Human Resource Development: Exploratory Software Project

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• ltOfficial support for OSS-related projectgt
• Supported by
• METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
• IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency)

• Human Resource Development Exploratory Software
  Project
• Support individual developers.
• Scheme
• 12 project managers assigned to choose proposals,
  to provide advice, and to encourage developers.
• Sub projects (OSS/FS related)
• Japanese input environment
• Robustness of embedded Linux
• KNOPPIX hosting environment
• Porting uClinux to H8/300
• (5 - 10 project each year in OSS/FS area)

• OSS/FS related survey
• FLOSS-JP
• Free/Libre/Open Source Software Developers Survey
  in Japan.
• see below
• Also conducted FLOSS-Asia survey.
• Survey on Current Status of OSS utilization and
  Guideline for OSS adoption
• Legal issues related with OSS licenses,
  especially GPL.
• Survey on ensuring security of OSS
• Secure enhanced OSS.
• Report how to build a secure system using OSS.

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• Research Development
• Open Source Software Practical Use
  Infrastructure Improvement Enterprise
• Budget Total 9 million US/year.
• 18 projects in 2003.

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• Feasibility Study
• The Pilot Project to Introduce Open Source
  Desktop
• Environment in the e-Government

• Feasibility study in 2003
• Business analysis and system analysis at AIST.
• Study for the open source desktop environment.
• Formulate plan adopting trial use of open source
  desktop.
• Development of
• Open source desktop environment deployment and
  management system.
• Open source desktop environment end user's guide.
• Migration guidelines.

• Target
• AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial
  Science and Technology)
• Administrative staffs.
• Not researchers.
• 10 to 1000 users (max.)
• Objective
• Clarify the technical problems and solutions
  before actual deployment.
• Make an execution plan of pilot project in 2004.
• Roadmap
• 2003 Feasibility study.
• 2004 Start a experimental introductions.
• 2005 Start a experimental operations.
• (2006 Start a real operation.)

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ltOrganizations and Groupsgt

• Official Organization
• Japan Linux Association (JLA)
• Free Software Initiative Japan (FSIJ)
• Embedded Linux Consorsium (emblix)
• TOPPERS Project (TRON)
• Distribution Users Group
• Linux
• LinuxPPC, VineLinux, RedHat, Turbolinux,
  Gentoo,...
• BSD
• FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD

• Regional LUGS (about 30)
• Regional NPO
• To promote OSS adoption in local government and
  market.
• Okinawa, Hokkaido, Gifu,...
• Alliance in private sector
• CE Linux Forum
• Embedded system for information appliance.
• Consortium
• OSCAR Alliance
• Open Source Technology Alliance (OSTA)

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ltCommunity / Industry / Governmentgt

• Community
• Many OSS user groups.
• Volunteer OSS developers.
• Industry
• Major IT vendors and SIers
• IBM, Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC, Unisys,...
• New type of business focused on OSS
• Develop/support OSS itself.
• Publish their own software as OSS.
• Linux spreading in embedded areas
• CE Linux Forum
• COCOON(SONY)
• Zaurus PDA (Sharp),...

• Government
• Support OSS projects and surveys
• OSS become effective alternatives.
• OSS migration cost is cheaper.
• Platform will be kept open to public.
• Promote open standard
• Encourage innovations and user merits.
• Especially in the area of information appliance.
• Several local governments notice OSS for
• IT cost savings.
• promotion of local IT vendors.

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ltDistributions / Developers / Usersgt

• Developers
• Approx. 2-3 contributors of major global OSS
  projects are Japanese.
• Linux 65/3101
• Apache 17/523
• FreeBSD 176/7907
• NetBSD 248/7426
• Core members
• Debian 48/1266
• FreeBSD 47/315
• NetBSD 12/46
• SourceForge.jp
• 745 projects.
• 6385 members (including users).
• Developers are estimated to 3,000 5,000.

• Distributions (Japan Linux White Paper 2003)
• Red Hat Linux
• Major distro in server area
• Turbolinux Another major distro.
• Vine Linux
• Widely used with community support.
• Debian GNU/Linux
• Worldwide cooperation.
• Holon Linux, Omoikane Linux, Plamo Linux,
  LindowsOS, Miracle Linux
• Users
• Linux shipments
• Linux server PC shipments
• 29,000/year (IDC 2002/1-9)
• Turbolinux Workstation licenses shipments 40,000
  (2002)
• Vine Linux 2.5/2.6 licenses shipments 15,000
• Linux PC over 100,000/year
• 83.45 (198,000) of Web servers (jp domain) are
  Apache. (E-Soft 2003/10)