four reasons to pay extra for software freedom
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Four Reasons To Pay Extra For Software Freedom
Open Source Trends and Directions
Simon PhippsDirectorThe Open Source Initiativehttp://www.webmink.com/
OSI
Software Freedom
The Greatest Enemy of
Freedom is a Happy Slave
Stallman
Software Freedoms
● Use● Study● Modify● Distribute
Software Freedoms● Use
● Adoption-Led, Implement & Iterate● Succeed – or fail - early● Budget Control
● Study● Access to experts● Proven solutions
● Modify● Rich marketplace● Innovation freely possible
● Distribute● To your ecosystem● To every citizen● Within web pages & devices
Software Business Value Is The First Derivative Of
Software Freedom
Premium Values
● No Licence Compliance Management● Community Escrow● Simple Ecosystems● Adoption-Led Procurement
http://webmink.com/essays/value
No Licence Compliance
● Proprietary software applies licence terms to end users (EULA)
● Software asset management is a major business cost
● Open source licences have no end-user limitations - Free software has no EULA
● Use that does not involve distribution to others has no compliance requirements
● Key, under-recognised open source value
http://webmink.com/essays/compliance
Community Escrow
● If the vendor goes away, the community carries on
http://webmink.com/essays/escrow
Simple Ecosystems
● Every employee, every partner, every customer, every citizen can freely use the same software
● Freely create extensions or custom distributions● Software use for work-from-home
Adoption-Led Deployment
● Prototype and Iterate● Afford To Fail● Proceed When It Works● Secure vendor support when you're ready● Stay in control of what you spend, when you
spend and where you spend
http://blogs.sun.com/webmink/entry/the_adoption_led_market
Spec RFP Bids Pilot Production
Payments required
Vendors drive process
Procurement-DrivenCustomers become Users
Prototype Iterations PilotLimitedroll-out
Production
Adoption-Led Model
Subscription 1
Hire expert
Subscription 2
Hire expert
Normal staff
Per solution, even per component:● Hire the staff● Buy the vendor subscription● Spread the load to normal staff
Firstvendor
contact?
http://blogs.sun.com/webmink/entry/the_adoption_led_market
Subscriptions
The Subscription covers:● Service Level Agreement
● Making your implementor succeed
● Sustaining● Keeping the product working as the environment
evolves
● Research & Development● Ensuring the product delivers the functions needed
for the future
Barriers To Value
● Procurement Policy● Existing Lock-In● Vendor denies
software freedom● “Open Core”● Single-party
community● Dual licence● Cloud
Specify Software Freedom
● It's OK to have a “jargon” token as long as business value is meant
● All business values are the first or second derivative of software freedom
● Treat open source as a defined term with a referenced policy
Trapped By “Gratis”
● English meaning of “Free”
● Cost-cutting history● Undue focus on price
If we didn't know betterwe would pay extra
for open source software
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Thank-you!
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