Report by

 Gautam K. Chaudhary
 Arjan Pal Singh
 Akhil Handa
What is open source?
Open source is a concept of free sharing of technical
information.
It promotes access to the end product's source
materials.
Main principle and practice of open source software
development is peer production by bartering and
collaboration, with the end-product, source-material,
"blueprints" and documentation available at no cost
to the public.
History
open source usage stats
 Supporters
Facebook uses php programming language and
MYSQL database which are opensource.
FB Data Centers are powered by open source
linux based OS.

Open source Web browser

based on project Chromium
 Hurdles for open source

• Microsoft considers open source as stealing and keep convincing

people to used their closed source Windows OS.

• Microsoft has patented basic concept like “Related content” and is

forcing companies to pay for its usage.
 Not limited to technology
Open Cola – Widely available recipe, tastes like Cola.

Tropical Disease Initiative – Enables scientists to

work together to find cure for diseases.

Wikimedia Projects like wikipedia and wiktionary

ensure content remains free.

Open source Journalism – News content created by

public
 Open Beer Blowfly by Brewtopia
Beer company Brewtopia in Australia started an open source brewery and
invited the general population to be involved in the development and
ownership of the brewery, and to vote on the development of every aspect
of its beer, Blowfly. In return individuals received shares in the company,
which is now publicly traded on a stock exchange in Australia.

It is the only beer company

in the world that allows the
public to design, customise
and develop its own beers
online.
 Popular open source programs
Ubuntu – Linux based OS
 Popular open source programs
Mozilla Firefox – Internet Browser
 Popular open source programs
Wikipedia – free encyclopedia
Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers, allowing
articles to be changed by anyone with access to the website
 Popular open source programs
VLC Media Player
Opensource media player which
support larnge number of media
formats

Bit Torrent
Peer-assisted, digital content delivery
platform that provides the fastest, most
efficient means of distributing,
discovering, and consuming large, high-
quality files on the Web
 Popular open source programs
Joomla
Content Management system

Wordpress
Blog publishing platform
 Case Study

Open Source Mobile Operating System based on Linux

 Case Study

Android is a mobile operating system based on Linux kernel

initially developed by Android Inc., a firm purchased by
Google in 2005. Google and other members of the Open
Handset Alliance collaborated to develop and release Android
to the world.

Google released most of the Android code

under the Apache License, a free software
and open source license.

Android has doubled the development pace

of mobile phones as manufacturers have to
focus less on software developemnt
 Case Study
Few Android powered phones
 Benefits of Android?
 Standardization - Developers have a standardized way of
creating applications for users without having to worry about platform.
 Lower cost of devices - With platforms such as Android in
place, users will notice a cut in cost compared to handhelds operating
systems like Windows Mobile and Palm OS.
 Innovation - Giving developers the access to such powerful and
flexible platforms will encourage increased innovation as they compete to
develop the next killer application.
 Support - Open Platforms (1 common base) equals Thousands of
Developers which equals the amount of support available for applications
and configuration that are built on top of the platform.
 Benefits of open source?
 Complete control over the program
 Reliability
 Greater Security and Quality
 Choice – Escape Vendor Lock-in
 Lower cost of ownership
 Continuity
Thank you

open source matters!