Why Use Open Source? Shelly Roche reports in from DrupalCon 2009 on Open Source & the Free Market

[vorotnikova]

By the way, Is that what mozilla is? Open source concept?

[somename99]

Drupal is okay, but has a number of flaws:

- Many of the "developers" are pretty low quality and lack experience.

- Despite having this army of developers, many of the modules (even popular ones) have bugs / issues that don't get fixed for weeks, months, ever.

- Is a slow resource hog, that is really only suitable for fairly static sites, which is ironic given it is pushed as somethig to build community sites on.

- Its usability is a joke.

- Its theming is painful.

I could go on...

[A707B2]

Proprietory Technologies REALLY SUCK!

We must get out of the triple "P" agreements, between our governments, local and national, and private for profit Multinational Corporations, especially IMF!

[PhuqueU]

We should obolish the criminal filth in government.

[tamanbato]

she says so, because there are few women in "developer" teams!!

feminists propaganda, same sh.t

[DrDissent]

this chick sucks. Pretty face, no brain. Typical.

[luckystrke]

giggle giggle

[isacfwp]

Almost all Open Source sucks, it's mostly good for servers and people who can't afford great tools like Photoshop Elements or CS4 and are forced to use inferior products like Gimp...sigh

[JSaynt]

Hot and geeky?! I'm in love...

[cds162]

did she just say roBUST?

[mofukra]

Please stop being hot, it's killing me

[superpencil007]

I tried Drupal... it was aweful,  sorry... it just sucks.

[Fordi]

Sorry, but as a developer, I've gotta tell you: Drupal is terribly written. There are much better OSS CMS systems out there.

[okwichu]

@Fordi: care to elaborate? It's easy to throw insults around, but it's not helpful unless you are willing to share some insight that might be instructive to the rest of us.

[AwakePublius420]

I'm running ubuntu 9.04 and have been for some time; got to love open source.

[A31Chris]

Open source is ok for tinkering with. The problem with open source (aka FireFox) is that every ding dong and their brother who thinks the can code is screwing with its innards, so it becomes bloated, with memory leaks etc. Did I mention FireFox?

[rodnjac1]

I'm in love with Shelly!

[westkan]

I'm all for "open source" software. BUT the secuirity of my nation, and the privacy of her citizens demands proprietary software that the government retains full and complete ownership of. With severe penalties for anyone convicted of attempting to crack the software code

[ArmitageX]

I disagree westkan. Proprietary software (like Windows) is often more insecure. Bad people find bugs and either pass them around and exploit them, or try to tell the companies who never listen. Open Source software's code is there for everyone to inspect. Some countries even use Open Source voting machines which I'd trust more than Die bold.

[kevstir]

Thank you, Shelly! God bless.

[theaggravator]

Open Source - because the unchecked code of mostly undereducated and stupid people leads to more trouble than it's worth - especially with Drupal - it's old and busted and really sucks!

[mothore]

Does she really assume that Britney Spears cares if her blog's framework was built with Drupal or not?

[JonasFrimodt]

There is something incredibly sexy about intelligent women.

[theaggravator]

To bad there ain't any in this video - but there is one is sucking my thick wanker right now!

[CrikeySpiders]

Is she on something? She sounds as though she's about to breakout into laughter at any moment. Perhaps she was plied with booze at the conference. Some people will go anywhere for a free drink!

[CrikeySpiders]

Shelly, I've just installed a brand new GTX 295 along with an Intel i7 EE and 6GB's of Corsair Dominator. I've installed the latest drivers and pateches, but despite this, I just can't can't get my Call Of Duty 4 to run playable enough with all of its setting maxed out.

What do you recommend?

[redcommand85]

are you all patched up and everything, cuz that rig should crush cod4...

[theaggravator]

I recommend you ask some one who actually know something about what your talking about AND you get a life, little boy.

[CrikeySpiders]

I did...I asked Shelly because she sounds as though she knows what she's talking about.

[theaggravator]

TV has chicken fried your brain kid

[CrikeySpiders]

American culture has fried the American brains!

[stopthemerrygoround]

It is a shame so many brainless, classless men would take the time to watch these videos. you certainly are not getting the messages so go back to your playboy and lay off the perverted talk. Have some dignity and self respect.

[rflosi]

open source +1

[KenMacMillan]

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, SHOW YOUR BOOBS OFF!!! It's the only way to get peopel to take you seriously.;)

[bmoc64]

Way to show your boobs off. Lay off a bit if you want people to actually take you seriously.

