5. 3 prerequisites
Use a version control system
(Git…)
Choose an OS distribution license
Determine an Open Source Policy
▸ Authorized licenses
▸ Banned licenses
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6. Attract users
1. Use a code repository (Github…), and
package a first release
2. User documentation (english first)
3. Forum
4. Issue tracker
5. “How to contribute”
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12. OS licenses
Permissive Strong copyleft
Super Strong
copyleft
MIT
BSD
Apache
GPL AGPL
@author
Source code
open
Trigger:
distribution
Source code
open
Trigger:
available
20. « Customer pooling »
Propose specifications
Pool customers to share costs
21. Transfer (Spin-offs...)
Revenues for the licensor (lab) ?
Transfer proprietary à dual-license
Transfer TM àAuthorized partners
Research collaborations
22. No license fees !
Frightening for most investors
Risk to have competitors copying your
software
Energy for managing the community
Risk of fork
3. Why choose Open Source ?
23. Social impact !
Call for tenders in public sector (France)
Value for customers
▸ Try before you buy
▸ Audit code
▸ Avoid lock-in
▸ Possibility to develop custom features
Mature “proprietary” market
Attract talents
Get help from the community
3. Why choose Open Source ?