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IT SECTION SATELLITE MEETING The sustainability of and metrics for success in open source projects Martilene Orffer, Managing Director twitter: martileneo About OPENCOLLAB South African Software development company; focus on education

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IT SECTION SATELLITE MEETING

Martilene Orffer, Managing Director twitter: martileneo

The sustainability of and metrics for success in open source projects

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About OPENCOLLAB

South African Software development company;

focus on education (since 1999)

Sakai Learning management – Involved since
2006. Community open source
Kuali ERP involved since mid-2010. Community
pen source (some commercial, SaaS)
Jaspersoft reporting, since 2009. Commercial
pen source
…Also some proprietary products…

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Only partner in SA

One

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View on metrics

Success, stability and governance of the Implementation Success, stability and governance of the provider

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Open source in nature

Open Source has been working in natures for millenniums: Some implementers do not contribute back to the community but they do not cause any harm.

Commensalism is a relationship among

rganisms in which one
rganism benefits while

the other organism is neither benefited nor harmed. The commensal benefits the host does not benefit

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Open source in nature

In Open Source we should always strive towards Mutualism. It makes the community stronger and benefits your cause in the long run. Mutualism is an interaction between species in which both benefit.

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Not all software is equal

An open source calculator tool vs. Libre Office

vs. Moodle vs. DSpace vs. ERP solutions vs.

JasperSoft Different metrics may apply, but the end result stays the same: a satisfactory user experience that justifies the cost and effort of the adoption and maintenance over the lifetime of the use of the product.

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Key concerns on sustainability

Governance
Reliability
Support

PC World, April 17,2013, “Open Source software is taking over the world, says survey”

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Decisions @ implementer

Total cost of ownership
Features
Skills
Appetite for

risk - sometimes

Change

management

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Metrics @ provider

Funding

– Partners and members – Enterprise and professional products have price tags

Reliability

– Releases and release schedules – Quality assurance standards

Adoptions/Implementations
Governance
Innovation
Architecture

– Modular – Industry standards

Support & Collaboration

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In summary

Implementing ERP open source takes longer than

LMS

Institutional strategy will determine intent - Mutualism
vs. Commensalism
First adopters may bear more risk
Contracts
You

 can get a head start at potentially lower cost

can contribute and share can help make the rules You and IP?

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Kuali OLE

libraries

Major milestones and releases since 2011
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant and partner

institution funding

10 unique global partners
Adopter, partner, commercial support

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OLE in a nutshell

https://www.kuali.org/ole

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OLE – community governance

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Last bit about OC

BBBEE level 2

compliant

Offices in Cape

Town and Pretoria

Footprint in Kenya
Team of 35-40

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Questions

Thank You

email: martilene@opencollab.co.za twitter: martileneo

Reference and more reading: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/P_Palvia_Factors_.pdf http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/stats/documents/ece/ces/ge.50/2014/Topic_1_UNESCO.pdf http://www.open-source-guide.com/en/News/Open-source-software-adoption-is-growing-but