[cashmny78]

You call this showing your boobs off? Thats just a regular shirt its not even slutty you fuckwit.

Hot For Words, now thats showing some boob. Have you ever even seen a girl naked before, cuz it sure doesn't sound that way!

[sweatynigger]

So, anyway, this broad doesn't keep her bush very tidy. I nice Brazilian is definitely in order.

[jcalex]

Shelly,

Can you tell me why our young are willingly volunteering to fight an unconstitutional War...what`s up with that?

Have our schools stopped teaching about the Constitution?

Dosn`t the so called"Home of the Brave" know that they are killing innocent people including Children?

Send someone to see what`s being taught in our schools these day`s.

Why would a Patriotic American want to do such a thing?

[kinesis420]

i wanna open her source :)

[breakingthe4thwall]

I love when open source ideas mix with libertarian ideals.

[wackdeafboy]

open source=liberty

[BenZeneProject]

Open Source rules! Hot babes who use open source become immortal.

woot!

[atrickpay11]

benzene: lol.

[CoheedOwns1985]

Gosh your brain is so flipping hot. Ron Paul Revolution baby! Check out hr 1388 if you wanna get really mad.

[Stickyboogarz]

Open source!

Proprietary is nothing but a viscous drag on how we can all benefit and function TOGETHER.

[honestann]

No, open source is not the solution for government. The solution is to completely shut down the federal government [for a few years at least], and massively scale back state and local governments.

That said, "open source is freedom", and if we can restore freedom in this world, "open source is the future".

[wanderingeyes11]

I can take you in foose....great video

[SKYSURVEYOR]

VERY GOOD CHANNEL !

COME TO WATCH: EBE CONTACT FOR THE PEACE ON EARTH LAST PART 5/5 MY FRIEND !

5 Stars for U !

Watch the sky !

[Drieick]

I love open source, but I hate all of the proprietary software bashing. People/corporations have a right to copyright their software, y'know.

[iambile]

They don't have a 'right' to do so... but they can.

[insidejobb]

I'm in love!

[krbosak]

Fantastic. Go people, use the software written by students or annoyed public researchers for free. This will prevent any startup companies because the market for cheaper software is dumped by free software. So they will be doomed to join M$ or starve.

With your misunderstanding of IT market you are doing as much evil as it gets, by replicating cliche' ideas.

[Arginine88]

go freedomwatch

[gregvs3]

Yes they should. Will they? Of course not.

The government wouldn't want to hurt microsoft that badly, I mean where else would they go when they feel like extorting some money from a company... after the tobacco companies run out?

If this sounds like bad logic, than I must say - you've never worked in or with the federal government. For them it doesn't need to make logic - it's not their money after all.

[mmaier2112]

No chance on govt using Open Source. Too much money in software and "support".

[taw00]

Government uses open source pervasively. From within their tanks, battleships, to super computers, to intelligence gathering, to mundane server farms, ...it's everywhere you turn in the government.

[mmaier2112]

I work for the DOD and all I see if custom proprietary stuff we spend loads of dough maintaining (AKA making work flow WORSE!). Maybe the core of some of these programs is Open Source, but if so I remain unaware. But thanks for the input.

[krbosak]

"From within their tanks, battleships, to super computers, to intelligence gathering, to mundane server farms, "

They only use it in administration and data gathering or scientific processing. Everything really serious uses embedded commercial systems.

[taw00]

That's simply incorrect. Open source is everywhere in the government, not just the DOD. From fingerprinting to ID systems, to court record systems, to ... a zillion other things. Not sure what you consider "serious". :) Anyway... doesn't matter. There are a lot of other players in there as well, but open source is quickly expanding in the government space. That's my point.

[krbosak]

"There are a lot of other players in there as well, but open source is quickly expanding in the government space. That's my point."

Rapid expansion od open source lowers quality of integration below any acceptable levels, reduces economic freedom and possibility of creating new small companies, lower's salaries of truly intelligent ppl below salary levels of jobs for which you can train for less than 10 years. That's my point.

[taw00]

I am deep in the weeds of the open-source in gov. field. Competition is fierce, but open source really stimulates econ. freedom. Quality is always mixed, but open source components are shooting well ahead. There is a ton of opp. in integration works. Tons of opportunites to tie these technologies together.

