This document discusses the history and principles of open source software (OSS), emphasizing its foundational concepts of freedom and collaboration in software sharing and development. It outlines the evolution of free and open-source software (FOSS) in various enterprise applications, as well as different licensing models that govern its use. The conclusion highlights the growing prominence of open source technologies, with predictions that it will dominate server and application platforms in the near future.

1. Open Source Technologies
May the source be you

2. AGENDA
 Open Source – An Introduction
 History & Its Principles
 Open Source Methodology
 Evolution of FOSS
 FOSS in Enterprise
 Licensing Model
 Conclusion

3. Open Source
 A Little Story

4. Free.. Free.. & Free… !!!!

5. H
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History of Open source
Concept of free sharing information existed long before
computers, For example: Sharing of Cooking Recipe’s
In early 1960’s any computer academy who develop a
software shared its source code under the principle of
openness & co-operation
Any source code, human-readable form of software, was
generally distributed with the software itself because
Users frequently modified the software themselves,
Resolve Compatibility issue with hardware or Operating System
,
Also to fix bugs or add new functionality.
This led to a “Free Software Movement” via
World Wide Web and later termed as

6. Open Source Principles
 Open source enables us to read the code
 We can see how it’s made
 The freedom to run the program for any purpose
 The freedom to study how the program works, and
adapt it to your needs
 The freedom to redistribute copies
 The freedom to improve the program

7. Open Source Methodology

8. Evolution of FOSS

9. FOSS – Free & Open Source
Software
 Free and Open-Source Software (F/OSS, FOSS) or
free/libre/open-source software (FLOSS) is software
that is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to
use, study, change, and improve its design through
the availability of its source code.
 In the context of free and open-source software, free
refers to the freedom to copy and re-use the
software, rather than to the price of the software.
 Free software focuses on the philosophical
freedoms it gives to users while open source
focuses on the perceived strengths of its peer-to-
peer development model.

11. FOSS in Enterprise
Applications

12. • E Mail
• Website
• Anti-Virus
• Operating System – Server
• Operating System – Client
• Office Suite
• Communicator
• Collaborator
• ERP
• CRM & SCM
• ECM
• PLM & MDM
• HRMS
• BI
• Project Management
• Design & Drawing Tools –
Eng, Mech, Civil, others
• Programming Language
• Translators
• Browsers
• Database
• IT Security Tools
• Virtualization Tools
• Help Desk Tools
• Library
• Learning Tools
• Asset Management Tools
• Trouble Shoot Tools
• Network Management Tools
• Telecom Software Tools
• Data Center/Server Room
Tools
• BMS
• Software for Electrical and
Electronic Equipments
FOSS in Enterprises

13. Proven FOSS
Enterprise Applications Operating Systems
LAMP Content Management System

14. Licensing Model
Any Open Source application has to be registered
and licensed by the “FSF – Free Software
Foundation” with a related distinct criteria to be
declared as Free Software
 Free Proliferate Copyrighted License – GPL & MPL
They require that any modified software and any program including this software
in a derived product must be placed under the same license
 Free Copy Left Persistent Licenses – LGPL & BSD
They contain a clause allowing users to mix the software with proprietary
software and place it under a proprietary license, on the condition that the
free module remains under a free license
 Free Non Copy Left Licenses – License Apache
Any one can transform a source code under this license without acknowledging
its original developer

15. Conclusion with a Statistics
Open Source Technology - A Boon to IT
• 54% of IT Executives said Open Source would be their
dominant server & application platform in 5 years
--- (Source : CIO
Magazine)
• Apache has 67% of Web Server market
• Linux based Servers and its supported Enterprise
applications – will be the first choice for the SME segment