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Taking Ideas from
Research to Open Source
   Wayne Beaton & Ralph Mueller
    (narrated by Ralph Mueller)
        Eclipse Foundation
      Lancaster, July 27, 2011
Ivory Towers
Agenda

• About the Eclipse Foundation
• Research And Open Source
• Things To Consider
• Examples
• Looking For A Place
>>> Connecting ...
Research and OSS


•   Use open source

•   Create open source

•   „Industrial research“
Use Open Source


•   Time

•   Money

•   Best Practices
Create Open Source

•   your work is important

•   dissemination & feedback ==> community

•   life beyond end-of-thesis?

    •   re-use

    •   commercialization
Industrial Research
Funding Agencies Like
Open Source

•   ITEA 2

•   FP 7

•   BMFT
Things To Consider

•   Community

•   Quality

•   „Business Model“ and Licenses

•   Intellectual Property
Why Community?

• Shared Development Burden
• Ubiquity Of A Framework/Platform
• Acknowledge The Need!
 • Document it
 • Make it part of your project charter
Different People


• End Users
• Adopters
• Committers
End Users

• Quality
• Information
• Documentation
• Easy to Find, Install, Use
• Support
Adopters

• Personalize and Extend
• Easy Programming Model
• Reliable APIs
• Predictable Releases
• Low Barrier of Entry
Committers

• Be Part Of Other Cool Project
• Low Barrier of Entry
• Align Project Goals with Own
  Goals
• Get Stuff Done
Entry Barrier	

• Can Everybody Be A Committer?
• Should It Be Difficult To Become A
  Committer?
• Can You Trust Your Committers?
• How Do You Establish Trust?
• Is Your Work Still Original Work?
Diversity

• Generalization Of Competing Needs And
  Goals
• Outlives Your Involvement
• Independence From Single Researcher
• Now This Is Interesting To Corporations
Open And Transparent

• Everybody Can Participate (Code Speaks!)
• Many Ideas, Many Approaches, Many Use
  Cases
• Everybody Can See Everything
• Even Your Problems ... That‘s
  A Tough One
Realism
• How Large Is Your Potential Community?
• Is Your Project Niche Or Mainstream?
• Will Your Academic Research Attract
  Corporate?
• Plan For Transition To Industrial
• Define Success Realistically
Be Pro-Active

• Find The Community
• Planes, Trains And Automobiles ...
• Reach Out!
• Demo Camps, Stammtisch, Webinars, User
  Groups, Bar Camps, ...
Quality

• Good Enough Is Not Good Enough
• A Milestone Is A Milestone, A Promise Is A
  Promise
• Plan For Quality - And Expect The Same
  From Your Collaborators
• Be „Quality Driven“
Legalize It

• Define Your Business Case
• Find The Appropriate License
• Oh - And Who Owns What?
• And How Do You Track It?
• Trust Is Good, Control Is Better (Lenin)
Advertize It

• Blogs
• Forums
• Twitter, Goolge+, Facebook And The Likes
• Talk To The Media
• Market Yourself
• Buy Drinks As A Last Resort
Code Speaks ...
Many More

• SMILA
• g-Eclipse
• Eclipse IDE for Education
• Code Recommenders
• Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler
Text




       Picture: Wikipedia
Thank you

   Thank You All For Listening!
Thank You Wayne For The Insights!


   ralph.mueller@eclipse.org

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2011 07-27 ecoop research to os

  • 1. Taking Ideas from Research to Open Source Wayne Beaton & Ralph Mueller (narrated by Ralph Mueller) Eclipse Foundation Lancaster, July 27, 2011
  • 3. Agenda • About the Eclipse Foundation • Research And Open Source • Things To Consider • Examples • Looking For A Place
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 8. Research and OSS • Use open source • Create open source • „Industrial research“
  • 9. Use Open Source • Time • Money • Best Practices
  • 10. Create Open Source • your work is important • dissemination & feedback ==> community • life beyond end-of-thesis? • re-use • commercialization
  • 12. Funding Agencies Like Open Source • ITEA 2 • FP 7 • BMFT
  • 13. Things To Consider • Community • Quality • „Business Model“ and Licenses • Intellectual Property
  • 14. Why Community? • Shared Development Burden • Ubiquity Of A Framework/Platform • Acknowledge The Need! • Document it • Make it part of your project charter
  • 15. Different People • End Users • Adopters • Committers
  • 16. End Users • Quality • Information • Documentation • Easy to Find, Install, Use • Support
  • 17. Adopters • Personalize and Extend • Easy Programming Model • Reliable APIs • Predictable Releases • Low Barrier of Entry
  • 18. Committers • Be Part Of Other Cool Project • Low Barrier of Entry • Align Project Goals with Own Goals • Get Stuff Done
  • 19. Entry Barrier • Can Everybody Be A Committer? • Should It Be Difficult To Become A Committer? • Can You Trust Your Committers? • How Do You Establish Trust? • Is Your Work Still Original Work?
  • 20. Diversity • Generalization Of Competing Needs And Goals • Outlives Your Involvement • Independence From Single Researcher • Now This Is Interesting To Corporations
  • 21. Open And Transparent • Everybody Can Participate (Code Speaks!) • Many Ideas, Many Approaches, Many Use Cases • Everybody Can See Everything • Even Your Problems ... That‘s A Tough One
  • 22. Realism • How Large Is Your Potential Community? • Is Your Project Niche Or Mainstream? • Will Your Academic Research Attract Corporate? • Plan For Transition To Industrial • Define Success Realistically
  • 23. Be Pro-Active • Find The Community • Planes, Trains And Automobiles ... • Reach Out! • Demo Camps, Stammtisch, Webinars, User Groups, Bar Camps, ...
  • 24. Quality • Good Enough Is Not Good Enough • A Milestone Is A Milestone, A Promise Is A Promise • Plan For Quality - And Expect The Same From Your Collaborators • Be „Quality Driven“
  • 25. Legalize It • Define Your Business Case • Find The Appropriate License • Oh - And Who Owns What? • And How Do You Track It? • Trust Is Good, Control Is Better (Lenin)
  • 26. Advertize It • Blogs • Forums • Twitter, Goolge+, Facebook And The Likes • Talk To The Media • Market Yourself • Buy Drinks As A Last Resort
  • 28.
  • 29.
  • 30. Many More • SMILA • g-Eclipse • Eclipse IDE for Education • Code Recommenders • Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler
  • 31.
  • 32.
  • 33. Text Picture: Wikipedia
  • 34.
  • 35.
  • 36.
  • 37. Thank you Thank You All For Listening! Thank You Wayne For The Insights! ralph.mueller@eclipse.org