© 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Enterprise IT: Open Source Powerhouse Kartik Subbarao Global Lead, HP Linux Technology Profession
Framing the Discussion Elements − Fire − Water − Air − Earth Free/Open Source is like Water − Fluid, flows easily − Transparent, can look inside Commercial/Closed Source is like Earth − Solid, transported explicitly − Opaque, cannot look inside
HP’s Infrastructure Multiple internal systems External gateways are Linux boxes running Postfix − Postfix handles all − LDAP integration contributions – LaMont Jones − Integration with anti-spam, anti-virus software Ongoing evolution and development
The Obligatory 4 Quadrant Slide Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software
The Obligatory 4 Quadrant Slide Ocean Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software
The Obligatory 4 Quadrant Slide Desert Ocean Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software
The Obligatory 4 Quadrant Slide Desert SwampOcean Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software
Perl Modules Net::LDAP − HP uses Net::LDAP extensively in its directory infrastructure tools and processes − Contributed bugfixes, enhancements, and utilities such as ldifsort.pl, ldifdiff.pl − Received highly useful bug reports and suggestions for improvement Storable.pm − Persistency for data structures − Created by Raphael Manfredi
Venice, Italy
Venice – The Big Picture
The Upper Right Quadrant Desert Swamp Venice Ocean Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software
OpenLDAP and Symas HP’s Enterprise Directory Software Strategy − Use open source products complemented by commercial support and collaborative development Strong relationship with Symas Corporation − Enterprise Grade Support − R&D Partnership All of the benefits of Open Source and all of the benefits of a commercial relationship Contributing enhancements to OpenLDAP
Linux Common Operating Environment (LinuxCOE) Provisioning, Software Distribution and Lifecycle support for Linux systems HP is releasing this code under the GPL: − Obtain peer review and feedback − Invite contributors − Develop/evolve an open standard Anyone can download the software for free HP offers Managed Services to customers who don’t want to manage their own infrastructure Program Manager – Craig Lamparter
Community Community is an important part of Open Source − Identify Experts − Collaboration − Information Sharing Open Source works great at the grassroots level − Build on your informal networks HP’s Linux Technology Profession − A community of practice for Open Source Technologists − A focal point and catalyst for grassroots Open Source activities
Innovation and Breakthrough Performance Open Source makes innovation more accessible than ever IT engineers can see their work used all over the world People want to make a difference Contribute to broader goals while solving your company’s problems