easy to show one’s code portfolio
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But there’s risksDesire for control stronger than ever!
The Cloud
Containers
Software patents
Even basic services (Email != Gmail)
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But we need communities!Resist one-off forks: merge and pull
Collaborate: make it easy
Consensus: the great goal
New blood: make it inviting/welcoming
Share the Good News!
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Q & A
huh?
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Thanks!Contact info:
@jimjag
https://www.youtube.com/c/JimJagielski
www.jimjag.com
http://www.slideshare.net/jimjag
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