strategic implementation of free software in business
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Strategic Implementation Of Free Software In Business
Ask The Right Questions
What we want to do?
Where we want to go?
The Goal
Deliver value to investors
The Approach
Do more and keep doing it
Choose A Paradigm
Proprietary software – do some stuff
Free Software – do more stuff
Recap: The Approach
Do more and keep doing it
Provisional Conclusion
Free Software rocks
Who Benefits?
Individuals
Businesses
Governments
The Numbers
32% of European ICT by 2010 (UNU Merit)
4% of European GDP by 2010 (UNU Merit)
80% of commercial software will contain Free Software by 2011 (Gartner)
What's The Catch?
You need to understand the base principles
No Licence Fees != Freedom
This is not about licence fees
Source Code != Freedom
This is not about seeing source code
See The Forest
Understand your market
Understand your technology
What is Free Software?
The 'Free' refers to freedom, not price
Four Freedoms
Use
Study
Share
Improve
Powered by Licences
Licences grant the freedoms
Legal Stuff Is Important
Understand the licences
Understand the reasoningbehind the licences
Common Issues
People don't read the licences
People don't follow the licence terms
Avoiding Issues
Read the licences
Follow the terms
The Overview
Create processes for supply, development, deployment and reported issues
The Details
List approved Free Software licences
Refer all other licences to legal
Have distribution check-lists
Be Sensible
Use popular licences
Use compatible licences
Talk to people
Result: Good Things
Flexibility
Interoperability
Sustainability
Recap: The Approach
Do more and keep doing it
Recap: Free Software
It does more things for more people
Conclusion
There are two options
Option # 1
Limit your potential
Option # 2
Get smart
