1. Open Source Software: New and Noteworthy Presented September 30, 2004 SwANH InfoXChange Conference By Gregory C. Larkin

2. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Today’s Presentation Agenda –Introduction –Software project elements –New open-source tools –Final thoughts –More information

3. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Who am I? Greg Larkin, founder and owner of SourceHosting.net, LLC (Hollis, NH) –Software engineer since 1989 –Open-source software user since 1990 –Independent consultant since 1996 –Founded SourceHosting.net in 2000

4. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Some Elements of a Software Project Deployment platform Source code control system Database engine Portability library Virtual machine

5. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Deployment Platform Popular BSD variants –FreeBSD (general purpose server) –OpenBSD (firewall or router box) FreeBSD advantages –It’s UNIX and more mature than Linux –It’s an entire system with a unified distribution –High performance and stable –Ports system has ~12000 applications

6. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Source Code Control System Subversion –“A compelling replacement for CVS” –Builds on the CVS working model –Directory and file renaming support –Atomic commits –WebDAV support via Apache –Eclipse integration and a variety of clients –Currently under heavy development

7. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Database Engine Derby (formerly Cloudscape) –Open-sourced by IBM –Part of the Apache Incubator Project –Pure Java database –Embeddable or network-enabled –Small application footprint –Supports indexes, triggers and transactions

8. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Portability Library Apache Portable Runtime –Consistent C programming on multiple platforms –Version 1.0 just released –Apache web server is built on APR –Large variety of types and functions: File I/O Network communication C++ style string management Thread management

9. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Virtual Machine Mono 1.0 –Adds UNIX deployment option to.NET –Provides: C# source code compiler.NET-compatible libraries and runtime Disassembler and other tools –Not 100% spec complete, but very close –C# support is stable, VB.NET is coming –“100%.NET” applications work best –Integrate with Apache via mod_mono

10. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Caveats and Advice Open-source software is not better by definition Open-source software is not completely free What is the long-term impact on the development process? Stick with the “name brands”

11. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net More Information http://www.sourcehosting.net/swanh.php

12. © 2004 SourceHosting.net, LLC  www.sourcehosting.net Q & A Session Gregory C. Larkin Founder SourceHosting.net, LLC PO Box 1013 Hollis, NH 03049 (603) 465-2955 glarkin@sourcehosting.net http://www.sourcehosting.net/