Why Good Software Sometimes Dies... and how to save it

Why Good Software Sometimes Dies … and how to save it JISC Innovation Forum 16 July 2008, Keele University Neil Chue Hong Director, OMII-UK

What’s the issue? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Software and Support for the UK e-Science community ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Engaging Research with e-Infrastructure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sustainable Communities: Film Exhibition

Sustainable Communities: Services and Events

Sustainable Communities: Small-Medium sized Enterprise

The Long Tail ,[object Object]

Comparing Apples and Books! Storage lifespan: ~12 months Storage lifespan: ~ 50 years Which one is closer to the lifespan of software?

The Long Tail in Software ,[object Object],Investment is required to prevent decay

Open Source software is free… Free as in speech… free as in beer, or…

Free as in Puppy… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Open Source addresses some issues, but is not a “silver bullet”. Your software may still be in a poor condition. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ENGAGE preliminary, non-empirical qualitative finding ,[object Object],[object Object],Don’t agree? Sign up for an interview to correct the bias! info@engage.ac.uk

“ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life.” "Teach a man to fish, and you introduce another competitor into the overcrowded fishing industry. Give a man a fish, and you stimulate demand for your product" Sustainable communities demonstrate 4 key factors: - cohesion and identity - tolerance of diversity - efficient use of resources - adaptability to change

The Long Tail (yet again) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Basic Software Economics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sustainable Software Communities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Have you ever contributed?

The Four Levels of e-Science Enlightenment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Creating a Community ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Helping establish communities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Smart Growth through Collaboration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Community Engagement and Communication ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Leveraging Infrastructure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Governing Sustainably ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The trade-offs of a larger community ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Software as a shared facility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Thinking about your software

How to keep good software alive ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Don’t let good software die! [email_address] www.slideshare.net/npch Value Community Technology Process People Contribution

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