The FOSS Landscape

Russell SearlePrincipal Consultant, Psicom

Melbourne Joomla! User Group

27 March 2013

Free Open Source Business Apps Group

11 July 2013

Agenda• Group purpose• Meeting plan• Web hosting package installers• Softaculous packages• Demos• Q&A

Purpose

• Promote and assist the use of free open source applications to build integrated business systems

• A free open source business app:• Publicly offers at least one free edition or version• Publicly offers full source code for at least the free

edition• Is licensed under an Open Source Initiative license

Meeting plan

• Minimum 10 meetings a year:• 6 – 10 demos of a FOSS business app• 2 – 4 sessions on integration and orchestration

• Other special events on demand

Web hosting package installers

• Commonly provided with most web hosting plans:• Fantastico• Softaculous• Installatron

• Run from web hosting control panel (Cpanel)• Package installers provide:

• Rapid install, uninstall and version updates• Demos• Descriptions and links to product home site• Ratings and reviews

Softaculous PHP apps

• Blogs• Micro blogs• Portals/CMS• E-Commerce• ERP• Education• Forums• Image galleries• Wikis• Social networks• Ad management• Calendars

• Games• Mail• Polls/surveys• Project management• Guest books• Customer service• Music• Video• RSS• File managers• Other• Frameworks

Softaculous tools

• Javascript libraries• PHP class library

Demos