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OSGeo

Spatially EmpoweredOpen Source

Geospatial World Forum 2011 – Hyderabad, India

Arnulf ChristlOSGeo President

GWF 2011 – Hyderabad, India OSGeo - Spatially Empowered Open Source 2/35

Agenda

Free Software Licenses Open Source Methodology What is OSGeo?

Vision and Mission How it works: Formal Structures Local Chapters, Conferences & Fairs OSGeo Live

FS

OS

FOSS4G

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You are not allowed to copy You are not allowed to modify You are not allowed to give away You are not allowed to improve You are not allowed to install You are not allowed to share

You are not allowed to...

Proprietary Licensing

...today the revival is in the Terms of Services!

http://arnulf.us/End-User_License_Agreement


Free Software Licensing

Free Software Licensing Not as in "free beer"

but as in free speech

You are free to:

use it anywhere for any purpose understand and improve it pass it on to anybody else make money by providing training, maintenance and services



Free Software Licensing Not as in "free beer"

but as in free speech

You are free to:

use it anywhere for any purpose understand and improve it pass it on to anybody else make money by providing training, maintenance and servicesGuaranteed!

Guaranteed!



Free Software is a legal licensing model that protects your interests.

The opposite is proprietary (or closed) software. The term "commercial software" is a misnomer and misleading because Free Software is not anti-commercial!

http://www.fsf.org/


Copying is not Theft

There is a big difference between material theft and digital copying.

We have difficulties understanding this because we are material.

But our Mind is not entirely material. So we should be able to understand.

A great 60 second cartoon by Nina Paley:Copying is not Theft.

http://arnulf.us/Copying_is_not_Theft


Open Source Development

Open Source is a development model The source code of a software contains all

the functionality in a readable format

Only source code can be modified

End users generally work with the compiled, machine readable version

Developers prefer open development models because it is a lot easier to share, debug, reuse, improve, and simply to use it.

http://opensource.org/


Market analysis

Software development teamGoal: Goal: Solve problem

new version is released

Participators find errors and solve the problem

Improved code is published on the Web

Development teamdevelops software

Goal: Sell licensesGoal: Sell licenses Product launch

beta version release for beta tester

beta tester reports errors to development team

development team reproduces the error

development team solves problem after OK from pm

Proprietary motivation: Make MoneyProprietary motivation: Make Money

Problem is identified

development team reports to the product management

Internet as communication pool and distribution media

Open Source motivation: Solve ProblemOpen Source motivation: Solve Problem

Publish Code



1. Publish early!

2. Release often!

The Open Source Paradigm:


Summarizing:

Open Source is the superior development model

The big business has recognized this long ago and provides full Open Source services (IBM).

Software vendors adopt Open Source in geospatial including Autodesk, Oracle, esri and many others. Even Microsoft recognizes that Open Source works.


http://domino.research.ibm.com/tchjr/journalindex.nsf/600cc5649e2871db852568150060213c/16428e226ac9f64a85256ff800672a0d!OpenDocument


Yes, … but:

Anybody can call anything "Open Source"

A name does not automagicallymake better software!

Using Open Source?


The largest open source development site SourceForge hosts hundreds of thousands of software projects

The State of Open Source GIS

The State of Open Source GIS

UbuntuGISUbuntuGIS

FreeGIS.orgFreeGIS.orgOpenSourceGIS.org

OpenSourceGIS.org

Blogs

Tweetcodehouse

Knowledge Base


Open Source Geospatial Foundation

http://www.osgeo.org

Your Open Source Compass...organizes spatial IT

Quality Open Source

http://www.osgeo.org/


OSGeo's Mission

Support and promote

the highest quality

Open Source

Geospatial Software


The OSGeo Foundation

OSGeo is a global non-profit organization founded in February 2006

It is the Leading voice for Geospatial Open Source and Free Software

The core structure has been gleaned from the Apache Foundation

It is based on volunteer work and funded through sponsorship


Provide resources for FOSS4G Projects:

Infrastructure

Legal

Financial

Promote free spatial data and access

Create and promote a free curriculum

Promote the use of standards

Create and maintain a quality brand

OSGeo's Goals


Support FOSS4G on a global scale

Organize outreach and promote FOSS4G

Support and build local capacities for conferences, appearance at trade fairs, etc.

