The Ecology of Free Software and Open Source
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AN ECOLOGY OF FREE SOFTWARE AND OPEN SOURCE FSOSS 2012, SENECA COLLEGE, OCTOBER 26 ZAK GREANT, CATALYST AT MAGNOLIA INTL [email protected] ALPHA
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Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) is a complex ecosystem made up of businesses, communities, individuals, markets, legislation and more. This compact presentation outlines the major forces in the ecosystem, along with the behaviours and needs of the key actors. Attendees can expect to come away with a practical, high-level model of FLOSS that they can use to get the most from their use of FLOSS and their participation in the FLOSS world. -- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Transcript of The Ecology of Free Software and Open Source
AN
ECOLOGYOF
FREE SOFTWAREAND
OPEN SOURCEFSOSS 2012, SENECA COLLEGE, OCTOBER 26ZAK GREANT, CATALYST AT MAGNOLIA [email protected] ALP
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DISCLAIMERSI AM NOT A LAWYER (OR SCIENTIST)
THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE
WHO ARE YOU?DEVELOPERS? • ENTREPRENEURS? • JOURNALISTS? •
HACKERS? • RESEARCHERS? • STUDENTS? • TEACHERS? • WRITERS? • OTHER?
WHO AM I?8TH LEVEL BARD / 4TH LEVEL MAGIC USER
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER • FLOSS • COMMUNITIESADVOCACY • MANAGEMENT • STRATEGYSTARTUPS • NON-PROFITS • PROJECTS
PRESENTATION GOALSSIMPLE, USEFUL MODELSOF KEY FLOSS DYNAMICS
THAT SCALE WELL
STIMULATE LATERAL THINKING
ECOLOGYTHE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS ORGANISMS HAVE
WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
WHY ECOLOGY?HOLISTIC, SCALABLE MODELS
COMPLEX SYSTEMSOBSERVATION & TESTINGANIMAL DRIVES & NEEDS
IT’S ONLY A MODEL
FLOSS ECOSYSTEMS
A FOOD CHAIN
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COMPETITIVEETHICAL MATERIAL TEAM NEEDSM
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SIMPLE FLOSS ECOLOGY
FLOSS LICENSING
OVERVIEWMONOPOLY RIGHTSLEGAL OR DE FACTO
EXCLUSIVE OR LIMITEDSOCIAL STRUCTURES
LEGAL SYSTEMSDUTY, LOYALTY, SHAME
MONOPOLY RIGHTSLEGAL, TIME-LIMITED MONOPOLIESCOPYRIGHT • PATENT • TRADEMARK
COPYRIGHTTHE RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTE COPIES
OF AN EXPRESSION OF AN IDEA(OR COPIES BASED ON A COPYRIGHTED EXPRESSION)
TRADEMARKTHE RIGHT TO USE AN IDENTITY
PATENTSTHE RIGHT TO IMPLEMENT AN IDEA
EXCEPTIONSFAIR USE / FAIR DEALINGS / EXCEPTIONS
LICENSETERMS AND CONDITIONS ON USE
BASED MONOPOLY RIGHTSONE WORK CAN HAVE MANY LICENSES
EULA / PROPRIETARYCAN’T COPY OR MODIFY
EXCEPT FAIR USE
FLOSS LICENSESPERMISSIVE • COPYLEFT
PERMISSIVEDO WHAT YOU WANTWITHOUT WARRANTY
AS LONG AS YOUKEEP ALL NOTICES
COPYLEFTLIKE PERMISSIVE
BUTSHARE-ALIKE
COMBINING LICENSES
PERMISSIVE+
PERMISSIVE=
PERMISSIVEWHOLE
PERMISSIVE+
PROPRIETARY=
PROPRIETARYWHOLE
ANYTHING+
COPYRIGHT=
ONLY FAIR USE
COPYLEFT+
PERMISSIVE=
COPYLEFTWHOLE
COPYLEFT+
NON-COPYLEFT(OR AN INCOMPATIBLE COPYLEFT LICENSE)
=ONLY FAIR USE
PROPRIETARYRE-LICENSING
ONE CODE BASELICENSED UNDER MULTIPLE LICENSES
TYPICALLYFREE COPYLEFT
FOR-PAY PROPRIETARY(WHICH MAY HAVE EXTRA FEATURES)
THANK YOU!QUESTIONS?
KRILL PHOTO BY THE US NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/FILE:KRILL_SWARM.JPG / PUBLIC DOMAIN
SALMON PHOTO BY DAN BENNET / FLICKR.COM/SOGGYDAN / FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/SOGGYDAN/4041046565
LICENSE: CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 2.0
BEAR PHOTO BY HARALD DEISCHINGER / FLICKR.COM/DEISCHI / FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/DEISCHI/7745676990
LICENSE: CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 2.0
SPAWNING SALMON PHOTO BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/FILE:BECHAROF_WILDERNESS_SALMON.JPG / PUBLIC DOMAIN
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