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Gil Gonzales, Ph.D. April 6, 2011Chief Information Officer Open Source/Open Access Day
MYTHS
“Geeks and enthusiasts wearing Wordpress t-shirts, using laptops covered in Data Portability, Microformats and RSS stickers lined up enthusiastically on Friday to purchase a device that is completely proprietary, controlled and wrapped in DRM.”
What company were they talking about?
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PRODUCT
“Affirmative Ambivalence”Casey Green, Campus Computing Survey
Annual National Survey of Colleges & Universities
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Increasingly important role in IT strategy (62%
overall; 70% in Public Universities up from 59% overall)
”Sampling” of OSS in Central IT and some Development
Viable for the academic enterprise (LMS 26%, Content
Mgt 14.5%, ePortfolio 13% in public Universities and increasing)
Not a viable alternative for all ERP modules (Kuali
Student, Finance, and HR )
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Moodle
Sakai
Canvas
Middleware
InCommon (Internet2)
JBoss
Development
Python
PHP
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GPL - Over half of all Open Source software is licensed under GPL (GNU Public License). The most well known is perhaps the Linux operating system, with which it has become particularly associated.
BSD - Unlike the GNU General Public License, the BSD license (from Berkely Software Distribution, which was originally the name of the UNIX versions created by the University of California in Berkeley) permits the user to reuse the source code without passing on the changes.
iTunes and iTunes University Software development deconstructed
▪ Small, focused development
▪ Native, Hybrid, and Web
▪ Content Hives for Development and Validation
Benefits to Developers▪ Commerce Engine
▪ Marketing
▪ Delivery System
▪ Eco-System Developed
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Android Market
Delivery System for OS founded in Java (See Oracle and Sun)
Competition with iTunes
Delivery System w/o validation
RIM App Store Amazon App Store
Licenses & intellectual property vs. copyright
Varying Development Standards Lack of Security controls Not ‘free’ Meets technical not business
requirements Late defect discovery
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Common “Baseline”
for networks, platforms, enterprise applications,
workstation management, end-user & technical support.
Managing staff developers, virtual organizations, & developer loyalty;
Maintenance, patching and upgrading of code; Scalability of support & training of users and
developers; Business models vary.
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Platforms: Linux, Apache, MediaWiki Databases: MySQL, DSpace Content Management: Drupal, Joomla Programming Language: PHP Course Management: Moodle Applications: OpenOffice Browsers: Firefox Research: DSpace And … Apps for iMacOS, AndroidOS…
Culture of Software Development
Work for Hire
Creative Commons (IP)
Support Options
For-Profit Alternatives
Strong Collaborations with Academic Units Willing to Invest in Enterprise Solutions
Maturity & Quality:
Production Code
Willingness to apply disciplined coding models
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Volatile Vendor Markets
Oracle purchased Sun in (April 2009)
Licensing for many Sun Applications once held as OSS options
▪ Migrated to Oracle product offerings
▪ OSS Strategies for CIOs shifted
Google Builds Linux Variation / Android
Oracle Sues Google over Android (August 2010)
Gartner 2005: “Open-source software is a catalyst that will
restructure the industry, producing higher-quality software at lower cost. It won’t destroy industry giants such as IBM and Microsoft, but it will revolutionize software markets by moving revenue streams to services and support, and away from license fees.”
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Sungard Banner – Enterprise Applications
Innovation & Customization
Collaborations Between Higher Ed
Shared Source Code
Solve Common Problems (instead of vendors)
Revenue and Cost Reduction
Support Collaboration
Sungard Banner – Enterprise Applications
Java Based – Collaboration
Higher Ed Community
Return code (needed to improve ERP) to Community
Alternative to OSS
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Gil Gonzales, Ph.D., CIO
277-8125 [email protected]
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”
Sun Tsu Art of War