Facilitate inter-project communication

Build a solid market for business cases

Interface with industry and business

Support the education of domain experts instead of «brand-specialists»

OSGeo Activities


Structure

Board of Directors

LocalChaptersLocal

ChaptersLocalChapters

OfficersOfficersOfficers

LocalChaptersLocal

ChaptersFoundationProjects

CommitteesCommittees

Committees

Membership

Executive Director


Membership

Board of directors

Executive Director

LocalChaptersLocal



LocalChaptersLocal



Committees

Membership


Membership

The most important aspect of OSGeo are people like you

Simply participate by joining OSGeo India, local chapter, project, or committee:

Collaborate using software, mailing lists, Wiki, bug tracking, repositories, etc.

Members work and vote in Committees Charter Members own and control the

OSGeo Foundation

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/India

http://www.osgeo.org/charter_members


Local Chapters

Board of directors

Executive Director

LocalChaptersLocal



LocalChaptersLocal



Committees

Membership


Local Chapters

Local Chapters bring OSGeo into the local context

They are groups who share OSGeo's goals in a common geographic region or with a common language

Some have formed as legal entities like OSGeo India, others are informal



Conferences, Trade Fairs

Conferences Jornadas SIGTE (Spain) FOSSGIS (Germany) gfoss.it (Italy) OSGIS UK (United Kingdom) FOSS4G in Lausanne, Victoria,

Cape Town, Sydney, Barcelona,and in 2011: Denver

Jornadas SASIG (Portugal) FOSS4G (Japan) ...and many more

Trade Forums Intergeo CeBIT GITA Where 2.0 GWF Hyderabad GeoWeb …many more


Committees

Board of Directors

LocalChaptersLocal



LocalChaptersLocal



Committees

Membership

Executive Director


Committees

Education

Website

Conference Funding

SystemAdministration

MarketingPublic

Geodata

Journal

Incubation


Committees

Commitees self organize volunteers' work

Commitees communicate openly through mailing lists, IRC meetings, etc.

Everything is documented in the OSGeo Wiki

All are welcome to join a committee and to actively participate in all processes

http://wiki.osgeo.org/


Committees

Education

Web

Conference FundingIncubation

SystemAdministration

MarketingPublic

Geodata

Journal


Incubation Committee

The OSGeo incubator is lead by a group of independent developers

Projects go through the official incubation process to assure highest quality

To graduate from incubation projects needs to abide by the Open Source rules of OSGeo


Foundation Projects

Board of Directors

LocalChaptersLocal



LocalChaptersLocal



Committees

Membership

Executive Director


OSGeo Projects '09

deegree

UMN Mapserver

Mapbender

OpenLayers

MapBuilderMap Guide

OS

web mapping

GRASSGIS

Quantum GIS

OSSIM

gvSIG

desktop GIS

GeoNetwork

metadataProject

in incubation

GEOS

FDO GDAL/OGR

GeoTools

libraries

MetaCRS PostGIS


OSGeo Live Mix '10

OpenStreetMap

UMN MapServer

MapFish

web mapping

GRASS GIS

Quantum GIS OSSIM

desktop GIS

metadata

GEOS

GDAL/OGR

GeoTools

librariesMetaCRS

PostGIS

GeoMajas

Quantum GIS MapServer

deegree

OpenLayers GeoServer

MapGuide OS

deegree GIS

MapNik

Viking

KOSMO

gvSIG

SpatialLite

uDigGeopublisher

Mapbender

GeoNetwork

GeoKettle

GMT

ZOO Project

FDO

http://live.osgeo.org/


Conclusions

OSGeo supports Free and Open Source geopatial Software

OSGeo is roof and umbrella for projects and communities

It is a platform, to create and share software, information and know-how

You can profit from this community of spatial expertise by participating


Most importantly:

OSGeo works because you participate!

Join OSGeo India now.http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/India




Copyright: Arnulf Christl, Metaspatial. This slide set is copyrighted to the commons.

12 to 16 September 2011FOSS4G: The annual Conference on

Free and Open Source Softwarefor Geospatial

Denver, Colorado, USA

With friendly support by:

Metaspatial

Thank you foryour Attention.

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References

OSGeo Foundation website: http://www.osgeo.org

Wiki: http://wiki.osgeo.org

OSGeo Portugal http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Portugal

Mailing lists: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/

Incubation: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Incubation

Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/osgeo

OGC: http://www.opengeospatial.org

OpenStreetMap: http://www.openstreetmap.org

This presentation is available as editable ODP (2.4MB) and PDF (1.1MB)

http://www.osgeo.org/

http://wiki.osgeo.org/

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Portugal

http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Incubation

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/osgeo

http://www.opengeospatial.org/

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

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