7
OPEN SOURCE OPEN SOURCE BC Sitka & Evergreen BC Sitka & Evergreen April 18, 2008 April 18, 2008 G.W. Brian Owen G.W. Brian Owen
OPEN SOURCEOPEN SOURCEBC Sitka & EvergreenBC Sitka & Evergreen
April 18, 2008 April 18, 2008
G.W. Brian OwenG.W. Brian Owen
22April 18, 2008April 18, 2008 BC Sitka & Evergreen ImplementationBC Sitka & Evergreen Implementation
Open Source: OED definitionOpen Source: OED definitionopen source a. Computing [first published, on the Internet on 8 February 1998, by E. S. Raymond in a revised version of his paper ‘The Cathedral and the Bazaar’; ‘[the term] was invented by Christine Peterson of the Foresight institute at a private meeting I ran a few days earlier’ (E. S. Raymond, private communication)], (chiefly attrib.) designating software for which the original program files used to compile the applications are available to users to be modified and redistributed as they wish.
33April 18, 2008April 18, 2008 BC Sitka & Evergreen ImplementationBC Sitka & Evergreen Implementation
Key Open Source ConceptsKey Open Source Concepts
No chargeNo charge
Ability to modify and redistributeAbility to modify and redistribute
Open source software licensesOpen source software licenses
nn Copyright & attributionCopyright & attribution
nn Commercial useCommercial use
nn ContributeContribute
LAMP & Other ExamplesLAMP & Other Examples
LLinux (operating system)
AApache (Web server)
MMySQL (rdbms)
PPerl and PHP (scripting/programming)
Mozilla Firefox (Web browser)
Open Office Suite (word processing, etc.)
44April 18, 2008April 18, 2008 BC Sitka & Evergreen ImplementationBC Sitka & Evergreen Implementation
55April 18, 2008April 18, 2008 BC Sitka & Evergreen ImplementationBC Sitka & Evergreen Implementation
Why Open Source?Why Open Source?
Minimize costsMinimize costs
Participate in a communityParticipate in a community
Contribute to software developmentContribute to software development
CustomizeCustomize
Protect your investmentProtect your investment
Free PuppyFree Puppy
66April 18, 2008April 18, 2008 BC Sitka & Evergreen ImplementationBC Sitka & Evergreen Implementation
THANK YOUTHANK YOU
[email protected][email protected]
Photos from www.everystockphoto.comPhotos from www.everystockphoto.com
77April 18, 2008April 18, 2008 BC Sitka & Evergreen ImplementationBC Sitka & Evergreen Implementation
