This document summarizes a presentation about the IzPack open source installation framework. It discusses IzPack's history and growth over time, from its initial creation in a student dorm room to becoming an industry-backed project. Key features of IzPack are highlighted, such as its cross-platform compatibility. The positioning of IzPack as complementing other installation technologies is described. Thoughts on open source software models and community management are also provided.

1. Julien Ponge
Free Open Source Software Academia Conference
November 17th & 18th 2009

2. Associate Professor
Telecommunications, services and usages dept.
CITI / Amazones
Dynamic systems Embedded
Formal systems Pervasive
Observation Ambient
Security Mobile

3. From a hack made in a student dorm room...
... not mine!

4. ...to an industry-backed project.

5. 1
Intro + Demo
2
Some features
3
Positioning
4
Thoughts on F/OSS

6. 1
Intro + Demo
2
Some features
3
Positioning
4
Thoughts on F/OSS

8. Unique installer

9. Unique installer Multiple systems

10. v2
Download for your operating system
1: java -Xmx256m -jar filename.jar
2: chmod -R +x lib/ant/bin
3: lib/ant/bin/ant -f setup.xml
4: bin/asadmin start-domain domain

11. Demo
One download
Works everywhere
Straightforward

13. ~25.000 downloads per month

14. (...)

15. JavaOne 2008
Grant
Invited talks
Code contributions
Software licenses

16. 1
Intro + Demo
2
Some features
3
Positioning
4
Thoughts on F/OSS

17. 1
Intro + Demo
2
Some features
3
Positioning
4
Thoughts on F/OSS

19. Packs, conditions, langpacks,
libraries, GUI, metadata, ...
Files Descriptor Resources
Compiler
Installer JAR

25. 1
Intro + Demo
2
Some features
3
Positioning
4
Thoughts on F/OSS

26. 1
Intro + Demo
2
Some features
3
Positioning
4
Thoughts on F/OSS

27. MacOSX packages BitRock InstallBuilder

28. IzPack is the only
true cross-platform
installer to date

29. (...)

30. (...)
IzPack is a
complement

35. 1
Intro + Demo
2
Some features
3
Positioning
4
Thoughts on F/OSS

36. 1
Intro + Demo
2
Some features
3
Positioning
4
Thoughts on F/OSS

37. X11
v3.0.0 shortcuts
v2.0 Win32 shortcuts CommunityOne
(rewrite) UserInputPanel GPL JavaOne
2001 2004 2008 2009
03 08 11 08 02 01 05 04 05 04 11
2002 2005
v1.0 v2.10.0 Move to Move to v4.3.0 v4.3.2,
CVS @TuxFamily BerliOS Codehaus fOSSa
Fast development
Steady growth, people keep on joining

38. You decide
to use it for
X11 your next projects
v3.0.0 shortcuts
v2.0 Win32 shortcuts CommunityOne
(rewrite) UserInputPanel GPL JavaOne
2001 2004 2008 2009
03 08 11 08 02 01 05 04 05 04 11
2002 2005
v1.0 v2.10.0 Move to Move to v4.3.0 v4.3.2,
CVS @TuxFamily BerliOS Codehaus fOSSa
Fast development
Steady growth, people keep on joining

39. Facts

40. Facts
I did not expect any success.

41. Facts
I did not expect any success.
You are always the last to know about usages.

42. Facts
I did not expect any success.
You are always the last to know about usages.
Community does not appear magically.

43. F/OSS... why?
nothing’s free!
Fun Skills Advertise
Strategic market shares
Direct revenue streams

44. Project type “Main” models
Consulting
Framework Training
and libraries Support
Dual licensing
Support plans
Mission-critical
Consulting
infrastructure
Management tools
servers
Extensions
Open Core
Products Extensions
Customizations

45. Start Easy
Solo work
Users!
Patches!
Community support
Hard to reach
Mature project
Manager work

47. Be open Recruit developers
Learn to say no Spread the news!

48. The hype
Patterns TDD, JSR xyz
BDD
Best Scripting
IoC & DI
practices

49. The hype
Patterns TDD, JSR xyz
BDD
...your application code will eventually look bad!
Best Scripting
IoC & DI
practices

50. Success
More... emails, requests, expectations, ...
Less... forgiveness, understanding, ...

51. Success
More... emails, requests, expectations, ...
Less... forgiveness, understanding, ...
You can’t scale... live with it!

52. (A)GPL LGPL, MPL, EPL, ... BSD, ASL, WTF, ...
Evil Fair Liberal
(mostly)
Linux Eclipse IzPack
KDE Mozilla Ruby on Rails
Dual licensing OpenOffice.org Android
Anxious people XWiki Apache

53. Governance
leads, maintainers, committers,
Roles
contributors, users, ...
copyright transfer agreements,
I.P.
trademarks, ...
coding standards,
Rules
decision making, voting, ...

56. Thanks to...
The amazing IzPack community

57. Thanks to...
The amazing IzPack community
(good luck friends!)
& +

58. Julien Ponge
INSA-Lyon
INRIA / CITI / Amazones
julien.ponge@insa-lyon.fr
julien.ponge@inria.fr
http://julien.ponge.info/