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    This document provides an overview of free and open source software (OSS). It discusses the principles and history of OSS, including how Richard Stallman launched the free software movement in 1983 and how Linux was developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991. The document outlines benefits of OSS like massive libraries, security, and lack of vendor lock-in, as well as barriers like lack of focus on user interface and documentation. It also shows how OSS has been deployed successfully in government and education and how it dominates markets like web servers and supercomputing. The future of OSS is presented as attractive due to lower costs, security, and pace of innovation.

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    FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

    Akshaya.M.Rajee
    Divya.K
    Madhav Krishnan.S
    Rajasekar.T
    Shabhari.S
    M.Vignesh
    Agenda

    1. Why OSS?
    2. What is OSS?
    3. Principles of OSS
    4. History of OSS
    5. Benefits of OSS
    6. Barriers to OSS
    7. Market share
    8. Future of OSS
    Why OSS ??
    What is OSS??

    A software that has been created for


    free distribution for others to use or
    modify to suit their needs.
    According to the Open Source Initiative, Open
    Source consists of 10 points, which are
    reproduced
    1. Free redistribution
    2. Source code
    3. Derived works
    4. Integrity of the author’s source code
    5. No discrimination against persons or groups
    6. No discrimination against fields of endeavor
    7. Distribution of license
    8. License must not be specific to a product
    9. License must not restrict other software
    10.License must be technology-neutral
    History of OSS
    • Launched as free software
    movement in 1983
    • Mr.Richard Stallman started
    this software movement
    which provided free and
    quality software
    UNIX
    • Developed in 1970’s by Mr.Kenneth
    Thompson & Dennis Kitchie.

    •First OS independent of specific


    hardware, giving freedom from
    hardware dictators.
    •Can be ported to different
    machines
    LINUX
    •Developed in 1991 by
    Mr. Linus Benedict Torvalds.
    •The logo is ‘Tux the Penguin’
    • Started as a students hacking project
    • Gained support from several large
    corporations viz.
    The rival of Microsoft
    Benefits Of OSS

    DEVELOPERS:

    Massive open source library


    Gain experience
    Good feedback
    No ownership and intellectual property.
    USERS:

    Free projects
    More secure and less buggy
    Community to provide support and response.
    Implement features and share them with others.
    Barriers to OSS
    DEVELOPERS:

    Lose control of their software.

    Others can fork your code and


    create a competing product.

    Every flaw is visible to the entire world.


    Barriers to OSS
    USERS:

    Do not focus on user interface.

    Does not have good documentation.

    It is not always possible to buy support for open


    source software.
    www.fabernovel.com
    10 places Open source systems
    are deployed successfully

    • Spain Govt
    • State-Owned Industrial &
    Commercial Bank Of China
    Contd…
    • Pakistan’s Schools & Colleges,Russian
    Schools,German Universities,Tamilnadu &
    Kerala Schools & Colleges
    • US Federal Courts
    • Govt. of Mexico City
    OSS Software Stack

    www.netaction.org
    Apache holds the lion’s share in
    the Server market
    Linux dominates in super computing
    Future Of Open Source

    OPEN
    What Makes OSS Attractive?
    2010
    Lower costs
    2009
    2008 Lowercosts
    Lower costs Superior security
    Superior security
    Superior security
    Freedom of VENDOR
    Lock Freedom of VENDOR lock- Freedom of VENDOR lock-in
    Community support in
    Access to code libraries Better quality software Better quality software

    Access to code libraries Access to code libraries

    Rapid pace of innovation


    Sectors to be Disrupted by OSS
    Over the Next 5 Years
    MOST Susceptible to Disruption
    Database
    Operating
    Social Software Systems

    OfficeProductivity

    Security tools ERP/CRM


    OSBC(Open Source Business Conference)

    •Saving enterprise costs without sacrificing quality or performance


    •Winning strategies for building
    OSBC (Open source Business
    •Thinking beyond Linux
    •How Facebook use open source to scale its enterprise
     
    conference)
    Leading OSS Companies

    2009

    2010

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