Open Source Development Labs

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Open Source Development Labs

• Peter Heyes
• European Manager,
• Business Development

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OSDL Mission

• To be the recognized center-of-gravity for the
  Linux industry a central body dedicated to
  accelerating the use of Linux for enterprise
  computing.

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A brief history of OSDL

• Founded to support Linux community (2000)
• Industry supporting developers vendor neutral
  virtual lab
• Beaverton, OR, USA
• Yokohama, Japan
• Working Groups formed (2002)
• Data Center Linux
• Carrier Grade Linux
• Positioned as center-of-gravity for Linux
  Industry (2003)
• Linus Torvalds joins OSDL
• Linux User Advisory Council formed (LUAC)
• Japan Working Group established
• Established Linux Legal Defence Fund (2004)
• Desktop Linux Working Group formed

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OSDL Linux Industry Center of Gravity
End Users
System Vendors
SystemIntegrators
ISVs
Analysts Journalists
OSDL
Training Education
Distributions
Service Providers
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OSDL Founding Members - 2000
Leaders in LinuxOpen Source
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OSDL Is Its Members
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Linux Accelerators

• Linuxs dependability and economics
• Major ISVs shipping key applications on Linux
• System Vendors Linux Server outpacing Unix(s)
  and NT
• Major end users adopting Linux for mission
  critical operations
• Positive First Linux Experience

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How Linux comes to the market
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Linux Development Timeline Major Upgrades
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Other Linux Catalysts

• No skill-set dispossession
• Unix ? Linux transition is easy
• Higher consolidation vs. Unix/RISC fragmentation
• Increasing enterprise-class support
• Distributions (RedHat, SUSE, Turbo, Miracle)
• System Vendors (IBM, NEC, Hitachi, HP, etc.)
• True choice in system and OS supplier
• Better performance of industry standard hardware
• Intel, AMD, PowerPC

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Skill Set Dispossession
Early 1990s
MVS, VM, VSE, VAX/VMS
Unix/RISC

• Required skill set transfer, from mainframe skill
  sets
• Very expensive process
• Took a decade to complete

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Proposed Dispossession
Late 1990s
Unix/RISC
Windows Server

• Compelling low-cost x86 architecture
• Move to a Windows Server platform
• Repeat of expensive skill set transformation

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UNIX/RISC Adoption Rates
Mass-market enterprise Broadly available skill
set No references required
Medium-touch Experienced implementers Broader
skill set Easier reference
High-touch Pioneering implementation Hard to find
skill set Detailed reference
10 years
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Proposed Retention
Early 2000s
Unix/RISC
Linux/x86

• Take advantage of low-cost x86 platform
• Retain skill set investment
• Leverage existing skill-set to lower cost
  deployment

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Linux/x86 Adoption Rates
Mass-market enterprise Broadly available skill
set No references required
Medium-touch Experienced implementers Broader
skill set Easier reference
High-touch Pioneering implementation Hard to find
skill set Detailed reference
5 years
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Linux and Windows will be the two dominant
Server Operating Systems by 2006
10000
Worldwide Paid Server Operating Environment
Shipments, 2000-2006 (000)
9000
Linux (paid)
8000
Open source model
Adoption Drivers
Availability of applications
7000
Ongoing cost of operations
Linux
Issues with Microsoft licensing
6000
Reliability/availability
Win 2003
Lowinitial cost
5000
Win 2K Server
4000
3000
Win NT Server
2000
Unix (total)
NetWare
1000
Other SOE
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Source IDC, 2003
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No single reason for Linux acceleration

• Business/education
• Cost
• Total Cost of computing
• Hardware upgrade flexibility
• Software upgrade flexibility
• Vendor flexibility
• Security
• Governments
• Create jobs
• Improve the import/export ratios
• Use what they develop in country
• First PC experience to be their own
• Open source software development model
• Personal
• Freedom
• Accessibility
• Open Source software development model

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State of Linux Today
Linux Technology
The Chasm
Linux Eco-System
Without a center-of-gravity Linux industry
will not cross the chasm
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Linux Ecosystem
Linux Developers
OSDL
End-Users/Universities
IT Vendors/System Integrators/Service Providers
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Working Group Structure / Roles

• Current Initiatives
• Data Center Linux (DCL)
• Carrier Grade Linux (CGL)
• Desktop Linux (DTL)

Steering Committee
Technical Sub-committee
Marketing Sub-committee

• Requirements
• Awareness
• Industry Events
• Positioning

• Specifications
• Proof of Concept
• Validation
• Capabilities

W o r k i n g G r o u p
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Working Group Structure / Roles
Steering Committee
Technical Sub-committee
Marketing Sub-committee

• Requirements
• Awareness
• Industry Events
• Positioning

• Specifications
• Proof of Concept
• Validation
• Capabilities

W o r k i n g G r o u p
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Linux User Advisory Council (LUAC) Established
2003

• 20 Fortune 500 Companies
• Three (3) meetings of U.S. LUAC and one in EMEA
  to-date
• Serves as the voice of corporate users to OSDL
  and the Linux industry
• Join the developer vendor conversation
• Identify inhibitors to the growth of Linux
• Technical
• Industry maturity
• Identify means to close gaps accelerate growth
• Establish OSDL priorities
• Specify requirements
• Share best practices with other council members
• New councils to start in Asia and/or China

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Working Group Participation
Technical

• Specifications
• Proof of Concept
• Validation

OSDL
Business

• Global Issues
• Local Requirements
• Business Solutions

Marketing

• Requirements
• Awareness
• Industry Events

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OSDL Provides Critical Opportunities for
Collaboration and Participation
OSDL is its membership

• Scalability
• Performance
• Manageability
• RAS
• Security
• Usability
• Standards
• Clustering

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OSDL Provides Critical Opportunities for
Collaboration and Participation
OSDL is its membership

• Standards
• Clustering
• Security
• Platform
• Availability
• Performance
• Scalability
• Tools
• Serviceability

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Intersection of Specifications
Telco Care-Abouts
Data Center Care-Abouts
Large threads
Live System Upgrades
Boot cycle detection
Large Disk Farms
High-Availability
Real Time Signaling
Predictable Response Times
gt 16 CPUS
Hot Swap I/O
Robust Mutexes
POSIX
gt 32 GB Memory
LSB
Memory Over Commit
Persistent Disk Naming
Crash Dump
Multipath I/O
NUMA
Async Events
Fast Reboot
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OSDL Desktop Linux - Working Group
EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS
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Where and When is Linux going on desktops

• Single function solution Today
• Help desks, Call centers
• IT departments, Eng departments
• ATMs, Point of sale, Kiosk
• Receptionists, Shipping, Receiving
• Simple browser, email requirements
• Thin client, Net PC solutions
• Multi-Function 2 3 years
• SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft, DB2 users
• Simple Office requirements view, not create
• Mobile professional a long time
• Traveling with laptop, PDA, Blackberry,
  integrated phone
• Admin support, multiple servers issues
• Power users

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OSDL Mission

• To be the recognized center-of-gravity for the
  Linux industry a central body dedicated to
  accelerating the use of Linux for enterprise
  computing