THE BUSINESS CASE FOR OPEN SOURCEKurt  Voelker,  Forum  One  Communica4ons

Dick  Olsson,  Al  Jazeera

Brian,  ICT  Qatar

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QUICKLY. WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE?

THE RULES:ACCESS TO THE SOURCE CODE

THE RULES:DERIVATIVE WORKS ALLOWED

THE RULES:FREE DISTRIBUTION

THE VALUES:COMMUNITY. COLLABORATION. TRANSPARENCY.

MERITOCRACY. GENEROSITY. INNOVATION.

Open  Building  Blocks...

Power  Open  Applica4ons...

THAT POWER YOUR BUSINESSES

HOW OPEN SOURCE HELPS YOUR BUSINESS

1. RE-USE YOUR INVESTMENTS.

CorporateSite

CommunitySite

EventSites

CampaignSites

ProductSites

Complexity,  Uniqueness

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2. RE-USE OTHERS INVESTMENTS.

3. SET THE COST OF INNOVATION TO ZERO.

4. ATTRACT THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST.

2 CASE STUDIES

DICK OLSSON. AL JAZEERA.

BRIAN. ICT QATAR.