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Would you buy                                                      Based on the Day
                                                                   Software story, as
an open-source                                                     perceived from my open
                                                                   source developer point
                                                                   of view.
                                                                   Just a fireside chat, my
company?                                                           personal opinions. No
                                                                   official positions from
                                                                   Adobe in this talk.

      Bertrand Delacrétaz
Senior Developer, Adobe Digital Enterprise Systems, www.day.com
Apache So ware Foundation Member and (current) Director
h p://grep.codeconsult.ch - twi er: @bdelacretaz - bdelacretaz@apache.org
transfersummit.com, Oxford, September 2011
slides revision: 2011-09-05

Would you Buy
an Open Source                                                                  1
Company?
does open source software have any



                 value?
Would you Buy
an Open Source
Company?
How much?
                               download.apache.org
                                       ohloh.net
                 $0.0
                 $7’625’474


                              $0.0
                              $4’348’937


                                      $0.0
                                       $2’544’831
Would you Buy
an Open Source                             3
Company?
Stock market? DAYN?




             Not the Absolute Truth of course, but still...



                                             powered by

Would you Buy
an Open Source
Company?
what’s open source software’s



                 role?
Would you Buy
an Open Source
Company?
Day was not really an
        «open source company»,
                it was

       a so ware company which
          develops its technical
            stack in the open,
             collaboratively.
Would you Buy
an Open Source                6
Company?
HTTP                                    debugger      filesystem   browser



       content administration UI


     standard        custom servlets                         WebDAV      Sling OSGi
     servlets        and components                           server       console
                                                javascript
                                                   JSP
  resource      servlet/script     JSR 223
                                                  Ruby
 resolution      resolution        scripting     Velocity
                                                  etc..


                                   OSGi framework
                                    (Apache Felix)
                                       JSR-170 API


                                          JCR

open source
                                       repository        storage
                                                       components
at its core
criticality
                 of our open source core parts

                                    50%
                                    25%
                                    15%
Would you Buy
                                    90%
an Open Source
Company?                    (based on the scienti c « nger in the air» method)
So, anyone can copy this!
                 NOT!

Would you Buy
an Open Source                  9
Company?
the company does have some



 know-how
Would you Buy
an Open Source
Company?
Day’s R&D team
(highlights)




Roy T. Fielding and David Nuescheler,
       “Mr. REST” and “Mr. JCR”         Carsten Ziegeler, Felix Meschberger,
                                                   Jukka Zitting
                                           VPs, Apache Excalibur, Sling and
                                                     Jackrabbit
                                               (among other fun things)

           Thomas Müller
            original author
   Hypersonic SQL and H2 databases

Would you Buy
an Open Source
                                               and quite a few other people
                                                                        11
Company?                                             of this caliber...
picture: fedegrafo on morguefile
                 we’re not bad, but still,

          more eyeballs
        from more places
            help a lot!
                   «crowdsourcing neurons»



Would you Buy
an Open Source
Company?
BTW:
  being spec lead for JCR also helps
               JSR-170   JSR-283

      Content Repository for
      JavaTM technology API v2.0
      Spec-Lead:
      Day Software
      Status:
      Final Release 14-sept-2009


      Expert Group:




                                        open source
Would you Buy
an Open Source                     open development
                                             13
Company?                             open standards
open source is cool, but


    open
development?
Would you Buy
an Open Source
Company?
meritocracy
                              consensus
                     quality and security
                   community over code
                     «The Apache Way»




open development

collaboration
picture: kevinrosseel on morguefile
more eyeballs
more use cases
more users of all kinds
more opinionated developers



                      impact on quality:
                             very high!
picture: hotblack on morguefile
reuse requires cleaner structures
more use cases -> generalization




                 impact on structure:
                           very high!
good things




                    picture: clarita on morguefile
   (and mistakes)
   in public...




impact on reputation:
                high!
impact on




                                      picture: bandini on morguefile
sustainability:
high!




 Apache community best practices...
FOR SALE: This company
      makes good money selling
      well-structured and
      sustainable quality
      software. Team and
      company have an excellent
      reputation in their industry.




