open source at gla - a road less travelled
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Open Source - The Road Less TravelledUsing Open Source and Open Data at the GLA
David MunnGreater London Authority
Proprietary Software
Obstinately expensive Mind-numbingly complex licencing Strong sanctions for non-
compliance
Technical constraints
Complexity results in compromises
Compromises stifle innovation
Virtualisation limited Vague licence terms
backed up with risk of legal action
Building Support for OS
Identify influencers that might have an interest
CEO / CFO Focus on the business
benefits (savings / flexibility)
IT Strategy Sell the Strategy OS / Cloud First
Deal with Legitimate Concerns
Hard work Limited business benefits Savings in maintenance /
administration Costs / inconvenience of
proprietary solutions Strong security Open standards
supporting interoperability
Building the foundations
Apache / Linux / Tomcat - Apps
Nagios – Monitoring Network
Drupal – Web-site / Datastore
Solr - Search Postgres / Maria
DB – Database Infrastructure
Building the London Datastore
Launched in 2010 Provides datasets - free Encouraging others to use
the data to develop applications
http://data.london.gov.uk Real-time transport data is
being used Open Source Development
(Drupal)
Collaboration and Participation
Open data – the London Data store Reaching out to the developer community Participatory approach Applications are now being developed using this data
Collaboration and Participation
Interaction with Citizens at the heart of new web-site Open Source Environment Integrated with Social Media Seeking views on policy work