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Advancing the Research Agenda on

“Free Libre Open Source Software”

Workshop

14. October 2002

Patrice-Emmanuel SCHMITZManagement Consulting

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eEurope…. Action plan 2002 … 2005

Study on the use of Open Source Software Seminar February 2001 Identify the open source tools available, the main area of

benefits as organisational and financial aspects Identify and analyse the possibility to use open source

products in the European institution and Member State administrations

Steps in IDA EU approach

January - June 2002:Feasibility of “Pooling Open Source Software”


1. Use of OSS in public sector Q1/2001

• France

• Spain

• Germany

• Belgium

• Italy

• Sweden


Sharing costs

Sharing ideas Not re-inventing the wheel Jumping to Best practices

… On a Pan-European level

2. Pooling Software…


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6. How much will it cost ?

1. What type of software ?

2. The legal conditions?

3. The type of POSS service ?

4. How to deploy it ?

5. How to maintain it long term ?

POSS FeasibilityStudy


What type of Software

Public Sector Software Administration of public domain (roads, resources,

territory) Tax declarations Public health Employment Justice & Home Land Security Education Interoperability (internet standards eGov services)


Why Open Source ?

The Open Source Licensing models are well adapted to Public Sector Needs:

Access and adapt the code to local needs Freedom to improve and re-use in derived works No internal limits (users, machines) Re-distribution (and sharing development with

others)


Ideas behind Pooling Economy

Best value for money (re-using existing soft) Sharing new development costs Do not spend less, but better !

Quality Speed up innovation Jump to best practices

Philosophy Promote IDA standards at European level New collaboration “G2G” and “G2E” Neutrality (platform)


Less good reasons …

Overestimate interest & common needs Trying to solve MY problem (not bring solutions)

Existing software too big, not well documented Initial developers are gone Several external developers, no consistency

Hoping others will takeover the cost (when my development is “dead”)

Can I get support for free ? Can I obtain Upgrades and new versions for free ?


Pan-European Pooling of OSS ?

LegalAdviser


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Licensees/Re-Licensors

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GPL ACC

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Code publication

MPL


3. Next steps in IDA policy

2003: General Guide to migrate Open source Technical TCO/TBO

Case study in a German State (15’000 users) Pooling Service ?


SEEM: area for OSS ?

The tools, as well as their technical characteristics must be non-discriminatory, generally available and interoperable (DG Markt proj. Directive on Pub. eProc).

Electronic signature and Invoicing Authentication Secure exchange system (eProcurement)

Contracting Delivering


Single Eur. Electronic Market

Security, Privacy, Availability, Integrity

EU and MS Governments

Large Customers Large

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Citizens SMEs

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InternetProduct

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YellowPages Agreements

Adresses (URLs)

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AgreementAgreementWho ?Product ?What ?When?Structure ?

AgreementAgreementWho ?ProductWhat ?When?Structure ?

APIAPI

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LDAPX.509

HTTPS HTTPSXML

S/MIME

CAsSAML

Public or Private Portals* for Enterprises

Service 1Service 2Service 3…

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