                                      picture: xandert on morguefile
      Call 1234-567-89.
Would you Buy
an Open Source                   20
Company?
Conclusions
Open source bits are free, but making
them open source promotes Quality.
A team that integrates them to form a
coherent product can have tremendous
value.
Besides open source, open development,
and the collaboration best practices that it
promotes, plays a key role.

Would you Buy
an Open Source
Company?
This slide deck is licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3 license.
            Copyright (C) 2011, Bertrand Delacretaz

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Would you buy an open source company?

  • 1. Would you buy Based on the Day Software story, as an open-source perceived from my open source developer point of view. Just a fireside chat, my company? personal opinions. No official positions from Adobe in this talk. Bertrand Delacrétaz Senior Developer, Adobe Digital Enterprise Systems, www.day.com Apache So ware Foundation Member and (current) Director h p://grep.codeconsult.ch - twi er: @bdelacretaz - bdelacretaz@apache.org transfersummit.com, Oxford, September 2011 slides revision: 2011-09-05 Would you Buy an Open Source 1 Company?
  • 2. does open source software have any value? Would you Buy an Open Source Company?
  • 3. How much? download.apache.org ohloh.net $0.0 $7’625’474 $0.0 $4’348’937 $0.0 $2’544’831 Would you Buy an Open Source 3 Company?
  • 4. Stock market? DAYN? Not the Absolute Truth of course, but still... powered by Would you Buy an Open Source Company?
  • 5. what’s open source software’s role? Would you Buy an Open Source Company?
  • 6. Day was not really an «open source company», it was a so ware company which develops its technical stack in the open, collaboratively. Would you Buy an Open Source 6 Company?
  • 7. HTTP debugger filesystem browser content administration UI standard custom servlets WebDAV Sling OSGi servlets and components server console javascript JSP resource servlet/script JSR 223 Ruby resolution resolution scripting Velocity etc.. OSGi framework (Apache Felix) JSR-170 API JCR open source repository storage components at its core
  • 8. criticality of our open source core parts 50% 25% 15% Would you Buy 90% an Open Source Company? (based on the scienti c « nger in the air» method)
  • 9. So, anyone can copy this! NOT! Would you Buy an Open Source 9 Company?
  • 10. the company does have some know-how Would you Buy an Open Source Company?
  • 11. Day’s R&D team (highlights) Roy T. Fielding and David Nuescheler, “Mr. REST” and “Mr. JCR” Carsten Ziegeler, Felix Meschberger, Jukka Zitting VPs, Apache Excalibur, Sling and Jackrabbit (among other fun things) Thomas Müller original author Hypersonic SQL and H2 databases Would you Buy an Open Source and quite a few other people 11 Company? of this caliber...
  • 12. picture: fedegrafo on morguefile we’re not bad, but still, more eyeballs from more places help a lot! «crowdsourcing neurons» Would you Buy an Open Source Company?
  • 13. BTW: being spec lead for JCR also helps JSR-170 JSR-283 Content Repository for JavaTM technology API v2.0 Spec-Lead: Day Software Status: Final Release 14-sept-2009 Expert Group: open source Would you Buy an Open Source open development 13 Company? open standards
  • 14. open source is cool, but open development? Would you Buy an Open Source Company?
  • 15. meritocracy consensus quality and security community over code «The Apache Way» open development collaboration
  • 16. picture: kevinrosseel on morguefile more eyeballs more use cases more users of all kinds more opinionated developers impact on quality: very high!
  • 17. picture: hotblack on morguefile reuse requires cleaner structures more use cases -> generalization impact on structure: very high!
  • 18. good things picture: clarita on morguefile (and mistakes) in public... impact on reputation: high!
  • 19. impact on picture: bandini on morguefile sustainability: high! Apache community best practices...
  • 20. FOR SALE: This company makes good money selling well-structured and sustainable quality software. Team and company have an excellent reputation in their industry. picture: xandert on morguefile Call 1234-567-89. Would you Buy an Open Source 20 Company?
  • 21. Conclusions Open source bits are free, but making them open source promotes Quality. A team that integrates them to form a coherent product can have tremendous value. Besides open source, open development, and the collaboration best practices that it promotes, plays a key role. Would you Buy an Open Source Company?
  • 22. This slide deck is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3 license. Copyright (C) 2011, Bertrand Delacretaz