Open Source – Are You Engaged?

1. How many of your enterprises make use of established open source products within your enterprise? • Linux, Apache, Mysql, PHP, PERL, Sendmail, … Open Source – Are You Engaged? There is “still an insufficient perception of the value of Open Source to the Customer” -- Bruce Perens • How many of your enterprises have incorporated open source code into your systems? (internal, embedded, product) • How many of your enterprises have engaged the open source community in the development of your software systems? • How many of your enterprises consider themselves “members” of the open source community?

2. Open Source Engagements • Procurement, implementation, integration and deployment of existing Open Source products • Participation in existing Open Source projects with subsequent use within the Enterprise • Starting and managing an Open Source project with or without initial IP contribution • Starting and managing an Enterprise project using Open Source processes internally

3. Open Group Challenge – Business Issues • Critical Business Issues • IPR • Software Patents, Licensing, TCPA & MDCA implications • Confidence • Mission Critical Open Source? • Integration • Interfaces, Standards, Skills • Support • External vs Internal, Skills, etc. • Business case • TCO, Risk, etc.

4. Open Group Challenge – Foundations • What can The Open Group do to facilitate addressing these issues? • What can / should be standardized? • How could / should one ensure that Open Source apps conform to standards? • What is claimed? What does it mean? • How could / should one certify Open Source? • Applications? Infrastructure? • What role could / should The Open Group play in homesteading? • How does The Open Group build strong relationships with the Open Source community?

5. Open Group Challenge – Possible Activities • What Open Source Projects might be initiated within The Open Group • How can Boundaryless Information Flow be enabled by Open Source? • How can we define useful ‘lumps of functionality’ (TOGAF Building Blocks?) in the application and infrastructure arenas? • Might we establish guidelines for engaging Open Source within the Enterprise? • What might be some potential Open Source opportunities of interest to Open Group members?

6. Ideas from Cannes (replay) Value chain The quick brown fox • Open Source BBs insideTOGAF • IOP-Fests for open source projects • Projects demonstratingopen source in customer projects Architecture Secure email demo The quick brown fox Tested, works Open Source ready for consumption • Define & operate infrastructurefor communities to agree, publish and license open source BBs(“product” feel, but open core) Compatibility map Spec, version License Groups share how to do OSBBs • Forum in which open source projects (esp. “captive” ones) can share experiences, record best practices for re-use, get guidance on legal issues Open Source Open Source Open Source Open Source Open Source Developerscontinueas is Cannes Burlingame Today Tomorrow Act!

7. Objectives for this afternoon • Broaden the engagement among members • Cannes focus was informative and exploratory • Burlingame focus is on opportunities and next steps • Identify candidate opportunities • Identify opportunities of interest to members • Possibly from within Technical Forums • Agree on a few candidate work projects • Solicit volunteers for engagement • Initiate planning for project success Cannes Burlingame Today Tomorrow Act!

8. Open Source in the Enterprise, Today • Technology Perspective • Good penetration in opportunistic areas • Proponents are technical experts, heated engagement demonstrates their commitment to progress • Business Perspective • Few use Open Source strategically in mainstream IT • Proponents are seldom business experts, they tend to adhere to an “underground” mindset • Opponents are concerned and skeptical,they need to be convinced of new approach viability • Balance Point • Very conservative, even when positive business case can be made Cannes Burlingame Today Tomorrow Act!

9. Open Source in the Enterprise, Tomorrow? • Technology Perspective • Open Source process excels within the Enterprise • Shares knowledge among organizations • Leverages technical resources and skills across organizations • Open Source extends the Enterprise • Engages knowledge and skills beyond the Enterprise • Keeps innovation alive through the “Commons” • Business Perspective • New cross-Enterprise business patterns drive the “Commons” • System infrastructure • Application infrastructure • Commoditization • Proprietary value focused on new inventions • Commonly developed solutions to common problems • Balance Point • As aggressive as necessary • Open Source is the strategic core of infrastructure Cannes Burlingame Today Tomorrow Act!

10. Today’s agenda • Part 1 – Strategic use of Open Source • Open Source in Enterprise IT – experiences • Identify opportunities • Develop a rational way to make Open Source part of the Enterprise Architecture (add to TOGAF?) • Technical Forum opportunities • Part 2 – Best practices • Identify issues and best practices, • Develop a compendium of best practices • Part 3 – Report and attract • Use the BoF to expand participation • Goal 1: Collect critical factors regarding Open Source within The Open Group membership • Goal 2: Identify at least 2 work areas with sufficient interest to start work Cannes Burlingame Today Tomorrow Act!