Why open source is good for you

This talk talks about what open source is and what benefits using it and and contributing it give you (and your organisation).

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1. Why open source is good for you (and your organisation) PHP Hampshire January 2014
2. “Software is like sex: it's better when it's free.”
3. Why open source is good for you (and your organisation) PHP Hampshire January 2014
4. WHO? • Michael Cullum • phpBB Team Member • Lover of FIG, Symfony, Open Source and much more… michaelcullumuk m@michaelcullum.com michaelcullum
5. What’s on the Menu? • What is Open Source? • Why is Open Source? • Who is Open Source? • How can Open Source help me? • Why should I help Open Source? • How can I help Open Source?
6. What’s on the Menu? • What is Open Source? • Why is Open Source? • Who is Open Source? • How can Open Source help me? • Why should I help Open Source? • How can I help Open Source?
7. What is Open Source?
8. FREE STUFF
9. SORT OF
10. Free as in free beer Free as in free speech
11. Free as in free beer Internet Explorer
12. Free as in free speech Chrome, PHP, Symfony, Zend, phpBB, Drupal….
13. All share and share alike!
14. So…. Special free stuff?
15. But it’s so much
16. Community
21. What’s on the Menu? • What is Open Source? • Why is Open Source? • Who is Open Source? • How can Open Source help me? • Why should I help Open Source? • How can I help Open Source?
23. Because it makes the world a better place
24. What’s on the Menu? • What is Open Source? • Why is Open Source? • Who is Open Source? • How can Open Source help me? • Why should I help Open Source? • How can I help Open Source?
25. People WHO:
26. Work for fun!
27. Paid to work on FOSS
28. Don’t have a life
29. Networkers
32. And Organisations WHO:
33. Want free marketing
34. Want free workers
36. Support FOSS
37. What’s on the Menu? • What is Open Source? • Why is Open Source? • Who is Open Source? • How can Open Source help me? • Why should I help Open Source? • How can I help Open Source?
38. Use free stuff
40. Best practices
41. Other’s work worth it
42. Other people
45. What’s on the Menu? • What is Open Source? • Why is Open Source? • Who is Open Source? • How can Open Source help me? • Why should I help Open Source? • How can I help Open Source?
46. If nobody did…
47. Improvement
50. Reinventing the wheel
52. Work for you for free
53. Contacts/ People
54. Inspire & be inspired
55. Sell your expertise
57. What’s on the Menu? • What is Open Source? • Why is Open Source? • Who is Open Source? • How can Open Source help me? • Why should I help Open Source? • How can I help Open Source?
58. Use & Abuse it! http://github.com [/explore/] http://packagist.org [/explore/]
59. Contribute! Code, Documentation, Translation, Quality Assurance, Architectural Discussions [and sometimes your moans & groans]
60. HELP: • IRC • Mailing Lists • Development Forum • Bug tracker • Me!
62. Slides Available @ speakerdeck.com/michaelcullum/opensource
63. Why open source is good for you (and your organisation) PHP Hampshire January 2014