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Keeping an Open Mind
About Open Source
Sarah Dutkiewicz
sarah@cletechconsulting.com
Ohio LinuxFest 2013
Myths and Facts
Myth: Open Source is
Relatively Young
Fact: Open Source is Older
Myth: Linux vs Windows
XKCD: Open Source
HTTP://XKCD.COM/225/
Fact: Multiple Platforms Involved
Myth: You Have to Have a Beard & Sandals
Fact: Linus Doesn’t Have a Beard!
(Nor do many others)
Myth: Fringe Movement
Fact: Corporations Behind the Open
Source Movement
Myth: Antisocial Developers
Fact: Developers Collaborate
Myth: Unreliable
Fact: Closed Source Fails Too
Fact: Quite Reliable
Myth: Lack of Support
Myth: Lack of Support
Fact: Multiple Methods of Support
Myth: No Professional Delivery
Fact: Proven Deliveries
Myth: Not Ready for the “Big World”
Fact: Enterprises Using OS Today
Myth: Inferior to Commercial
Products
Fact: Competitive with Commercial
Products
Benefits of Open Source
Benefit: Access to the Source
Benefit: Affordability
Benefit: Not Tied Down
Benefit: Interoperability
Benefit: Customizability
Benefit: Auditability
Benefit: Longevity
Benefit: Quality
Benefit: Licensing
Packages
Operating Systems
IP Telephony
File Systems
Office Suites
Password Keepers
Databases
Content Management Systems
BlogsRegistration
News Sponsors
ScheduleDirections
Customer Relations Management
Enterprise Resource Planning
Business Intelligence
Web Development
Photo Editing & Graphics Design
Source Control
Virtualization
Sources for FOSS Projects
• CloudForge
• CodePlex
• Freepository
• GitHub
• GNU Savannah
• Google Code
• JavaForge
• Launchpad
• SourceForge
• Tigris
• … and many more!
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