Translating Open Source Value to the Cloud
summary
Argues that open source shapes cloud computing but does not translate literally: AGPLv3 has not taken off and permissive licenses dominate; community structure (walled garden, benevolent dictator, meritocracy) matters more than license text. Cites OpenStack Grizzly uptake, CloudForms templates to deploy identical app/OS images across clouds, and Dave McGrail’s concept of data gravity that makes moving large datasets costly. Discusses API openness taxonomy, the Google‑Android API legal fight, and a Flickr geotag study that separates tourists from residents.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:16History of Open Source
- 6:29Cloud Computing
- 7:52GPL
- 9:48Permissive Licensing
- 12:10Linux
- 12:42OpenStack
- 15:05Red Hat
- 15:35SAS
- 16:00Three fundamental community models
- 18:55Portability
- 20:47Cloud Forms
- 21:30Application Portability
- 22:35Data Portability
- 24:29Hybrid Storage
- 28:56Flickr
- 30:36Apis
- 30:56App Development
- 31:57Open Access
- 34:31Open API
- 35:31Google Android
- 36:08API Stability
- 36:27Mobile Web
- 38:39Incompatibilities
- 40:15Questions
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