Open Source Software - A Strategic Weapon

Open Source Software, a strategic weapon?

Priller Christof Student at Free University Bozen – Bolzano

OVERVIEWOverview

1. What´s Open Source Software? 2. Why use Open Source? Why not? 3. What´s the future of Open Source?

OVERVIEWOverview

1. What´s Open Source Software? 2. Why use Open Source? Why not? 3. What´s the future of Open Source?

What´s Open Source Software? Open Source must comply these criteria: -

Free Redistribution

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Availability of source code

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Modification of source code

What´s Open Source Software? Examples of Open Source Software:

OVERVIEWOverview What is Open Source Software What´s Open Source Software? A1.One-Slide History of Open Source Software 2. Why use OpenUse Source? WhyUse) not?Open Why Companies (and Don’t Source Software 3. What´s the future of Open Source?

Why use Open Source? Why not? Advantages: -

No or low costs

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Software Quality

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Improved Security

Why use Open Source? Why not? Disadvantages: -

Projects can die

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Support issue

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Technical staff

OVERVIEWOverview What is Open Source Software What´s Open Source Software? A1.One-Slide History of Open Source Software 2. Why use Open Use Source? Why Companies (and Why Don’tnot? Use) Open Source Software 3. What´s the future of Open Source?

What´s the future of Open Source?

"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness." Niels Bohr