Open Source enables Open Innovation

Open Innovationin Software Bertrand Delacrétaz

Open Source enablesOpen Innovation

Bertrand DelacrétazSenior Developer, R&D, Day Software (now part of Adobe)

Apache Software Foundation Member and Directorhttp://grep.codeconsult.ch - twitter: @bdelacretaz - bdelacretaz@apache.org

ApacheCon NA 2010, Atlanta, November 2010

slides revision: 2010-11-03original image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vermininc/2777441779/

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Open Innovationin Software

use external and internal ideas

internal and external

paths to market

to advance your technology

(Chesbrough)

open innovation

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meritocraticcommunities

open processes

open code

crowdsourcing

picture: mzacha, from http://morguefile.com/archive/display/626438

open source

open innovation vs.? and?

open source

innovation starts with

ideaspicture: curugon, from http://morguefile.com/archive/display/21091

but where’s thatneedle?

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it’s aboutfeedback

pictures: taliesin, kevinrosseel xfoto on morguefile,

pretend we’re atoy maker

picture: curugon, from http://morguefile.com/archive/display/21091

innovative toyblueprint

for all ages

creative

durable

relationship

picture: kahanaboy, from http://morguefile.com/archive/display/129149

innovative toyreality

for all ages

creative

durable

relationship

picture: ppdigital, http://morguefile.com/archive/display/12788

innovative toyfeedback?picture: ppdigital, http://morguefile.com/archive/display/12788

innovative toyfeedback?

legomatrix.com

thebricktestament.com

photos: tammygreen.com and Stephanie Booth

SXSW Lego Pit

it’s about fastfeedback

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open source: fast feedback,many eyeballs

open source collaboration via real-time events

commit messages

email discussions

issue tracker events

automated builds

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shared visionpicture: http://morguefile.com/archive/display/127643

mailing lists, wikis, etc.

real-timestatus updates

picture: http://morguefile.com/archive/display/186412

issue trackers, commit events, ...

real-timehelp requests

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issue trackers, ...

self-service archivespicture: http://morguefile.com/archive/display/188806

mailing list archives, commit logs, code diffs,issue tracker pages, etc...

event-based

collaborationmeans fast feedback

issue trackerssource code control

mailing listswikis, etc.

collaboration

with your users

collaboration

with bright people

committers map

innovation @apachephoto: Ted Leung

just to name a few...

innovation @apache

2’000 committers300 members70 + 30 (*) projectsactive incubator(*)

community developmentbig sponsorsplatinum: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft

approximate numbers, 2010:

Open Innovationin Software

open source: fast feedback,many eyeballs

concrete exampleDay’s CQ5 Open Innovation

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storagecomponents

OSGi framework(Apache Felix)

JCRcontent

repository

javascript

JSPRuby

Velocityetc..

debugger

WebDAVserver

Sling OSGiconsole

browserfilesystem

JSR-170 API

HTTP

resource resolution

custom servletsand components

JSR 223 scripting

servlet/script resolution

standardservlets

content administration UI

CQ5architecture

OSGi framework(Apache Felix)

JCRrepository

javascript

JSPRuby

Velocityetc..

debugger

WebDAVserver

Sling OSGiconsole

browserfilesystem

JSR-170 API

resource resolution

JSR 223 scripting

servlet/script resolution

standardservlets

storagecomponents

custom servletsand components

content administration UI

HTTP

open source?you bet!

strong ties withopen source Open Innovation

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open sourcecommunity?

Apache Agoraby Stefano Mazzocchihttp://people.apache.org/~stefano/agora/

jackrabbit dev list 2008-2009 Open Innovation

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highlighting day.com Open Innovationin Software

highlighting myself Open Innovationin Software

open innovation?open source! Open Innovation

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insummary

feedback is key

if done right, open source provides lots of feedback fast

let’s find those needlesin our haystack of ideas!

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