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Software as a Service Without Crimes Against Freedom Robin Sheat - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Software as a Service Without Crimes Against Freedom Robin Sheat - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Software as a Service Without Crimes Against Freedom Robin Sheat < robin@catalyst.net.nz > Catalyst IT Ltd. OSDC Melbourne 25th of November, 2010 Koha Community 153 authors, about 25 active 28 companies offering support 11
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Koha Community
◮ 153 authors, about 25 active ◮ 28 companies offering support ◮ 11 years, 1 month old ◮ 700 Perl scripts and modules ◮ 90 videos in the YouTube channel ◮ 5430 tickets in bugzilla
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Four Freedoms
- 0. The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.
- 1. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it
to make it do what you wish.
- 2. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your
neighbor.
- 3. The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to
- thers.
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Some Examples
◮ Google Notebook → unmaintained ◮ Google Wave Client → to be shut down ◮ Drop.io → shut down ◮ Intuit Quickbase → shut off to people outside the US ◮ Google Groups → no longer able to upload and share files ◮ Ning → no-cost to cost ◮ Bebo → sold a couple of times, nearly shut down ◮ YouTube → removing groups in five days time
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Some Examples
◮ Libre.fm → music tracking ◮ Identi.ca → microblogging ◮ Gitorius → Git hosting ◮ Jabber → instant messaging ◮ SparkleShare → file hosting ◮ Ur1.ca → URL shortener
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Questions? Discussion?
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