Open Source - Hip not Hype

Open Source Software Hip not Hype Trends to watch in 2007 GNUnify '07 Pune January 28th, 2007 Alolita Sharma CEO, Technetra Saratoga, CA asharma@technetra.com Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

"OSS is Hype" “Open Source is just a passing fad – its just hype." "Open source software is no more innovative than proprietary software" "We should be more excited about the solutions NOT the methods by which these solutions are created." This is FUD. Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

"OSS is Hype" If software were just a physical item, “manufacturing style” would not influence the consumer's choice. However, software is not a “car or tractor off an assembly line”. It is a complex organism ranging from being a component to a large set of business processes. So the sideeffects of “manufacturingstyle” do matter. It affects software management, lockin, sustainability, selfsufficiency and escrow – which in turn have a long term impact on ROI for the enterprise. Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

Is Open Source hype? Open source methods can even affect the consumer's ROI. Think Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM is pitched to get rid of piracy. But it also gets rid of your ability to reuse music or movies you've purchased and want to play in your own way – whether its your new mp3 player or your laptop. Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

Is Open Source hype? You can only play your iTune on your iPod (legally). The hardware, software and content are locked. Is Open Source hype? Open source is the only key to this lock. Open Source may be listed as an enemy of DRM since it threatens the existence of the big entertainment companies as middle men gouging artists and consumers. But open source helps protect your right to fair use. If you can see and change the code of the programs that enforce DRM, you can bypass it and play your legally purchased content freely. Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

OSS is Hip The best open source solutions are hip not hype. To create the best product, open source methods of sharing and collaboration produce an abundance of innovation and really cool software. Software development, testing and solution integration are all greatly benefited by these scalable methods and latest innovation in technologies. Open Source is not just a passing fad. It is real. Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

Trends to watch Here are some of my favorites Virtualization in the Linux kernel (KVM) • Beryl 3D desktop window manager • Ruby on Rails (RoR) web application framework • Firefox web browser • Asterisk VoIP PBX • SugarCRM customer relationship manager • One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) • Wikipedia • OpenJava • Edubuntu • Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

Let's look at Wikipedia What is Wikipedia • Is an online encyclopedia which all of us can • use and build. It has almost 2 million articles in English. It also has tens of thousands of articles in Indian languages. Why is it cool • Studies show Wikipedia is as good as traditional • encyclopedias like Britannica. It can be built quickly and updated in realtime. • It is in “your language”. • Its digital – it can be used anywhere, remixed in any • way you need. There is nothing cooler than this for knowledge sharing. • Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

Let's look at Asterisk What is Asterisk • It is the upcoming “rockstar” of telephony. • It is a free and open source telephone switch. It is shaking the foundations of today's bigplayer, overregulated, voice telecommunications industry globally. Why is it cool • Revolutionizing the way businesses and people communicate • with each other. Eliminating the middle man the bureaucratic, regulatory, • monopolistic telco regimes across the world which control the way people can communicate. Eliminating cost of longdistance service. • Integrates local phone service with long distance VoIP. Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

Let's look at Ruby on Rails What is Ruby on Rails (RoR) • It is a web application framework designed to provide • functionality with less code. Why is it cool • Creator David Heinemmer Hansen calls it 'opinionated software'. • Guiding principles: 'Don't repeat yourself' (DRY), • 'Convention over Configuration' 'More, Sooner, Better' application development • Provides outofthebox code and data views for a basic website. • Integrates AJAX and Javascript for user interface development. • Promotes agile web development • RoR is being used by Basecamp, Instiki • Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

Open Source is Hip So what's common about all these projects? • Every one of them • Is innovative • Is democratizing • Has big customers • Has cool contributors • Is open source • Open source has bling • Copyright 2007 Technetra CC Some Rights Reserved

Open Source - Hip not Hype

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