Jim Zemlin Executive Director Zemlin’s career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade: mobile computing, cloud computing and open source software. Today, as executive director of The Linux Foundation, he uses this experience to accelerate innovation in technology through the use of open source and Linux. At the Linux Foundation, Zemlin works with the world’s largest technology companies, including IBM, Intel, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, and others to help define the future of computing on the server, in the cloud and on a variety of new mobile computing devices. His work at the vendor-neutral Linux Foundation gives him a unique and aggregate perspective on the global technology industry. Zemlin has been recognized for his insights on the changing economics of the technology industry. His writing has appeared in Businessweek, Wired, and other top technology journals and he is a regular keynote speaker at industry events. Zemlin advises a variety of startups, including Splashtop and sits on the boards of the Global Economic Symposium, Open Source For America and Chinese Open Source Promotion Union. --------------------------------------------------- ★ Resources ★ Zerista: http://lcu14.zerista.com/event/member/137800 Google Event: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c6kick4rsv4dsv4lvuo2ljbvs6s Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ylsAYzEcpo Etherpad: http://pad.linaro.org/p/lcu14-500z --------------------------------------------------- ★ Event Details ★ Linaro Connect USA - #LCU14 September 15-19th, 2014 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport --------------------------------------------------- http://www.linaro.org http://connect.linaro.org

1. Open Source: the fundamental
building block of technology
Jim Zemlin
August 20th, 2014

2. Linaro has a big impact on the
Linux Kernel.
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3. Linaro is the number 5 contributor for the
3.11 - 3.16 kernel release.
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4. What is the role of Linaro and other
collaborative bodies in the technology
industry today?
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5. The landscape of mass collaboration
is changing.

7. “Software Is Eating The World.”
- Marc Andreessen, Wall St. Journal 2011

8. “Open Source ‘Eating’ Software World”
- Ibrahim Haddad, Samsung, Wall St. Journal 2014

9. Open Source is the new “Pareto Principle” for
software development.

10. Moving to Strategic Use of Open Source
29%
80% OSS
Average * Best in class
* Source: Gartner Group

11. Moving to Strategic Use of Open Source
29%
Your value
add
80% OSS
Average * Best in class
* Source: Gartner Group

12. Consortium and Foundations
Enable Structured Investment
in Shared Code

13. Scalable Open Source Collaboration has a
Common Set of Requirements
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• Incorpora)on,
Tax
status,
Bylaws,
Member
Agreements,
An)-­‐trust,
etc.
• Ongoing
business
development
and
membership
recruitment
Governance
and
Membership
• Technical
Decision
Making
• Project
Life
Cycle
• Release
Process
Shared
Development
• Custom
infrastructure
using
open
source
best
prac)ces
• Security
Infrastructure
and
reliability
• Marke)ng
• Events
• Training
Ecosystem
Development
• Code
Provenance
• Trademark
management
• Legal
defense
and
Collabora)on
IP
Management

14. Open source is playing a much larger role in
innovation and interoperability
Standards
SeMng
Open
Source

15. Examples of recent Linux Foundation projects
Core Inrastructure Initiative - initiative to improve internet security and stability. Key Members:
Amazon Web Services, Adobe, Bloomberg, Cisco, Dell, Facebook, Fujitsu, Google, Hitachi, HP, Huawei,
IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, NetApp, RackSpace, Salesforce.com, Vmware
AllSeen Alliance – IoT Effort for the discovery and interoperability of things across brands,
categories and platforms. Over 60 Members: Electrolux, Haier, LG, Microsoft, Panasonic, Qualcomm
Connected Experiences, Inc., Sharp, Silicon Image, Technicolor and TP-Link.
Automotive Grade Linux – Open source reference implementation for future “automotive cockpit.”
Key members: Toyota, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Hyundai, Bosch, Denso, Harmon, Panasonic, Intel,
Renesas.
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Open Virtualization Alliance – Founded to promote KVM technology in enterprise. Over 100
supporting members including: IBM, Red Hat, Intel, Netapp, HP

16. Examples of Linux Foundation projects (cont….)
OpenDaylight: 130+ developer FTEs dedicated to project Key Members: Brocade, Cisco, Citrix, Ericsson,
Dell, HP, IBM, Juniper, Microsoft, NEC, Red Hat, Vmware
Xen Project Key Members: Amazon Web Services, AMD, Bromium, Calxeda, CA Technologies, Cisco,
Citrix, Google, Intel, Oracle, Samsung and Verizon
OpenMAMA Key Members: NYSE Technologies, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, EMC, Exegy, Fixnetix,
IBM, Interactive Data, Tick42, TS-Associates
Code Aurora Forum Key Members: Borqs, Genymobile, Giga-Byte, Igalia, Innominds, Motorola,
Qualcomm Aeros, Qualcomm Innovation Center, SIM Technology, SpectraCore Technologies, Teleca,
ThunderSoft
Tizen Key Members: Samsung, Intel, Docomo, Orange, KT, Fujitsu, Vodafone, SKT
Yocto Project Key Members: Juniper, Huawei, Mentor Graphics, Texas Instruments, Sakoman,
OpenEmbedded eV, MontaVista, Intel, Inea AB, Wind River Systems
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17. What is an open source
blockbuster?
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18. What does an open source blockbuster
look like?
§ 9 code changes per hour
§ $10.8 billion shared R&D investment
§ Millions of developers
§ 65% of smart mobile devices
§ 95% of high performance computing market
§ 55% of embedded systems market
§ 40% of enterprise server market
§ 90% of world’s stock exchanges
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19. These numbers are important. But not enough.
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21. Helping an 11 year old boy have “the best day of his life”
is the ultimate measure of success.
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22. Sharing
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23. You can better yourself, better your
company and better the world
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24. Thank you.
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