4. About me
• My name is Jean-Christophe Cuvelier
• I have 29 years old
5. About me
• My name is Jean-Christophe Cuvelier
• I have 29 years old
• My computer science started on a Commodore 64
6. About me
• My name is Jean-Christophe Cuvelier
• I have 29 years old
• My computer science started on a Commodore 64
• I did go to the university but I only learned how to drink and to make
parties
7. About me
• My name is Jean-Christophe Cuvelier
• I have 29 years old
• My computer science started on a Commodore 64
• I did go to the university but I only learned how to drink and to make
parties
• In the PC world for 15 years, I became an Apple addicted
8. About me
• My name is Jean-Christophe Cuvelier
• I have 29 years old
• My computer science started on a Commodore 64
• I did go to the university but I only learned how to drink and to make
parties
• In the PC world for 15 years, I became an Apple addicted
• I am partner at Morris & Chapman Belgium
10. About Morris & Chapman
http://www.morris-chapman.com
• Communications Company based in
Brussels, Belgium, Europe
• 15 coworkers: 2 sales, 2 administratives, 5
“prints” and 5 web guys
• We make average 35 CMSMS based
websites per year
• We also work with WordPress, Drupal &
Symfony framework
27. OpenSource ? Free
Software ?
• “Open source is a development
methodology; free software is a social
movement.” (FSF)
28. OpenSource ? Free
Software ?
• “Open source is a development
methodology; free software is a social
movement.” (FSF)
• “Think of free speech, not free beer.” (FSF)
29. OpenSource ? Free
Software ?
• “Open source is a development
methodology; free software is a social
movement.” (FSF)
• “Think of free speech, not free beer.” (FSF)
30. OpenSource ? Free
Software ?
• “Open source is a development
methodology; free software is a social
movement.” (FSF)
• “Think of free speech, not free beer.” (FSF)
33. Free Software
• Lot of confustion about Free Software
• In french, it is called “Logiciel libre” and not
“Logiciel gratuit” (gratis software)
34. Free Software
• Lot of confustion about Free Software
• In french, it is called “Logiciel libre” and not
“Logiciel gratuit” (gratis software)
• Example of the beer: It is more about having a free
beer recipe than to have a free glass of beer.
35. Free Software
• Lot of confustion about Free Software
• In french, it is called “Logiciel libre” and not
“Logiciel gratuit” (gratis software)
• Example of the beer: It is more about having a free
beer recipe than to have a free glass of beer.
• There is an open source recipe of the beer:
http://freebeer.org/blog/recipe/
36. Free Software
• Lot of confustion about Free Software
• In french, it is called “Logiciel libre” and not
“Logiciel gratuit” (gratis software)
• Example of the beer: It is more about having a free
beer recipe than to have a free glass of beer.
• There is an open source recipe of the beer:
http://freebeer.org/blog/recipe/
• In UK, there is a geekish proverb:
37. Free Software
• Lot of confustion about Free Software
• In french, it is called “Logiciel libre” and not
“Logiciel gratuit” (gratis software)
• Example of the beer: It is more about having a free
beer recipe than to have a free glass of beer.
• There is an open source recipe of the beer:
http://freebeer.org/blog/recipe/
• In UK, there is a geekish proverb:
• cd /pub
38. Free Software
• Lot of confustion about Free Software
• In french, it is called “Logiciel libre” and not
“Logiciel gratuit” (gratis software)
• Example of the beer: It is more about having a free
beer recipe than to have a free glass of beer.
• There is an open source recipe of the beer:
http://freebeer.org/blog/recipe/
• In UK, there is a geekish proverb:
• cd /pub
• more beer
42. Why Free Software is good ?
• It’s free
• It’s open source
• Every body can contribute: Many hands = many
features
43. Why Free Software is good ?
• It’s free
• It’s open source
• Every body can contribute: Many hands = many
features
• We can control the code quality
44. Why Free Software is good ?
• It’s free
• It’s open source
• Every body can contribute: Many hands = many
features
• We can control the code quality
• There is no hidden license fees
45. Why Free Software is good ?
• It’s free
• It’s open source
• Every body can contribute: Many hands = many
features
• We can control the code quality
• There is no hidden license fees
• It reduces the development cost
46. Why Free Software is good ?
• It’s free
• It’s open source
• Every body can contribute: Many hands = many
features
• We can control the code quality
• There is no hidden license fees
• It reduces the development cost
• ...
48. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
49. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
50. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
51. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
52. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
53. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
54. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
• Hosting
55. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
• Hosting
• Training
56. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
• Hosting
• Training
• Support
57. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
• Hosting
• Training
• Support
• Third party products
58. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
• Hosting
• Training
• Support
• Third party products
• ...
59. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
• Hosting
• Training
• Support
• Third party products
• ...
• You can even have a smaller salesforce
60. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
• Hosting
• Training
• Support
• Third party products
• ...
• You can even have a smaller salesforce
• Makes your customers free and happy and they will stay with you !
61. OpenSource & Business Model
“How to get bucks...”
• Free software do not means free service
• Service quality is the key
• You can have additional services:
• Consultancy
• Customization
• Development
• Hosting
• Training
• Support
• Third party products
• ...
• You can even have a smaller salesforce
• Makes your customers free and happy and they will stay with you !
• They will even make your own advertising themselves !
63. After your Business Model
• There is one main requirement to make your
Business Model over Open Source softwares
64. After your Business Model
• There is one main requirement to make your
Business Model over Open Source softwares
• Taking care of the community
65. After your Business Model
• There is one main requirement to make your
Business Model over Open Source softwares
• Taking care of the community
• Get involved in the projects
66. After your Business Model
• There is one main requirement to make your
Business Model over Open Source softwares
• Taking care of the community
• Get involved in the projects
• Spread the world (as I said, your customers
will do it for you if they are happy)
67. After your Business Model
• There is one main requirement to make your
Business Model over Open Source softwares
• Taking care of the community
• Get involved in the projects
• Spread the world (as I said, your customers
will do it for you if they are happy)
• Support the community in any way you can