Open source is tremendously good for business, ultimately higher quality, and definitely more secure. It is a very good thing. Technology and market freedom at its best.

[mysweeteventhorizon]

Absolutely Open Source.

However proprietary should always and will always, in a free enterprise and free market economy, be an option. The success or failure of proprietary products will depend solely on its value and performance.

The difficulty arises in an environment of proprietary product domination that creeps into a complete and draconian monopoly of the same. This is where Open Source shines through as an alternative to products produced by predatory corporations.

[2Bfreeliberty]

do u run your open source on linux or win ?

[guidi2005]

HEY can I hire you to make some google videos for me? let me know

[linux23dragon2008]

Open source is the future. The people will vote with their wallets (in mind) at the end.

And how strong is the Open Source market right now?

lol, well? I see no big money market advertising for Open Source yet today everyone knows or is aware of it.

When you use or try out, say Ubuntu? Tell me how easy it is to use and how it never gets effected by viruses or mail ware or spy ware.

Oh yea my robot I made is Open source. I'll post a video response showing a demo for you :)

[HOLLNAIER]

"I don't know what you guys think"...she says...oh contrare my dear, it's pretty obvious what I'm thinking!!!

[cryptoki]

im a convert. go drupal! (stevie money tune: )... ( think im in lu uv duh, dah, duh da....

[vote4ronPoal]

I work for Los Angeles County (their IT division). It's a dire situation. They use proprietary software in contracts with hardware and support that are just ridiculously expensive. For example HP rips them off for that OVO monitoring software that is an absolute bag of shit and then charges license fees for every server monitored. I suggested they switch to Nagios but they rejected it because since it was open software didn't have vendor support.

[vote4ronPoal]

If this is how management of LA County manages their pocketbooks they'd be broke by now I guarantee you!

It is a complete waste of money, irresponsible spending, then they don't want to change things because people who were trained on certain software do not want to learn to use new cheaper software. If in private co. - you either learn or u fired.

This is why we need small government, because they're wasting people's money. I would say at least 50% of the resources are a complete waste!

[Focoist911]

Druple is awesome. I am drupling all over her breasts.

[zhxiate]

i want to touch the heine

[whitestareof]

Love me some open source. But are we (as in United States) headed for more open source in government? If we are, it's only temporary. Closed source systems will prevail, unfortunately. When was the last time anything won out over anything else in the technology field because it was better?

[Focoist911]

"When was the last time anything won out over anything else in the technology field because it was better? " - Barrett 50mm.

[whitestareof]

You mean the .50 cal? I'm sure the .50 cal replaced some other form of light armor piercing weapons. Weaponry is probably the only place in which superior technology prevails over inferior technology. Though as most wars have shown us, WWII being my favorite example, superior technology only prevails in the boardroom. When it gets out in to the field, it's all about the numbers being thrown around. Zerg rush > superior technology any day of the week.

[HipHop101Tv]

damn nice tits

[FIZZYYAM]

You are cuter than a baby koala bear.

[Scrap5000]

I like how those diamonds are right over your nipples!

[bandito707]

truncate us government

commit

[icfnord]

Yes open source is the future, but commercial software for specialized domains will still exist. They are not mutually exclusive. The biggest benefit of open source is not the no cost software. It's the defacto standards. You don't have to waste resources training people to use an obscure commercial product.

As far as open source being the future of government... The only logical response is that if the human race is going to have a future, it will have to be in the absence of government.

[dddienst]

Open source and capitalism are 2 totally different animals and as compatible as oil and water. Open source is more akin to charity. It is a community of people donating time and energy to create a free product that benefits everyone and is usually better then anything the private sector creates since they are under profit and time constraints to release an unfinished product. Open source lets every see and fix problems and bugs in the software but Market software is secret and proprietary.

[CordBlomquist]

dddienst, capitalism and open source are totally compatible.  Sure, capitalists can sell software that's protected by copyright, but you can also be a capitalist by using open source software. Red Hat has proven that open source works in the OS field, at least with servers, and WordPress and Drupal make money through support and development for big sites. Seems pretty capitalist to me!

[lxbarth]

"It is a community of people donating time and energy to create a free product that benefits everyone"

- while this is true for some people in open source communities, it is missing the point. E. g. Drupal's community that Shelly's talking about here for example is driven by a multitude of companies who are using Drupal to make money.

The immediate goal is much more often to build an improvement that your client project will pay for rather than creating a free social benefit.

