impact of open source sw movement in computing21st april 2004j veeraraghavan, novelll
classifying the learning23 yr 1 yr in linux
encourage questions
open source modeltextual defnvoluntaryaltruistic
not newshipping sw with the source codeparadigm shiftlevel playing field
IRC, chaotic'adopter' bugzilla
contribute as tester Doc user
conventional developmentnetscape 1998fix within hours
mozilla
complete rewrite
strong proponent of free sw - richard stalwart
unix like os - free
philosophical clash recognisable open source project - linux
sourceforge.net savannah.gnu.org
apache,mysql,pERL,PHP,openADp
key differences,commercial organisationopen your source - open source
free beer free not in terms of cost, but accessibility
cathedral Vs baazar styletightl controlled
not funded by one orgn
misconceptions
not only programmerlicensing limitation( not invented here system)
reality unique distinction, passionate.hacker culture --> code is everyhing
conventional engg community
visionary perspective
OS - linux , BSDnetworking - DNS serversinfmn sys - portalsdesktop - windowsappln packages- ?sw development tool - c, cgi, php, perl
linux vendor
application packages not much movement
statistics registered - 99, 1888users - 1,057,570
major successes linux apache perl mozilla open office ( started by SUN) Jboss ( application server) ( websphere and weblogic) GIMP GNU collection of tools - compilers, editors, utilities KDE & GNOME
corporate backng open sourceIBM, HP, Novell, SUN, Redatsuse
economicsfunding streams - give away product, charge for installation and support
exponential way
GPL /user basispeople will buy maintenace
individual user/corporate usercommoditise compliments ( free sw with hw)cost sharing
not a simple, outsourcingmoderate view, pragamatic viewgoogle and yahoolinux servers linux company
cost of ownership( licensing fee)
biggest barrier95% desktop controlled by MS5% Apple and linux
linux worked on back end desktop users
generic drug - patent expiredproprietray
antacid OS comes bundled with hw os has become a commodity
advantages given enough eyeballs all bugs are shallow
securityreliabilitystability
MS bringing down the price - help the community
perceived disadvantages
no gurantee that ... will happenproblems with IPRIBM Vs SCO paten infringements
low visibility to projects

Indian context no programmers some initial momentum
MS huge foreign exchange localising in India
NOCIE program student final year projects
cultral issues revenue modelfactory model budge 60 -70 % for services
SAPsun solaris open source vs office
how do you ride both the horses
network Os migration cost
appln space
ring tone businessmobile 13,00- 6000
salt satyagraha
power of the movement