Hello

Will Willis

I'm a computer

I'm a computer
Programmer

Using
Open Source Software
in Business.

What is Open
Source?

Open Source is:

Open Source is:
Principles & Values

Open Source is:
Principles & Values
• acknowledge history of learning
• use what's out there
• contribute back to the community

Open Source is:
Principles & Values
• acknowledge history of learning
• use what's out there
• contribute back to the community

Open Source is:
Principles & Values
• acknowledge history of learning
• use what's out there
• contribute back to the community

In Business

Open Source

Open Source
Software

Open Source
+
Software
=

Open Source
+
Software
=
?

Free Software?

it Depends

Free as in BEER

Beer

Free as in SPECH

Speech

Open Source Software

Thank You!
Questions?

Thank You!
Questions?
OK, moving on...

Open Source Software

Open Source Software
● source code available to everyone
● use, change, redistribute the software
● community-driven / community-serving
● passion & philosophy

Open Source Software
● source code available to everyone
● use, change, redistribute the software
● community-driven / community-serving
● passion & philosophy

Open Source Software
● source code available to everyone
● use, change, redistribute the software
● community-driven / community-serving
● passion & philosophy

Open Source Software
● source code available to everyone
● use, change, redistribute the software
● community-driven / community-serving
● passion & philosophy

Why is
Open Source Software
good for Business?

TCO

Total
Cost
of
Ownership

TCO != Price
Buy Software = Price
Support Software = Add. Cost

Most OSS

Most non-OSS

we got Skilz

What about
Value?

Crap Software
$500
TCO = $500
Value = $0

Great Software
$500
TCO = $500
Value = Millions

Software = Car

Source Code
Looking under the
hood

Proprietary software
the hood is welded
shut

Using
Open Source Software
in Business.

The Case for OSS in
Businesses
● peer-reviewed
● more reliable than closed
● community-driven & community-serving
● passion & philosophy

Show me the money

Digital Creations &
Zope

“Give Away the
Recipe, Open A
Restaurant”

Accessorizing

“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

“The myth has been
built so big that you
can't survive without
Microsoft.”CEO Sterling Ball

The End
Will Willis