Ethics and Open Source

1
Ethics and Open Source

• Praveen Ramalingam

2
The History

• Richard Stallman launched the Free Software
  Foundation in 1985
• Linus Torvalds the Linux Kernel as open source in
  1991
• Mozilla, Ubuntu, Open Office, etc

3
The Purpose

• Develop software that harnesses the power of
  distributed peer review and transparency of
  process. The promise of open source is better
  quality, higher reliability, more flexibility,
  lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor
  lock-in

4
Developers and Open Source

• Original code
• Malicious modifications
• Peer Review
• Copy-Left Issues

5
Business of Open Source

• Is it okay to Profit from open source
• Red Hat
• Canonical
• Concursive Corporation

6
The Future

• Balancing Act
• Marketability
• Operating Principle
• Possible Futures
• A small, insignificant movement
• Straying from the original intent
• A large and strong future