1. Free Means Free: An Overview of Open Source Technologies Brent HusherJon Goodell Research & Instruction LibrarianWeb Services Librarian University of Missouri Kansas City Miller Nichols Library University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library

2. Open Source Technologies  Desktop Applications  Web Applications  Integrated Library Systems  Operating Systems  Non-open Source Free Applications and Websites

3. Open Source vs. Free Software  Kind of a marketing thing  “Free” sounds cheap/bad quality  “Open” had/has fewer negative connotations  Open software is free to use, modify, and distribute however you like as long as you give credit where it is due and keep it “open”  Open source companies generally earn their money through providing support rather than selling software

4. Desktop Applications  Firefox  OpenOffice.org  Notepad++  GIMPshop  Audacity

5. Firefox Browser – mozilla.com

6. OpenOffice.org

7. Notepad++

8. GIMPshop

9. Audacity

10. Web Applications  Drupal  Joomla  WAMP Server

11. Drupal

12. Joomla

13. WAMP Server

14. Integrated Library Systems  Koha  Evergreen  Greenstone

15. Koha

16. Evergreen

17. Greenstone

18. Ubuntu Desktop and Server Operating Systems

19. Non-Open Source Free Applications and Websites  Google Docs  Skype  Creative Commons

20. Google Docs

21. Skype

22. Creative Commons

23. Disadvantages  Unanticipated costs  Volunteer online support community  Applications may lose developer support  Lack of dedicated training and support in most cases  No guarantees or 1-800 numbers

24. Advantages  Nothing to buy, trying things out easier  Regular updates and upgrades  No restriction on use, distribution  No upfront costs besides time  Volunteer online support community

25. Thank you! Brent HusherJon Goodell Research & Instruction LibrarianWeb Services Librarian University of Missouri Kansas City Miller Nichols Library University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library library.umkc.eduwww.library.uams.edu 816-235-1281, husherb@umkc.edu501-526-5641, jgoodell@uams.edu