A speech delivered to the audience of the Open Source in BT: Implementation Workshop on the 2nd of July 2008.

1. The community and meeting
obligations
Shane Coughlan
Project Coordinator

2. Community
There is no single community
There are a lot of people sharing

3. Meeting Obligations
Understand what is being shared
Be nice to your neighbours

4. What is Free Software?
'Free' does not refer to price.
It refers to freedom.

5. Four Freedoms
Use
Study
Share
Improve

6. Free Software in Europe
Up to 32% of European ICT by 2010
Up to 4% of the EU GDP by 2010
Figures from UNU Merit

7. Powered by Licences
Understand the licence
Understand the reasoning
behind the licence

8. Common Licensing Issues
People don't read the licences
People don't follow the licence terms

9. Avoiding Issues
Read the licences
Have processes that take
Free Software into account

10. Liability Reduction
Have a process for supply
Have a process for development
Have a process for deployment
Have a process for violations

11. Process Examples
List approved Free Software licences
Refer all other licences to legal
Have distribution check-lists

12. Optimisation Hints
Use compatible licences
Use popular licences
Build good communication paths

13. Why?
Flexibility
Interoperability
Sustainability

14. Freedom Task Force
Education
Training
Legal infrastructure

15. Contact Details
ftf@fsfeurope.org
www.fsfeurope.org/ftf