Why Open Source?

Presented at the University of Illinois at Chicago during the Flourish 2014 conference. Customers, clients, and employers have one thing in common: They pay us. If they understand why we choose open source, and if they understand why open source lines up with their business goals, then they will get out of our way so that we can build great software for them.

Transcript

1. Why Open Source? Flourish Conference - University of Illinois at Chicago Saturday, April 5, 2014
3. What vs. Why
4. Clients Customers Employers
7. “I pull the source code into Eclipse…” 
 -11-year-old in Chicago
8. Linus Torvalds ! Finland USA
9. I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. 
 -Linus Torvalds
10. David Heinemeier Hansson ! Denmark USA
13. [With open source] Rather than just sit around idle waiting for some vendor to fix your problems, you get the unique chance of being a steward of your own destiny. 
 -David H. Hansson
14. Martha Chumo ! @NjeriChelimo ! Kenya USA
15. “I thought if I can't go to the hacker school, let me try to bring the school to me.” 
 -Martha Chumo
16. Will you be next?
17. Young. Smart. Aggressive. Hard working.
18. Open source is not about bashing .
20. Efficiency of Locomotion
21. Computer: Bicycle for the mind.
22. Not just software.
26. 64-node Raspberry Pi Supercomputer http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/supercomputer-built-from-raspberry-pi-and-lego/
30. Collaboration
31. Fertile Crescent
32. Mediterranean
33. Today’s Fertile Crescent? ! Today’s Mediterranean?
36. http://www.hdwallpapersinn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-Lamborghini-Gallardo-Lp-570-4.jpg
37. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/lamborghini-aventador-lp720-4-50-anniversario-photos-and-info-news
38. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/1312_2015_lamborghini_huracan_first_look/
39. Why Open Source?
40. Thanks!