[icfnord]

It doesn't matter if they are doing it to make money or to help the community. It's still a capitalist activity. It's voluntary, freedom, and therefore capitalist. It's the highest form of capitalism. It's called anarchist mutual aid.

[keyondmorris]

Linux & Unix FTW!!!!!!

[chucksheen]

Governments are not in business for profit. They produce nothing. We need transparency for 'WE THE PEOPLE' and not for BIG govt criminals....watch #3 on

Million

Dollar

Cinema com

[vasillisnipe]

Wow. Pardon me, but are you for real?

[wreckerpecker]

The future is OPEN SOURCE FOR GOVERNMENT

Seriously, people have their own agendas, cant add or balance sheets, simply do not represent others. Computers can do this and are in one way or the other. Unfortunately for now we have people using the computers against us rather than for.

Would you rather have the key, or leave it to Bill G?

Soon, if perhaps the large corps fall, open source hardware will have a real chance at this new world open source order.

Go deb/untu

[Formulastreet]

I watched because she looks hot. that's it.

[kwazi6]

Boobz r sweet.

[luvispro]

I like her open source !

[theaggravator]

Go to your jiz stained room little boy

[tmaioli]

There's no question that open source is the way to go. Another advantage is security, no back doors, it's stable, and without all the bloat or DRM crippling technology. In fact I am writing this on a Linux box. So I mean what I say, and walk the talk.

[theaggravator]

Security - no back doors - stable? LOL! Your fucking stupid bud!

[filmmonk]

Free market has a more accurate comparison to a BSD license than GNU, just as Laissez Faire provides some structural rules than "Free market" holds no real structure. Programs like Drupal and other open source projects are strong for their requirement of sharing what you improve. "Free market" and "sharing" are usually not in the same sentence. In other words without a outline structure you face the same fate as BSD, your work is flat out taken without any return.

[bertly71]

I use open office and it works great. Saved me a bunch of money. It works well with all os.

[mattdrag4488]

Open Source is the way to go.

[heiscomingagain47]

Open source rocks!!

[InsurgentX]

There it is again "robust"!

Not the word we'd use for your ByteStyle publishing schedule ;-)

And I vote "aye" to open source for US gov't projects where possible for non-classified systems.

[OrinocoJonesRedux]

Sounds like a system ripe for a propaganda experiment... they could easily manipulate people's voting by positioning their needs in concert with a proposition or candidate.... whilst everyone is still hooked into listening to pundits who are benefitting from an instituion/corporation, the viewpoint they receive will be tailored to best advocate on behalf of said institution/corporatate interest... still, I'd like to see how it works out.

[makeyyyy7890]

i hate all white ppl, i'm building anti-white movment up, heil hitler

[ronhelwig]

Drupal rocks almost as much as freedom does.

[theaggravator]

Drupal sucks camel shit

[rsimpson69]

Sorry, but I'm not trying to improve things for our government, I want to improve them for our citizens.

I love open source, but the connection to government is fairly irrelevant. Unless someone comes up with a secure, direct-democracy script that lets us represent ourselves, or individually appoint our own representative. Imagine if you could be from PA and select a TX congressman to represent you! Or even cast your own vote on each issue.

Short of that, what do we gain?

[lambedan]

Direct-democracy sounded impractical but if you could individually select your representative that would be great. Very few people have the time to review the bills and people with minority viewpoints are under-represented. It would also be great to override an issue if it is important to you.

Is any organization advancing this idea?

[4crisco]

Direct democracy is a dangerous form of government, which is why the founders avoided it.

[Newzworth]

Yea!  Shes Baaaack!

[usmcvet66]

Shelly, you lil darlin', keep up the good work.

I vote open.

[sirreal6]

I WANT FREE TRADE, OPEN SOURCE, SAVE MY COUNTRY, ENERGY IND AND ALL THE OTHER GOOD STUFF....but can you and I fool around just one evening please>>??

[nettleteas]

I cannot understand a single owrd this woman is saying. She just mumbles.

Can you get an english speaker please?

[blazingdan]

No problems here. I mean, she is not the clearest speaker, but she is not a radio personality. I didn't miss a single word. Maybe you need better speakers.

[Tychicuss]

I like it!!

Open is good!!

Let you know how it works out...

[pressurechanges]

interesting have to check it out, I could use some open souce media right now. Actually education on producers rights to use would be great for those of us still trying to hit public access.

[Dimkick]

OPEN SOURCE OFCOURSE!