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The Business Value Of Open Source
FrOSCon, St Augustin, August 22, 2015
Simon Phipps, simon@webmink.com · Supported by http://wipro.com
Is Open Source Still Relevant
Now The Battle Against Microsoft
Is Over?
Question!
That was never the battle.
Open Source has changed
From Dangerous
1998 2015
to Default
78% of businesses
operating with open source
Source: The Future of Open Source survey 2015
55% say open source
more secure
than proprietary
Source: The Future of Open Source survey 2015
88% will contribute
to open source in thenext three years
Source: The Future of Open Source survey 2015
Open Source Is Now
Everywhere
Relevant?
Hell yes!
Origins
Use
Study
Improve
Share
Open Source Definition
1. Free Redistribution
2. Source Code Available
3. Derived Works Allowed
4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code
5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Use
7. Redistribution Maintains All Rights
8. License Must Not Be Specific to a Product
9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software
10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral
Permissionless
Flexibility
New Technologies Only Possible
With Open Source
Cloud Computing
PermissionlessCloud Scaling
Flexibility
Internet Of Things
PermissionlessDevice
Firmware
Use
Study
Improve
Share
USE
Prototype-led
Fail early
Change readily
USESTUDY
Hire experts freely
In-house expertise at any level
Understand product intimately
USESTUDY
IMPROVE
Rich Marketplace
No barriers to innovation
Built-in escrow
USESTUDY
IMPROVESHARE
Deploy without barriers
Partner ecosystems
Citizen and customer usage
The First Derivative Of Software Freedom
Business Value Is
The Business Value of Open Source
● Re-empowers the CxO — control returned ○ over long-term budget○ of overall architecture
● Energises the developer — flexibility means○ more options from more sources○ in control of architecture
● Both benefit from suppliers committed to your software freedom
Principles
● Flexibility is the origin of the values of open source
● A community-enabling ethic is the origin of that flexibility
● Both depend on and create environments where permission is granted in advance
Focus on flexibility & you'll make
savings too
But focus on savings & your
vendors will keep you trapped
If we didn't know betterwe would pay extra
for open source software
A Note About Community
Guarantees for collaborationarise from
permission in advancegranted by
open source licenses
Open source licensesare the
multilateral consensusof the
permissions and normsfor a
community
Software freedom remains the key to our future:
● Origin of business value● Origin of freedom to innovate● Basis of trust in a meshed society● Essential context for any community
Summary:
Brief History of OSI
● Licensing○ Software Freedom○ Open Source Definition○ License Review
● Best Practice○ Community Building○ Practical Benefits○ Adoption
Incubator Process
From Board ...
… to Community
Incubator Process
1. Propose a new activity
2. Get a green light3. Build deliverable
by agreed date4. Gain Board
approval for deliverable
Proposal Content
● What is the deliverable?
● Who will create deliverable?
● What OSI resources will that take?
● When will you make the delivery?
Deliverable Content
● The thing you are creating
● The costed plan to sustain it
Becomes permanent part of OSI
Summary
● Software freedom is the key to open source value
● Software freedom delivers permission for community through OSI-approved licenses
● OSI has transformed to support community as well as licenses
Thank You!
simon@webmink.com
This presentation is the opinion of the presenter. It is not intended to offer legal advice, nor does it necessarily represent the views of any entity, including Wipro Ltd and its clients.
© 2015 Wipro Ltd & 2008-15 Simon Phipps · Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike Unported v3.0
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