The Challenges and Opportunities of Working with Open Source and How to Contribute Back
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The Challenges and Opportunities of Working with Open Source from the agency point of view, client's point of view and community point of view. And how to contribute back during this Christmas.
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The Challenges and Opportunities of Working with Open Source and How to Contribute Back
- 1. The Challenges and Opportunities of Working with Open Source Twitter: @IlonaFilipi www.ilonafilipi.com
- 2. Ilona Filipi MANAGING DIRECTOR/ CO-FOUNDER
- 3. Twitter: @MooveAgency www.mooveagency.com
- 5. The MOST Popular CMS 1. 23% of all websites run on WordPress 2. 61% websites with CMS run on WP 3. 90 WordPress conferences in 2014 4. 438 Meetup groups in 56 countries
- 7. Challenges of Open-Source 1. Perception of ‘free’ or ‘cheap’ 2. No tie-in from the client 3. Dependency on the community 4. Perception that security might be a problem
- 8. Opportunities and Business Advantage 1. Low maintenance costs 2. No lock-in from the agency 3. Free updates, forever 4. Better quality
- 9. Benefits for Agencies 1. Growing demand 2. Huge pool of skilled people 3. No costs to support the platform 4. Better quality
- 12. Ways to contribute to OS 1. Development 3. Content writing – documentation, help, forums 3. Report bugs, suggest features 4. Design 5. Organise / sponsor events
- 13. WHY Should I Contribute? 1. To enhance your CV 2. To improve your skills 3. To meet new people 4. To have fun! 5. 5% Rule
- 14. HOW to join OS community?
- 15. 1. Local WordPress meetups
- 18. 4. Github
Notes de l'éditeur
- Good evening, Thank you for inviting me to speak at your event. Tonight Its all about Open Source and I’ll be talking about the Challenges and Opportunities of working with Open Source from the point of view of an agency that provides services on top of the Open Source technology.
- Who uses WordPress to make a living? Who only uses WordPress, no other CMS to make a living? You probably know that over 23% of the entire internet runs on WordPress. And this number is every increasing. What is it like to run a WordPress agency? Well, it’s quite good. I can’t complain.
- Challenges of working with Open Source
- Challenges of working with Open Source
- Challenges of working with Open Source
- Challenges of working with Open Source Lower maintenance cost: Level of security in Open Source Software is quite high for example Linux is much more secure than Windows and Open Source Software lowers your dependency on supplier plus it is easier to customize. Therefore maintenance cost is quite low in such software. Better Quality: An Open Source Software will always give you better quality and higher reliability as such software is a result of collaborative efforts of developers from all over the globe. Such software are frequently developed, released and are extensively reviewed.
- Challenges of working with Open Source Lower maintenance cost: Level of security in Open Source Software is quite high for example Linux is much more secure than Windows and Open Source Software lowers your dependency on supplier plus it is easier to customize. Therefore maintenance cost is quite low in such software. Better Quality: An Open Source Software will always give you better quality and higher reliability as such software is a result of collaborative efforts of developers from all over the globe. Such software are frequently developed, released and are extensively reviewed.
- Challenges of working with Open Source
- Challenges of working with Open Source Attractive – to clients and potential employers. We all love people who show passion and dedication and when it comes to employers: those who go the extra mile. Fun – you meet interesting people and will be working on challenging projects
- Challenges of working with Open Source Attractive – to clients and potential employers. We all love people who show passion and dedication and when it comes to employers: those who go the extra mile. Fun – you meet interesting people and will be working on challenging projects