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What does “open” really mean?
Mike PumphreyApril 15, 2010GIS In Action
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What is open?What is free?
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“Where can I meet a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him?”
- Chuang Tzu
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Free:
gratis or libre?
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Free: No chargeOpen: Freedom
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Thesis statement in equation form:
Open software+ Open data
Benefits for all
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A viable business model
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…a social enterprise…a “dot.org”…a division of
is…
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Another equation:
Open software+ Transit agencies
A perfect match
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Collaborate, don’t compete
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$8,000 vs. $???,???,???
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Comes standard with open source.
• Collaboration • Users• Control• Development
• Flexibility• Security• Stability• Sanity
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Open your data.Gain hundreds of new employees.
(and no you don’t need to provide them healthcare)
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Let your users do the work
Then:
• Build full infrastructure
• Build consumer services
• Open up data (as an afterthought)
Now:Now:
• Build internalBuild internal infrastructure infrastructure
• Open up data/APIOpen up data/API
• See what arrives fromSee what arrives from third parties third parties
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GPS: Thanks, US military
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The industry is catching on
“The bottom line is to provide the best experience for customers by enabling those who can create new and varied applications with the means to do so.”
-Richard L RodriguezPresident
Chicago Transit Authority