Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) is a complex ecosystem made up of businesses, communities, individuals, markets, legislation and more. This compact presentation outlines the major forces in the ecosystem, along with the behaviours and needs of the key actors. Attendees can expect to come away with a practical, high-level model of FLOSS that they can use to get the most from their use of FLOSS and their participation in the FLOSS world. -- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

1. AN
ECOLOGY
OF
FREE SOFTWARE
AND
OPEN SOURCE
H A
P
FSOSS 2012, SENECA COLLEGE, OCTOBER 26
ZAK GREANT, CATALYST AT MAGNOLIA INTL
ZAK.GREANT@MAGNOLIA-CMS.COM
A L

2. DISCLAIMERS
I AM NOT A LAWYER (OR SCIENTIST)
THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

3. WHO ARE YOU?
DEVELOPERS? • ENTREPRENEURS? • JOURNALISTS? •
HACKERS? • RESEARCHERS? • STUDENTS? • TEACHERS?
• WRITERS? • OTHER?

4. WHO AM I?
8TH LEVEL BARD / 4TH LEVEL MAGIC USER
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER • FLOSS • COMMUNITIES
ADVOCACY • MANAGEMENT • STRATEGY
STARTUPS • NON-PROFITS • PROJECTS

5. PRESENTATION GOALS
SIMPLE, USEFUL MODELS
OF KEY FLOSS DYNAMICS
THAT SCALE WELL
STIMULATE LATERAL THINKING

6. ECOLOGY
THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS ORGANISMS HAVE
WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

7. WHY ECOLOGY?
HOLISTIC, SCALABLE MODELS
COMPLEX SYSTEMS
OBSERVATION & TESTING
ANIMAL DRIVES & NEEDS

8. IT’S ONLY A MODEL

9. FLOSS ECOSYSTEMS

10. KRILL
A
SALMON FOOD CHAIN
BEAR

12. ALTRUISM
FREEDOM
ETHICAL
ETHICAL
COMPENSATION
MATERIAL
MATERIAL
INDIVIDUAL
BELONGING
DUTY
ESTEEM
SOCIAL
RECIPROCITY
ORGANIZATIONAL
TEAM NEEDS
ENJOYMENT
MEANING
PERSONAL
AUTONOMY
COLLABORATION
CONTROL
FEEDBACK
MASTERY
SIMPLE FLOSS ECOLOGY
COMPETITIVE
REPUTATION
PROFESSIONAL
VISIBILITY

13. FLOSS LICENSING

14. OVERVIEW
MONOPOLY RIGHTS
LEGAL OR DE FACTO
EXCLUSIVE OR LIMITED
SOCIAL STRUCTURES
LEGAL SYSTEMS
DUTY, LOYALTY, SHAME

15. MONOPOLY RIGHTS
LEGAL, TIME-LIMITED MONOPOLIES
COPYRIGHT • PATENT • TRADEMARK

16. COPYRIGHT
THE RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTE COPIES
OF AN EXPRESSION OF AN IDEA
(OR COPIES BASED ON A COPYRIGHTED EXPRESSION)

17. TRADEMARK
THE RIGHT TO USE AN IDENTITY

18. PATENTS
THE RIGHT TO IMPLEMENT AN IDEA

19. EXCEPTIONS
FAIR USE / FAIR DEALINGS / EXCEPTIONS

20. LICENSE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON USE
BASED MONOPOLY RIGHTS
ONE WORK CAN HAVE MANY LICENSES

21. EULA / PROPRIETARY
CAN’T COPY OR MODIFY
EXCEPT FAIR USE

22. FLOSS LICENSES
PERMISSIVE • COPYLEFT

23. PERMISSIVE
DO WHAT YOU WANT
WITHOUT WARRANTY
AS LONG AS YOU
KEEP ALL NOTICES

24. COPYLEFT
LIKE PERMISSIVE
BUT
SHARE-ALIKE

25. COMBINING LICENSES

26. PERMISSIVE
+
PERMISSIVE
=
PERMISSIVE
WHOLE

27. PERMISSIVE
+
PROPRIETARY
=
PROPRIETARY
WHOLE

28. ANYTHING
+
COPYRIGHT
=
ONLY FAIR USE

29. COPYLEFT
+
PERMISSIVE
=
COPYLEFT
WHOLE

30. COPYLEFT
+
NON-COPYLEFT
(OR AN INCOMPATIBLE COPYLEFT LICENSE)
=
ONLY FAIR USE

31. PROPRIETARY
RE-LICENSING
ONE CODE BASE
LICENSED UNDER MULTIPLE LICENSES
TYPICALLY
FREE COPYLEFT
FOR-PAY PROPRIETARY
(WHICH MAY HAVE EXTRA FEATURES)

32. THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?

33. CREDITS
KRILL PHOTO BY THE US NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/FILE:KRILL_SWARM.JPG / PUBLIC DOMAIN
SALMON PHOTO BY DAN BENNET / FLICKR.COM/SOGGYDAN / FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/SOGGYDAN/4041046565
LICENSE: CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 2.0
BEAR PHOTO BY HARALD DEISCHINGER / FLICKR.COM/DEISCHI / FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/DEISCHI/7745676990
LICENSE: CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 2.0
SPAWNING SALMON PHOTO BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/FILE:BECHAROF_WILDERNESS_SALMON.JPG / PUBLIC DOMAIN