open source is good for both business and humanity
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Open Source is Good for both Business and Humanity
Jonas RoslandCommunity ManagerEMC {code}
History of OSSGenesisWhere it led usDefinitions
Agenda
Create OSSGet startedCommunity
The resultsFor BusinessFor HumanityThe Future
History of OSSGiving away things for free
The UNIVAC A-2 system was released to customers in 1953 with its source code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_Museum,_Boston
In the early 1970s AT&T distributed early versions of UNIX at no cost to government and academic researchers
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/DEC_VT100_terminal.jpg
In 1983, Richard Stallman published the GNU Manifesto and launched the GNU Project
http://www.gnu.org/graphics/gerwinski-gnu-head.pnghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GPLv3_Logo.svg
“Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system
(just a hobby, won't be big and professional
like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.”- Linus Torvalds, August 1991
PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT portable
(uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-
harddisks, as that's all I have :-(.
- Linus Torvalds, August 1991
The Apache HTTP Server is released 1995
http://www.apache.org/foundation/press/kit/feather.png
In 1997, Eric Raymond published The Cathedral and the Bazaar, a reflective analysis of the hacker community and free-software principles
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Now here’s where it gets interesting
OSS DefinitionGather around a common goal
On January 22, 1998, Netscape announces that they will give away their Navigator browser and it's source code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_Navigator
The “open source” label was created at a strategy session held on February 3rd, 1998 in Palo Alto, California
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On February 23rd, Netscape created the Mozilla project to coordinate the development of their now Open Source software
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla
In 1997, Eric Raymond published The Cathedral and the Bazaar, a reflective analysis of the hacker community and free-software principles
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7276/7001927337_804103d705_k.jpg
• Freely accessed, used,changed and shared
• Open collaboration• No vendor lock-in• No discrimination• Can be used for commercial purposes!
More details here: https://opensource.org/osd-annotated
Open Source definition
https://octodex.github.com/foundingfather_v2
Who creates Open Source software?
Patents and OSS can co-exist, but needs commitment to survive
• Microsoft Patent Promises and Patents• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecifications/dn750984
• Google Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge• https://www.google.com/patents/opnpledge/pledge/
• Tesla Patent Pledge• https://www.teslamotors.com/about/legal#patent-pledge
What about patents?
So how do you getstarted with OSS?
• Have an idea and share it with others• Choose a license• Start work and publish it• Invite the community and grow with it
• Experiment!
Open Source checklist
https://octodex.github.com/labtocat
http://choosealicense.com/
• Collaboration is key• No one is an expert on everything
• More people means more ideas• Not all are good!
• Two-way communication• Ask your community what works• Ask for new features• Communicate plans early
You need the community
https://octodex.github.com/collabocats
We also need, among other things:
• Designers• Writers• Marketing• Community managers• Bloggers• Mentors
But it’s not all just code
https://octodex.github.com/codercat, https://octodex.github.com/femalecodertocathttps://octodex.github.com/filmtocat, https://octodex.github.com/Professortocat_v2
https://octodex.github.com/shoptocat
The resultsYou’re using Open Source things daily!
The Open Source movement has paved the way formodern software and hardware:
• The Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) stack• OpenSSL• BIND, the DNS server that powers the Internet• Android devices• Arduino and the Internet of Things• Docker
Open Source has made this possible
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Android_robot.svg/654px-Android_robot.svg.png, http://blog.learningtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dns_bind-190x190.png, http://dustinmeredith.ca/wp-
content/uploads/2015/06/lamp-stack2.jpg, http://store-usa.arduino.cc/products/a000066
• Highly available cloud resources• Cheap hardware• Automation tools• Short, iterative development cycles• Massive amounts of ready-to-run code
Thanks to Open Source we now have
https://thenewkingmakers.com/
• Global collaboration• Accelerates innovation• Little to no financial resources needed• Freedom of choice
• Nothing to hide• Bug-fixes• Features• Security
Enabling us to move fast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall–Peters_projection
• Secure communications world-wide
• Self-driving cars
• Retrieving images from the surface of Mars
• Posting pictures on Facebook
To create life-changing opportunities
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02406
The Future
• Enables everyone to• Collaborate• Be a part of the technological revolution
• Breaks down barriers• Geographical• Financial• Social
Open Source Software and Hardware
http://www.inspiredlegacies.com/collaborate/
Keep innovating.
Summary
1953 to now - it all startedby sharing code
https://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6731974561
Join us in sharing knowledge!
emccode.com/community
Thank you!