Playing By The Rules Getting Corporate Blessing to Use Open Source Software Phil Robb R&D Section Manager Open Source & Linux Organization HP

Phil Robb

R&D Section Manager

Open Source & Linux Organization

HP

The Evolution of Our Computing Environment….

Development Building Blocks September 2006 OSLO staff review // HP confidential

The Affects of FOSS on Traditional Software Markets Established Markets have been pillaged Compilers Toolchains & Development Environments Enterprise Operating Systems Embedded Operating Systems Web Servers Established Strongholds have been weakened Oracle, Weblogic, IBM all now offer “Free” or “Community” versions. New Markets Never Began Web Service protocols / Java Tools MS compatible File and Print Services Very difficult for a commercial co to invest what’s needed to engineer a samba competitor then try to charge for it’s use Blogging & Wiki Software

Established Markets have been pillaged

Compilers Toolchains & Development Environments

Enterprise Operating Systems

Embedded Operating Systems

Web Servers

Established Strongholds have been weakened

Oracle, Weblogic, IBM all now offer “Free” or “Community” versions.

New Markets Never Began

Web Service protocols / Java Tools

MS compatible File and Print Services

Very difficult for a commercial co to invest what’s needed to engineer a samba competitor then try to charge for it’s use

Blogging & Wiki Software

HP’s Interaction with Open Source Software Internal Usage OpenLDAP, Jabber, Email, etc… Incorporated in our Software Products OpenView, Insight Manager, … many Software Products Ship Open Source Distributions Red Hat, Suse, etc… Embedded in our Hardware Products Printers, Televisions, Storage Devices, etc… Active Participants in The Community Contributors in Dozens of Projects Maintainers in Several Projects

Internal Usage

OpenLDAP, Jabber, Email, etc…

Incorporated in our Software Products

OpenView, Insight Manager, … many Software Products

Ship Open Source Distributions

Red Hat, Suse, etc…

Embedded in our Hardware Products

Printers, Televisions, Storage Devices, etc…

Active Participants in The Community

Contributors in Dozens of Projects

Maintainers in Several Projects

HP Learnings & open source management Defined and communicated corporate-wide policies Gain Open Source Legal expertise Corporate-wide Training and Awareness Inventory and tracking of all opensource projects Use, code re-use, opensource contributions, shipments of products w/opensource, etc. Open Source Governance -HP OSRB (Open Source Review Board) Acquire or build tools to ease process adoption and compliance

Defined and communicated corporate-wide policies

Gain Open Source Legal expertise

Corporate-wide Training and Awareness

Inventory and tracking of all opensource projects

Use, code re-use, opensource contributions, shipments of products w/opensource, etc.

Open Source Governance -HP OSRB (Open Source Review Board)

Acquire or build tools to ease process adoption and compliance

Customer Experiences and Learnings Tomcat Struts Spring

Customer’s need for a “Librarian” Where does the software come from? Is it mature? What are the License Obligations? How is it supported Is it secure? Is it stable/reliable? What version should I be running? Is it LSB compliant?

Where does the software come from?

Is it mature?

What are the License Obligations?

How is it supported

Is it secure?

Is it stable/reliable?

What version should I be running?

Is it LSB compliant?

Librarian’s need for tools

IT Software Governance Project Goals Budget Resources Schedule Health Commercial SW Used FOSS Used Vulnerabilities Roadmap What Software Where Used License Obligation Usage Restrictions/Policy IP Contamination Origin Maturity Inter-compatibility Support Health Vulnerabilities Roadmap What Software Where Used Cost License Obligations Entitlements Renewals Vulnerabilities Roadmap Health Internally Developed Software Free & Open Source Software Commercial Software

Project Goals

Budget

Resources

Schedule

Health

Commercial SW Used

FOSS Used

Vulnerabilities

Roadmap

What Software

Where Used

License Obligation

Usage Restrictions/Policy

IP Contamination

Origin

Maturity

Inter-compatibility

Support

Health

Vulnerabilities

Roadmap

What Software

Where Used

Cost

License Obligations

Entitlements

Renewals

Vulnerabilities

Roadmap

Health

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