Supporting The Open Web - OSCON 2008

Supporting the Open WebDavid Recordondavid@sixapart.comOpen SourceSubversionGIMPRailsMySQLOSU OSLMovable TypeOSCONLinuxjQuery OSIPythonmemcachedGPLlots of open source!SourceForgeOpenMokoBSDApacheWordPressPHPDojoGNUUbuntuDrupalFirefoxMozillaJavaOpenOffice.org - Far more Open Source than I can even list - SourceForge alone is hosting nearly 200,000 open source projectshttp://www.illustratorworld.com/artwork/2238/Browser Wars - originally IE vs Netscape - More interested in the "second browser war" - WHATWG (HTML 5, Gears) - Helped turn the conversation from open source to the data and markup behind it - And popularized the term "open web"Open Data is increasingly important as servicesmove online.Tim O'Reilly (OSCON '07) - Hosted services (the cloud) change the "open" game - Data is becoming as important as source - The Open Web is all about the data, protocols, etc behind web services - The Open Web isn't a new term, really brought forth by Mozilla and their quest to continue building the web on open standards - Lot's of companies advocating for and supporting the Open Web...Many of the same faces you see supporting Open SourceThe Open Web needs Open DataOpen Data needs Open Specificationshttp://flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/1856663523/ - We now have a pretty good understanding of how to create open APIs - Shifting to proprietary specifications versus open specifications - We also need to evolve the definition of the "Web"; e.g. XMPP is now a part of the Web"It's like flying on an iPhone!"http://flickr.com/photos/sathishcj/1868113345/ - The Web has to be accessible from anywhere, even a tin can 30,000 feet above the ground - Mashups are far more complex than they ever were before (iPhone "locate me") - The Web has to be accessible by anyone as network eects and collective intelligence matterSomething happened in 2007http://flickr.com/photos/mag3737/1914076277/ - We now have an understanding of what services in the cloud look like - "The Web as the platform" makes openness valuable. Let's not repeat the desktop. (view source matters) - VCs are validating this argument; started to care about more than just lockin - Social applications following UNIX philosophy - Lots of technologies and companies fighting the battle for the Open Web - (on slide) plus ECMA Script 4, WHATWG - The "Open Web" encompasses more than just HTTP, but today want to focus on a specific pain point...