2. License vs Open Source 12/8/11, 8:30 – 9:45 am Hub Tag: #Tech11 LG2 Becky Granger, CAE, Educause Heidi M. Korthase, CAE American College of Healthcare Executives Renato Sogueco, Society of American Florists

3. License vs Open Source Clarification! Confusion over “licensed” Confusion over “Open Source = free,” it’s really “freedom” Closed or Proprietary Source vs Open Source

6. Debate Point 1 Why Choose Open Source? Why Not?

7. Debate Point 2 Open Source – it’s FREE (mostly)!

8. Secret Ingredient!

9. Debate Point 3 Support

10. Debate Point 4 Customization & Time to Market

11. Secret Ingredient!

12. Debate Point 4 Transparency / Security

13. License vs Open Source How much money do you have? How much time do you have? What expertise do you have on staff?

14. Explore more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_o pen_source_and_closed_source http://mashable.com/2011/04/05/best-cms- for-business/

15. Contact Information Becky Granger, CAE Director Educause rgranger@educause.edu http://www.educause.edu/ Renato Sogueco CIO Society of American Florists rsogueco@safnow.org http://www.safnow.org Heidi M. Korthase, CAE Assistant Director, Database Manager American College of Healthcare Executives HKorthase@ache.org http://www.ache.org/