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2. Gone Open Yet? Agenda
Introduction
History and perspective
What is Open Source Software?
Who uses it?
What is causing the upsurge?
Are there disadvantages?
What is the future of OSS?
3. Introduction Java
C++ I/O
WIKI Thin Clients
Ruby
Blog
Bandwidth
Fat Clients
Networking
4. History and Perspective In the fevered state
, no good can ever result from any attempt to set one of these fiery zealots to rights, either in fact or principle. They are determined as to the facts they will believe, and the opinions on which they will act. Get by them, therefore, as you would by an angry bull; it is not for a man of sense to dispute the road with such an animal. Thomas Jefferson
5. What is Open Source Software?
Open Source software is computer software whose source code is available under a license that permits users to use, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form Wikipedia
6. Who Uses It? WordPress (blog) - over 900K downloads.
Open Office - over 50M users.
FireFox (browser) - around 400M users
Apache (web server).. ubiquitous
MySQL (relational database)
ThunderBird (email)..
Jabber (instant messenger)..
Bottom line --- nearly everyone!
7. Who Uses It? In libraries?
Following many years of near evangelistic rhetoric, 2006 was the year that open source ILS products finally gained a measurable presence. An Industry Redefined, by Marshall Breeding -- Library Journal, 4/1/2007
8. Who Uses It? In libraries?
250+ libraries had migrated to the new Evergreen system in Georgia. There are over 300 libraries worldwide, using Koha
An Industry Redefined, by Marshall Breeding
Library Journal, 4/1/2007
9. What is causing the upsurge? Commodity/Infrastructure technology
Vendor consolidation
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Easier to procure
Matching or better functionality is available
More reliable products
No vendor lock-in
Wide range of applications now available
Support options
Development options
More efficient use of your financial resources
10. Are there disadvantages? Theyre not real, but the uninformed will claim:
Legally protected from lawsuits?
OSS companies tend to be small.
How do you know the software wont branch?
Open source software lack maturity.
Open source companies have no product road map.
Is it really open?
Is there really support?
Is open source software viable over the long road?
What will it cost to add functionality?
11. Are there disadvantages? Contd:
Is open source software really free?
Being open is more important than just open source.
Customers can have a co-existence strategy with open source
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