2005 the Hitchhiker Guide to OFBiz
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TheHitchhiker'sGuidetoOFBizHowwefoundOFBizandjoinedthecommunity
SiChenOpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
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HowWeGotHere
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About
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Onlineretailerofluxurylinensandhomedcor
Servesinteriordesigners,architects,directconsumers
SourcesfromvendorsinUS,Europe,Asia
Custommakesitemsforclients
Growthinnewproductsandmarketsegments
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BeforeOFBiz...
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
WebSiteandShoppingCart
CatalogManager
CustomerListsOrderManagement
OrderEntryInventoryAccounting
Shipping
Multiplepointapplicationswithlimitedconnectivity
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AGrowingCompanyNeeds...
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
LowCostofOwnership
Integratedsolutionforefficiency
Adaptabletonicheproduct
Flexibleasbusinesschanges
Scalable,infunctionsandinvolume
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WhyWeChoseOFBiz
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
StrongFeatureSet
RobustDataModel
ArchitectureforGrowth
PowerfulDevelopmentFramework
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DeployingOFBiz
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
DNSFailover
Apache OFBiz PostgreSQL
Linux ProductionServer
BackupServer
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WhatWe'veLearned
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RapidDevelopmentwithOFBiz
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Fastdesigntocodeprocess
Studythedatamodel
Prototypewithbeanshell
Servicesandsecasmakecodehighlyreuseable
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LearnOFBizbyJoiningIt
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Readthetutorials:
http://www.opensourcestrategies.com/ofbiz
Identifyareaofinterest
FindtasksonJIRAordevlist
Invest4hours/weekx13weeks(3months)=52hours
Submityourworkforreview
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MakingOFBizWork
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Collaboration
Contributions
Improvements
ContinuingInnovation
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CommunitywithoutContributions
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Eachorganizationinvestsinmaintenance,documenation,andextensionsinisolation
Highlyinefficientduplicationofefforts
Maint Extend
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Maint Extend
Doc
Extend
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CommunitywithContributions
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Poolofcollectiveresources
Lowerseachorganization'scosts
Maint Extend
Doc
Doc
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TheVirtuousCycle
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
MoreFeatures MoreUsers
MoreDevelopers
MakeaContribution
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BenefitsofOpenSourceCollaboration
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
BetterRequirements
PeerReview
Testing
Maintenance
LowerCost
BetterSoftware
Generatingcodeisonlysmallpartofcreatingsoftware
Unlessallexpertsareinhouse,collaborationisgood
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AndMostImportantly...
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
BetterRequirements
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ShouldIContributetoOpenSource?
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
IfIContribute... IfIDon'tContribute...
Collaboratewithotherdevelopers
Feedback,maintenance,improvementsfromcommunity
Easiertoupgrade
Encouragemorecontributions
Keepuniqueoffering
Maintainandimproveityourself
Gulfwithopensourcecodebase
Whatifopensourcecatchesup?
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WhatShouldIContribute?
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
YoushouldcontributeUNLESS:
Itformsyouruniquecompetitiveadvantage
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Youwillinvesttomaintainthatadvantage
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WhatCanIDo?
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Givefeedbackondesigns
Trynewfeaturesandvoteonthem
Bugreportsaregood
Patchesarebetter
Helpwithdocumentation
TellothersaboutOFBiz
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Remember...
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Opensourcedoesn'tsucceedbecauseofcharity.
Opensourcesucceedsbecauseweworktogether.
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TheRoadAhead
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Accounting Inventory&Warehouse
CustomerService
ProductCatalogs
eCommerce
ContentMgmt
Manufacturing Marketing OrderEntry PointOfSales
NextStepwithOFBiz
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
BringtogetherbusinessprocesseswithOFBizbasedERPsolution
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Logospropertiesoftheirrespectiveowners freeimages.co.uk
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
BringingOpenSourcetotheEnterprise
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About
2005OpenSourceStrategies,Inc.
Bridgegapbetweenopensourceandcommercialenterprisesoftware
Createkeysupportandmarketingnetworks
Promoteopensourcesoftwaredevelopment