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Open Source - 5 myths
This document summarizes 5 myths about open source software: 1) Open source software is unsupported and unreliable, but the document shows that open source software like PostgreSQL/PostGIS can perform faster than proprietary software like Oracle 11g in benchmarks. Open source software also tends to have fewer bugs per line of code than proprietary software. 2) Big companies don't use open source software, but many big companies do use open source software and contribute to open source projects. 3) Open source software is free, but there are costs associated with certifications, integration, training, support, and online services for open source software. 4) Open source is unsustainable, but open source business models can be sustainable through
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Open Source - 5 myths
- 1. Presented at SSSIGoing Places, 29th March, 2012 GAIA RESOURCES Open Source 5 Myths Andrew Dennison Gaia Resources
- 2. Open Source vsOpen Standards vs Open Data What’s it all about? “Open-source software is software whose source code is published and made available to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the source code without paying royalties or fees” - Wikipedia
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- 4. Overview “Open source createsa license so that nobody can ever improve the software."
- 5. Overview “If programmers deserveto be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.”
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- 8. Myth #1 Open sourcesoftware is unsupported and unreliable
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- 10. Oracle 11g vsPostgreSQL/PostGIS benchmarking • PostGIS was faster in 10 of 13 queries – in most cases much faster Unreliable?
- 11. In 2011 CoverityInc. reviewed the source code for around 100 proprietary and open source products and found………. Unreliable? • Open Source = 0.45 bugs / 1000 lines • Proprietary = 0.64 bugs / 1000 lines
- 12. Myth #2 Big companiesdon’t use open source software
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- 17. Myth #4 Open Sourceis Unsustainable
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- 19. Myth #5 Open Sourceimproves faster
- 20. Open Source ImprovesFaster VS
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- 22. • Paul Ramsey– Beyond Nerds Bearing Gifts http://www.fosslc.org/drupal/content/beyond-nerds-bearing-gifts-future-open-source-economy • Open Source Technology and ESRI http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/spring11articles/open-source-technology-and-esri.html • OSGEO - http://www.osgeo.org • QGIS - http://www.qgis.org • GeoServer - http://geoserver.org • OpenLayers - http://openlayers.org • PostGIS - http://postgis.refractions.net References and Resources
- 23. Questions? • If youwant to know more, please contact me andrew@gaiaresources.com.au @andrew_dennison (08) 9227 7309 0459 990 256 • Web site: www.gaiaresources.com.au
Editor's Notes
- #2 General open source with a spatial twist Both Positive and Negative Myths Not trying to convince everyone that open source is better and that they should dump their ESRI licenses
- #3 Lots of ‘open’ terms thrown around, but what do they mean Open Data – Data licensing model Open Standards – Interoperability – WFS/WMS etc Open Source – Software licensing model
- #4 Lots of historical conflict between open source and proprietary communities
- #5 Bill Gates
- #6 Richard Stallman – Creator of GNU, which is a foundation of LINUX
- #7 If you do a 30 second google search you get images like these
- #8 Let’s try to find some middle ground and look at some myths along the way
- #10 Lot’s of companies base there business around supporting open source products OpenGeo do work at Landgate
- #11 Does that mean that PostGIS is better than Oracle – NO!
- #14 Scalability – Estimates are that Google has over 1M servers ESRI – Over 80 open source components in ArcGIS ESRI promote a mixed model between open source and proprietary
- #16 It’s about products not software When you buy an ESRI license you get the software plus………….
- #17 The total product cost needs to be taken into account Depends on your needs
- #18 Where’s the business model in open source if you give the software away
- #19 Proprietary – Pay for the software, get the other things for free (mostly) Open Source – Get the software for free, pay for the other things
- #20 Community based development = faster development cycle
- #22 There is a full open source stack Integrates with proprietary stack (mostly) Depends on requirements
- #24 Presentation is on slideshare