Idealism as Code:
From philosophy
to empowerment
Alpha 5
joind.in/talk/view/11920
Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire - @horncologne
Open Source Evangelist, Acquia
Drupal Camp Capetown, 2015

US Constitution
and Bill of Rights
1787 & 1791

We the People

We the People

Who are you?
Why are you here?

Why am I here?

Successful FLOSS matters:
1. Safe
2. Secure
3. Compelling
4. Empowering
By Default.

Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire
Open Source Evangelist –
Acquia
•acquia.com/podcasts
•slideshare.net/horncologne
•tinyurl.com/jamyoutube
•@horncologne
•jam@acquia.com

Thank you!

What are we?

Angie “Webchick” Byron
Drupal core committer

Use it: for anything, anywhere, forever
Study it: understand what you are using
Modify it: fix it, make it better
Share it: redistribute, sell, give back
Open Source
= Four Freedoms

“Users generally have a much
more accurate and detailed
model of their needs than
manufacturers have ...”
Eric von Hipple
Democratizing Innovation, 2005

Proprietary
IT Costs
Personnel
Hosting
Bandwidth
Design
(Recurring) Licensing fees
Vendor lock-in
Data lock-in (buy it back?)
Vendor roadmap
Vendor release cycle
When it happens
Open Source
IT Costs
Personnel
Hosting
Bandwidth
Design
No licensing fees
Invest in your team
Invest what/when you need
1000s of vendors
You own your data
Your roadmap
When you need it
When you need it

Drupal 8, GPL, Acquia and more:
tuxmachines.org/node/70236

Successful FLOSS matters:
1. Safe
2. Secure
3. Compelling
4. Empowering
By Default.

1. Innovation
2. Cost Savings
3. Efficiency
4. Risk Mitigation
Successful FLOSS
empowers successful business:

1. Collaboration
2. Transparency
3. Participation
4. Innovation
Successful FLOSS
empowers successful government:

“Proprietary or FLOSS
doesn’t matter.”
* Like hell it doesn’t …

Meet Vincenzo
“Accessibility
is usability.”

Meet Vincenzo
Rubano
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/allow-me-to-
attend-drupalcon-portland-2013
aka: http://tinyurl.com/vincenzogoestoportland
http://www.titengodocchio.it/
http://acquia.com/podcasts
“In accessibility there is usability”
http://titengodocchio.it

Open source licenses
put me in control.
Yours?

If I have to say, “Trust me,”
don’t trust me. – @aral
ind.ie

“DRM & backdoors don’t matter”

“DRM & backdoors don’t matter”
Do you care if these devices are secure?
1. smart thermostats
2. cars
3. traffic lights
4. hearing aids (tinyurl.com/pdzvpjn)
5. insulin pumps
6. pace makers

AllSeen Alliance
AllJoin Framework

Successful FLOSS does matter:
1. Safe
2. Secure
3. Compelling
4. Empowering
By Default.

Thank you! Questions?
Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire
(Open Source) Evangelist –
Acquia
•acquia.com/podcasts
•slideshare.net/horncologne
•@horncologne
•jam@acquia.com