Keeping an Open Mind About Open Source

Sarah Dutkiewicz

sarah@cletechconsulting.com

Ohio LinuxFest 2013

Myths and Facts

Myth: Open Source is Relatively Young

Fact: Open Source is Older

Myth: Linux vs Windows

XKCD: Open Source

HTTP://XKCD.COM/225/

Fact: Multiple Platforms Involved

Myth: You Have to Have a Beard & Sandals

Fact: Linus Doesn’t Have a Beard!(Nor do many others)

Myth: Fringe Movement

Fact: Corporations Behind the Open Source Movement

Myth: Antisocial Developers

Fact: Developers Collaborate

Myth: Unreliable

Fact: Closed Source Fails Too

Fact: Quite Reliable

Myth: Lack of Support

Myth: Lack of Support

Fact: Multiple Methods of Support

Myth: No Professional Delivery

Fact: Proven Deliveries

Myth: Not Ready for the “Big World”

Fact: Enterprises Using OS Today

Myth: Inferior to Commercial Products

Fact: Competitive with Commercial Products

Benefits of Open Source

Benefit: Access to the Source

Benefit: Affordability

Benefit: Not Tied Down

Benefit: Interoperability

Benefit: Customizability

Benefit: Auditability

Benefit: Longevity

Benefit: Quality

Benefit: Licensing

Packages

Operating Systems

IP Telephony

File Systems

Office Suites

Password Keepers

Databases

Content Management Systems

BlogsRegistration

News Sponsors

ScheduleDirections

Customer Relations Management

Enterprise Resource Planning

Business Intelligence

Web Development

Photo Editing & Graphics Design

Source Control

Virtualization

Sources for FOSS Projects

• CloudForge

• CodePlex

• Freepository

• GitHub

• GNU Savannah

• Google Code

• JavaForge

• Launchpad

• SourceForge

• Tigris

• … and many more!

Any Questions?