Open Source Software in Business

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    1. Hello
    2. Will Willis
    3. I'm a computer
    4. I'm a computer Programmer
    5. Using Open Source Software in Business.
    6. What is Open Source?
    7. Open Source is:
    8. Open Source is: Principles & Values
    9. Open Source is: Principles & Values • acknowledge history of learning • use what's out there • contribute back to the community
    10. Open Source is: Principles & Values • acknowledge history of learning • use what's out there • contribute back to the community
    11. Open Source is: Principles & Values • acknowledge history of learning • use what's out there • contribute back to the community
    12. In Business
    13. Open Source
    14. Open Source Software
    15. Open Source + Software =
    16. Open Source + Software = ?
    17. Free Software?
    18. it Depends
    19. Free as in BEER
    20. Beer
    21. Free as in SPECH
    22. Speech
    23. Open Source Software
    24. Thank You! Questions?
    25. Thank You! Questions? OK, moving on...
    26. Open Source Software
    27. Open Source Software ● source code available to everyone ● use, change, redistribute the software ● community-driven / community-serving ● passion & philosophy
    28. Open Source Software ● source code available to everyone ● use, change, redistribute the software ● community-driven / community-serving ● passion & philosophy
    29. Open Source Software ● source code available to everyone ● use, change, redistribute the software ● community-driven / community-serving ● passion & philosophy
    30. Open Source Software ● source code available to everyone ● use, change, redistribute the software ● community-driven / community-serving ● passion & philosophy
    31. Why is Open Source Software good for Business?
    32. TCO
    33. Total Cost of Ownership
    34. TCO != Price Buy Software = Price Support Software = Add. Cost
    35. Most OSS
    36. Most non-OSS
    37. we got Skilz
    38. What about Value?
    39. Crap Software $500 TCO = $500 Value = $0
    40. Great Software $500 TCO = $500 Value = Millions
    41. Software = Car
    42. Source Code Looking under the hood
    43. Proprietary software the hood is welded shut
    44. Using Open Source Software in Business.
    45. The Case for OSS in Businesses ● peer-reviewed ● more reliable than closed ● community-driven & community-serving ● passion & philosophy
    46. Show me the money
    47. Digital Creations & Zope
    48. “Give Away the Recipe, Open A Restaurant”
    49. Accessorizing
    50. “I know I saved $80,000 right away by going to open source, and each time something like (Windows) XP comes along, I save even more money because I don't have to buy new equipment to run the software.” CEO Sterling Ball
    51. “The myth has been built so big that you can't survive without Microsoft.”CEO Sterling Ball
    52. The End Will Willis

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