A small story about Open Source projects' specificities. This presentation has been designed for non technical profiles with no previous experience in Open Source projects
2. Scope of the presentation
• This presentation has been designed for people who are not familiar with Open source
projects…yet!
• This is an educational material for non-technical new comers, that tries to explain the
main characteristics of Open Source projects
• All Open Source projects are indeed different in their structure & details, but we felt
that most of the messages transmitted in this presentation are widely true
• This presentation is a live document, so any feedbacks and suggestion of
improvement will be taken into consideration
• Let’s start now…
38. Open source means open knowledge
As laws or receipts are open knowledge, software should be too
39. Knowledge promotes the development of local activities
People can now see how things work and learn from others
40. Bringing FREE innovation where it is most needed
NGO, SOHO, SME …all over the world, Africa, Asia, America, Oceania, Europe
41. So, act & participate in the revolution
As a citizen 2.0, you can have fun & act for the benefits of all
42. Collaborate with your time supporting newcomers
Provide support in the forums: coders, designers, marketers, trainers, consultants…
43. Share: case study, code, practices
Bring back value to the community, sharing extensions or explaining best practices
44. Convince/Train your friends, colleagues, clients, suppliers
You have the power to do anything. Activate your social network
45. Promote the project in events, seminars or informal chats
Organize local events, be it for hobbyist/students, professionals, companies
46. Donate the project to help it be more efficient
If you can afford it, don’t be shy. Money will help consolidating the project
47. There are plenty of open source CMS in the market …
•AIOCP •Fundanemt •PHP-Nuke
•BitWeaver •Geeklog •PHP-Update
•Clever Copy •iGaming CMS •phpComasy
•CMS Made Simple •Jaws •phpwcms
•Contenido •JetBox •phpWebSite
•ContentNow •Joomla •PLUME CMS
•Dragonfly CMS •Jupiter •Postnuke
•Drupal •Mambo •RunCMS
•e107 •MDPro •SilverStripe
•Easyportal •MODx •SPIP
•EcwCMS •Netious •Tiki CMS/Groupware
•Elxis •OneCMS •toendaCMS
•Exponent •Oscailt •Typo3
•ExV2 •Ovidentia •Typolight
•eZ Publish •Papoo •Website Baker
•FlushCMS •PHP-Fusion •Xaraya
•XOOPS
48. 55thinking has chosen Joomla as its reference CMS
Joomla community is unique due to its diversity that brings a clear innovative edge
49. In Joomla, all together we create value but remember…
It’s about a collective that thinks that software should be distributed a fairer way
50. That Open Source matters
That’s why whenever you can, don’t forget the final goal, open up & share your code
51. Conclusions
• Best of breed Open Source solutions can be as good as commercial solutions in performance, security
& functionalities. As the licensing cost are zero, you will have more budget to tailor your solution to
your needs
• An open source project is normally formed by a core code developed by an official core team &
extensions developed by third party coders.
• The interoperability of non-core extensions with the core code should be carefully considered, as an
extensive use of third party extensions may increase the maintenance costs
• Open Source solutions are software solutions: they need maintenance & support. Forums are great
source of support: search first, then ask
• Your organisation can take the most of an Open Source project if the skills are presents & available
in-house. If not, ask for professional support
• Open Source software is more than business model, it has strong ethical roots: think about it and try
to bring back value to the community
• There are plenty of Open source solutions available in the market: choose the one that better fits
your needs. There is no universal panacea