Open source as a resilient model

Greeks are resilient...

Greeks are resilient......resistance is difficult

UAL relies on a few software companies

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MS Windows: 3800 machines (55%)MS Office: 6800 machines (100%)

Adobe CS: 5200 machines (76%)

MacOS: 3200 machines (45%)

Companieswith strong market

share

Companieswith strong market

share

UAL teachingbased on their

software

Companieswith strong market

share

UAL teachingbased on their

software

Graduates andstaff adopt

softwareprofessionally

Companieswith strong market

share

UAL teachingbased on their

software

Graduates andstaff adopt

softwareprofessionally

UAL teachingbased on their

softwareUAL teaching

based on theirsoftware

UAL teachingbased on their

software

UAL teachingbased on their

software

UAL teachingbased on their

software

Companieswith strong market

share

UAL teachingbased on their

software

Graduates andstaff adopt

softwareprofessionally

Companieswith strong market

share

UAL teachingbased on their

software

Graduates andstaff adopt

softwareprofessionally

Financial Times (London,England)December 16, 1995, Saturday

Apple may shed 2,000 jobs after warning of lossBYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER PARKESApple Computer of the US warned yesterday it was heading for a loss in the current quarter, traditionally one in which it is buoyed by big pre- Christmas sales.The news fuelled speculation the Cupertino-based group may axe as many as 2,000 US jobs in a shake-out to be announced early next year.The company blamed price competition in important US and Japanese markets for shrinking margins and missed revenue targets.

Financial Times (London,England)October 19, 1995, Thursday

Apple Computer balked by component shortagesBYLINE: By LOUISE KEHOEApple Computer reported a sharp drop in fourth quarter earnings, in spite of achieving record revenues, as the personal computer company struggled with component supply problems and fierce price competition.

Financial Times (London,England)June 27, 1996, ThursdayCompanies and Finance: The Americas: Apple shares slide to all-time low: News DigestBYLINE: By LOUISE KEHOE

Apple shares slide to all-time lowShares of Apple Computer fell to an all-time low yesterday, trading at Dollars 19 7/8 in mid-session amid investor concerns about its declining share of the personal computer market.

1996

UAL software does not promote knowledge

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Because:

● Students and staff do not (and cannot) know how the software works

Because:

● Students and staff do not (and cannot) know how the software works

● Creativity limited by tools – staff and students cannot improve/alter them

Because:

● Students and staff do not (and cannot) know how the software works

● Creativity limited by tools – staff and students cannot improve/alter them

● Justifying technical research methods becomes difficult/impossible

Open source software is more

resilient(and better for teaching)

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Because:

● No single point of failure – managed by a group

Because:

● No single point of failure – managed by a group

● Free to change to source code and redistribute

Because:

● No single point of failure – managed by a group

● Free to change to source code and redistribute

e.g. Ligatus / Drupal

What happens if there is no community?

● The software dies (old code available)

What happens if there is no community?

● The software dies (old code available)● Who cares? There is no community to use it!

Open source

● Community supported● Free and open source● Ideal for teaching

● If you want to resist, you are free to use it!

Open source as a resilient model

Athanasios Velios@a_velios

Resiliance + Resistance (CCW: 20-01-2015)

http://www.slideshare.net/avelios/open-source-as-a-resilient-model