1. © 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

2. 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

3. HP’s Email Infrastructure Multiple internal email systems External email gateways are Linux boxes running Postfix − Postfix handles all inbound @hp.com email − LDAP integration contributions – LaMont Jones − Integration with anti-spam, anti-virus software Ongoing evolution and development

4. The Obligatory 4 Quadrant Slide Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software

5. The Obligatory 4 Quadrant Slide Ocean Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software

6. The Obligatory 4 Quadrant Slide Desert Ocean Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software

7. The Obligatory 4 Quadrant Slide Desert SwampOcean Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software

8. 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

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10. Venice – The Big Picture

11. The Upper Right Quadrant Desert Swamp Venice Ocean Quality of Commercial/Closed Source Software Quality of Free/Open Source Software

12. 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

13. Linux Common Operating Environment (LinuxCOE) Provisioning, Software Distribution and Lifecycle support for Linux systems HP is releasing this code under the GPL: http://linuxcoe.sourceforge.net http://linuxcoe.sourceforge.net − 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

14. 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

15. 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