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Current Status on Open Source

Movement In Indonesia

Yohanes Nugroho(yohanes@opensource.or.id)

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Overview

● Recent Events in Indonesia related to OSS● OSS related projects with official support● Successful OSS related project without official

support● OSS related groups and organizations● OSS players in Indonesia● Indonesian Linux Distributions●

Conclusion

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Recent Events in Indonesia Related

to Open Source Movement● New Legislation on Intellectual Property

– Stricter rule regarding software IP

– Real Result: pirated software no longer displayed onpublic places

– Unknown impact on Open Source usage●

National Election 2004 – Cost million of dollars (about US$ 50 million) on

software license and hardware –

The Open Source community has failed to show theadvantages of OSS

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Officially Supported OSS Related

Project● KOMURA

– Cheap Computers bundled with open source

software – Parent project for WinBI and Kantaya

● GDL (Ganesha Digital Library)

– Distributed WebBased Digital library software● NetOffice

– Web based corporate portal

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KOMURA (2)

● Software cost is reduced using Open Sourcesoftware

● Uses WinBI, Indonesian Linux Distribution – GUI is translated to Bahasa Indonesia (solves the

language problem) –

The distribution includes 5 e-books in BahasaIndonesia (reduce training cost)● Future Plans: Use Kantaya

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Web Based Virtual Office Software

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Ganesha Digital Libray (GDL)

● Web based digital library software● Sponsored by YLTI and IDRC Canada● Used to implement the Indonesian Digital

Library Network – To fill the gap of the digital divide – Very Successful Project – Still in active development

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NetOffice

● Web based corporate portal software● Supported by ITB (Institute of Technology,

Bandung)● Seamless integration with other web

application (Complements instead of replace

existing web application)● Deployed on ITB, PLN, MQ, and other sites

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Unofficially Supported but

Successful OSS Project● Endonesia web based portal

– Just Like PHPNuke● Deployed in more than 20 sites

– Successful for Indonesian user size● Still Actively Developed● Should have official support from the

government or other organization

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OSS Related group and

Organizations● KPLI

– Indonesian Linux User Group● Tim Pandu

– Creates documentation and ebooks on OSS● Developer Force

– Open Source J2EE on Linux● OSCG (Open Source Contributors Group)

– Host, discuss, and develop OSS projects

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OSS Player in Indonesia

● No Groups or Industries which has strongenough influence on community or government

● Few person has big impact on Open SourceCommunity in Indonesia

– Onno W Purbo●

Practical open source software books – I Made Wiryana

● Open source / Linux advocates

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Linux Distributions in Indonesia

● Good distribution for Indonesian should solvetwo problem

– Cost (must be able to run on low end hardware) – Language

● Current active distribution: – Linux Sehat – WinBI – Rose

– RimbaLinux

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Linux Sehat (Healthy Linux)

● Knoppix Based distribution to reducecomplexity

● Supported by the GunadarmaUniversity● Given away for free (through ISO download

and free CD request) – To introduce healthy computing (in the term of

legality and simplicity)● More than 400 CD has been sent

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WinBI

● Supported by BPPT● GUI using KDE

– Translated to Bahasa Indonesia● Contains LTSP Software● Contains five e-Books in Bahasa Indonesia

– Reduce Training/Support Cost – Educate about the open source movement

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Rose and Rimba Linux

● Rose – Used to promote open source software by RAB (an

open source software company) – Based on Knoppix, without GUI, runs on low end

hardware● Rimba

– New Linux distribution aimed to be unique andmore appropriate for Indonesian people

– Supported by Rimba Software, a new open sourcesoftware company

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Conclusion● Indonesian open source movement has a very

slow progress● Lack of support from the government● Many problems faced to pace the movement

– No special script – Economical

● Despite of the problems, some projects hasalready been done, hopefully more to come

● Needs support from other countries