This document discusses open source solutions that are available for small businesses and non-profits. It provides an overview of open source versus closed source/proprietary software, noting that open source offers the ability to modify source code for free but without vendor support, while closed source requires paying for a license but offers vendor support. The document then lists some commonly used open source solutions and frameworks and discusses factors to consider when thinking about using open source like philosophy of technology, costs, active user communities and feedback. It also notes potential challenges of open source like learning curves and lack of guaranteed cost savings.

1. Open Source Solutions
for Small Businesses
and Non-Profits
Jessica Bright, CCTV Center for Media and Democracy
Lars Hasselblad-Torres, Generator, Local64
Moderated by: Amy Kirschner, VBSR Marketplace

2. Control, Consumer to Creator
Magic?, Core Requirements, Human-Centered, Iterate
Hip? Cost of Ownership, Lower Cost of Ownership,
Innovation to Value
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3. Session Objectives
Conversation
Resources
Connection

4. Experience
Tech Acquisition/Decision Strategy?
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6. Title or Photo
Open Source Closed Source
(Proprietary)
With Source Code Without Source Code
Free Must Pay for License
Can Modify Cannot Modify
No Vendor Support Vendor Support

7. A binary can “look” like a bunch of junk, even to coders:
ELF> <M <M B@ @8 @@@� � ��
A binary is actually 1’s & 0’s that the computer can directly
understand.
First 48 bits of the above binary, ASCII decode on the right:
01111111 01000101 01001100 01000110 00000010 00000001 .ELF..
C programming language:
static int shell_expand_line __P((int, int));
static int display_shell_version __P((int, int));
static int operate_and_get_next __P((int, int));

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10. “Information wants to be free”
Copyright and public domain are ideas humans
continue to struggle with.
Free, libre software are given into the public domain.
Public domain, copyright, and the new 1978 law
Open Source as Social
Responsibility

11. More Common Than You Think:
LAMP, Websites, APIs
Linux to Android
BSD to Mac OS X
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12. Thinking of Using
Open Source?
Philosophy of Technology?
Cost?
Active User Community?
User Feedback?

13. Disruptive change over
Learning curve
No guaranteed cost saving

14. Libre Office - Desktop
Mozilla/ Firefox - Browser
Linux - OS for Desktop, Servers, Mobile
Open Stack - Civic Cloud
Zend Framework - PHP for development of application
Creative Commons - Media License

15. OSCurrency
Loomio

20. Working Openly
Data, Communications, Volunteers
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21. Next Steps

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Information

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