Spring 2011 MSPC 3050 Open Source Final Project
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Open Source Software
Spring 2011 MSPC 3050 Social Media and Marketing Communication
Final Project Presentation
Beverlie Sopiep
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What is Open Source?
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Source: http://www.opensource.org/
“Open source is a development method for software that harnesses
the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability,
more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.”
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In other words…
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Source: http://opensource.org/docs/osd
Open Source is…
Free Redistribution
Seeing the Source Code
Modification
Easy Distribution of License
Maintaining and Respecting Integrity of The Author's Source Code
No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
For everyone including businesses to use
Must Not Be Specific to a Product
Must Not Restrict Other Kinds of SoftwareMust Be Technology-Neutral
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems#cite_note-3
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Source: http://www.netmarketshare.com/report.aspx?qprid=0&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=146
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Proprietary Open Source
Operating Systems
Web Browsers
Media Players
Productivity Suites
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Proprietary Open Source
Operating Systems
Web Browsers
Media Players
Productivity Suites
MacOsxWindows 7
Safari Internet Explorer
iTunesWindows Media Player
iWorkOffice Suite
GNU Ubuntu
Chromium
Firefox
Banshee (Mac) Clementin
e
Libre Office
Open Office
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It all started with this guy.
Richard Stallman
Created the legal and software infrastructure that made open source
projects like Linux possible
"free software is free as in speech, not as in beer."
Source: http://onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/09/15/what-is-opensource.html?page=2
Which resulted in a letter from…
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The value of the computer time we have used exceeds $40,000.
The amount of royalties we have received from the sales to hobbyists makes the time spent of
Altair BASIC worth less than $2 an hour.
…most of you steal your software.
Who can afford to do professional work for nothing?
Source: http://www.digibarn.com/collections/newsletters/homebrew/V2_01/gatesletter.html
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Freeware
Free Software
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
Shareware
Free to use, remix, share, and change
Free in price and “freer” if you pay for the upgrade
Limited30 Day Trial
Free to use, remix, share and change with no legal ramifications
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1) Find a problem or need
How does it work?
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=187202790
2) Create a source code or modify existing code
3) Join a community,collaborate, and share
4) Keep Participating and Updating
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So…Who uses it?
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Governments Non-Profits Corporations
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/187202790?pgno=2
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Sources: http://opensourceforamerica.org/learn-more/benefitshttp://www.opensource.org/advocacy/case_for_business.php
http://dirkriehle.com/publications/2009/open-collaboration-within-corporations-using-software-forges/
FreeNo FinancialIncentive
Community BasedSupport
Transparency Merit Based Darwinism
Self-OrganizationPassion
Altruism
Cross platform Versatility
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Source: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_15/b4223041200216_page_2.htmhttp://www.infernodevelopment.com/5-fears-open-source-corporate-culture
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_15/b4223041200216.htm
Exploitable
Minimal Contribution from Users
FragmentationQuality Control
Stigma
Technical Knowledge
Barrier
Catching up
Lawsuits
No Centerpoint
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How does it relates to the groundswell?
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Self-organizedCrowdsourcing
Use, Modify, Share, RemixInnovation
Continuous ImprovementSupports Niches
Freedom of Choice
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Future?
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ReferencesSocial Bookmarking Site
MSPC 3050 Class Blog
Also look at the Footnotes of each slides.
Lerner, Josh and Jean Tirole. “Economic Perspectives on Open Source.” Perspectives on Open Source. Ed. Joseph Feller.
Woods, Dan. “What is Open Source.” O’Reilly on Lamp.com. 2005. <http://onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/09/15/what-is-opensource.html?page=1>