Presentation on the basic concepts of Free and Open Source Software

1. Free and Open Source Software
Martin Bekkelund
Norwegian Open Source Competence Center

2. What is Free and Open Source Software? (FOSS)

3. FOSS is like any other software

4. 1. Run
2. Study
3. Modify
4. Share

5. Scale of freedom
FOSS
Full No
freedom freedom
Public Proprietary
Domain software

6. Why FOSS?
More freedom
Increased safety
Better services
More flexible
Cheaper

7. How do I buy something that’s free?

8. Be your own sales person

9. What to consider when acquiring FOSS
Where to find
Performance
Functionality
Local service providers

10. What about the future?

11. «During 2009, every organization will use FOSS»
Source: Gartner, Nov. 18. 2008
«During 2012, 80% of all commercial software will be FOSS»
Source: Gartner, Feb. 5. 2008

12. What is Friprog?

13. Norwegian Open Source Competence Center

14. Experiences from Norway

15. VG
BBS
Elkjøp

16. Questions?

17. Thank you for your attention!
Martin Bekkelund
martin@friprog.no
+47 930 555 10