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Ubiquitous Open Source

Ubiquitous Open Source. Mitchell Kapor October 23, 2003. Surprise Successes. GNU/Linux, Apache Perl, Python, PHP Open Office, Mozilla. A Different Way to Organize Work. Transparent Distributed Voluntary?. “Free” Software. #Free as in Beer Free as in Freedom

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Ubiquitous Open Source

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  1. Ubiquitous Open Source Mitchell Kapor October 23, 2003

  2. Surprise Successes • GNU/Linux, Apache • Perl, Python, PHP • Open Office, Mozilla

  3. A Different Way to Organize Work • Transparent • Distributed • Voluntary?

  4. “Free” Software • #Free as in Beer • Free as in Freedom • From ideology to pragmatism

  5. Like flowing water, where OSS can go, it will go

  6. Challenges • Can OSS sustain itself? • Can OSS innovate?

  7. Can OSS Sustain Itself? • Revenue not important if OSS critical to business strategy (IBM) • 80% of Apache developers paid by their employers • New funding models (OSAF)

  8. Can OSS Innovate? • Most successes so far focus on engineering not design • Jury is out on open source applications • Consensus and extreme decentralization may impede risk-taking

  9. New Models • Flexible licensing models • Customer-funded development • Mixed ecology of not-for-profit and for-profit organizations

  10. Is the Start-up Dream Over? • Yes, if your goal is GRQ • No, if your goal is making an honest living, having rewarding work, and creating useful, elegant products

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