Free Libre And Open Source Software Acceptance in The Cuban Higher Educational System
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This document discusses the acceptance and benefits of free, libre, and open source software (FLOSS) in Cuba's higher education system, emphasizing its role in narrowing the digital divide and fostering self-reliance among local communities. It outlines the social responsibility of adopting open-source technologies and highlights various motivations and barriers concerning the integration of FLOSS in educational institutions. Additionally, it presents strategies for creating awareness and building expertise within the framework of Cuba's informatization strategy.
Free Libre And Open Source Software Acceptance in The Cuban Higher Educational System
- 1. Free Libre And Open Source Software Acceptance in The Cuban Higher Educational System Aceptación del Software Libre y el Código Abierto en el Sistema de Educación Superior Cubano. Ayandi Lemus - formerly University of Pinar del Río Prof. dr. Frederik Questier - Vrije Universiteit Brussel Prof. dr. Febe Angel Ciudad Ricardo - University of Informatics Sciences Universidad 2016, Havana, Cuba
- 2. This presentation can be found at http://questier.com http://www.slideshare.net/Frederik_Questier
- 3. 4 1980's: Stallman defined “Free Software” The freedom to ➢ use ➢ study ➢ distribute ➢ improve the program Free Open Source Software - FLOSS
- 4. 1991 comp sci student “I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.”
- 5. 6117 persons, 659 companies have contributed to Linux kernel
- 6. 7 “Open Source ... it's just a superior way of working together and generating code.” “Like science, Open Source allows people to build on a solid base of previous knowledge, without some silly hiding.” “you can obviously never do as well in a closed environment as you can with open scientific methods.” Linus Torvalds (2007-03-19). The Torvalds Transcript: Why I 'Absolutely Love' GPL Version 2.
- 7. Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Our social responsibility: how open is the future?
- 8. ➢ "bridge the digital divide by adopting open source thus narrowing the effect of techno-colonialism" ➢ “Need for technology that is controlled by local communities and not by foreign companies, that is public property and empowers people to be self-reliant”
- 9. Stay in control! If you don't control the program, the program controls you! W hy?
- 10. Stay secure! You can't trust software if its source code is hidden W hy?
- 11. Avoid: data lock in vendor lock in Improve interoperability W hy?
- 12. FLOSS tools are most often cross-platform W hy?
- 13. The (Unix) philosophy of connectable and reusable modular components → best modules are most reused → get most feedback → survival of the fittest → quality “Linux is the benchmark of Quality” Coverity Report 2012, ... W hy?
- 14. Modularity and lightweight solutions allow to use small or old devices Save energy W hy?
- 15. Easy localization and customization W hy?
- 16. Possibility to involve students W hy?
- 17. Business opportunities Innovation opportunities Network effects W hy?
- 18. Better support Support is often core of the FOSS business model + fair competition of service providers Easier troubleshooting Because of transparency W hy?
- 20. Reduce costs Avoid piracy Avoid license management burden W hy?
- 21. Linux is everywhere from the smallest devices to 92% of the top 500 Super Computers
- 23. >50% of all computing devices is running Android, a mobile version of Linux
- 24. There are FLOSS solutions for all computational tasks
- 25. Everybody is using FLOSS and contributing to it IBM, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, ...
- 26. Increasingly governments demand Open Standards Source code
- 27. Some countries and regions have done Linux migrations Extremadura in Spain or have expressed the desire to do so China, Russia, Cuba
- 28. ESTRATEGIA MAESTRA: INFORMATIZACIÓN 2016 Enfoque integral de la informatización como elemento transformador de la educación superior, que impulsa el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organización y la convierte en protagonista de la informatización de la sociedad cubana “10. Priorizar el empleo del Software Libre en todas las acciones de implementación de la actual estrategia.”
- 30. “Linux has come to dominate almost every category of computing, with the exception of the desktop” Jim Zemlin, Linux Foundation Executive Director, 2011
- 32. Perceived barriers? ➢ Pre-installation of non-free software ➢ Anti-competitive behaviour ➢ Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt ➢ Lack of awareness ➢ Limited in house experience ➢ Transition efforts
- 34. innovation diffusion model ➢ Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th edition). New York, NY: Free Press
- 36. Davis, F. D. (1989). Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology. MIS Quarterly, 13(3), 319
- 37. Venkatesh, V., Morris, M. G., Davis, G. B., & Davis, F. D. (2003). User acceptance of information technology: Toward a unified view. MIS Quarterly, 425–478. UTAUT Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology
- 38. Validated acceptance model for Free Software in (Flemish) schools F. Questier, S. Froeliger, Acceptance model for Free Open Source Software in (Flemish) schools, 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, Eskisehir, Turkey (25-29 August 2012)
- 39. What is your motivation to use Free Software?
- 40. What is holding back the adoption of FLOSS in your school?
- 41. UTAUT2 Venkatesh, V., Thong, J. Y., & Xu, X. (2012). Consumer acceptance and use of information technology: extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology. MIS Quarterly, 36(1), 157–178.
- 42. Interview with ICT director of Cuban Ministry of Higher Education is done Survey questionnaire (in Limesurvey) for ICT managers of universities is ready to be deployed Dreams for: students & teachers questionnaires, Close The Gap analysis, migration experiment, elaboration of strategies & policies Who wants to collaborate to continue this project?
- 43. FLOSS opportunities in Cuba ➢ Create awareness, all stakeholders ➢ Build expertise ➢ Nova Linux ➢ Share migration experiences ➢ Provide repositories ➢ El paquete semanal ➢ Build an economy on it
- 44. This presentation was made with 100% Free Software No animals were harmed Questier.com Frederik AT Questier.com www.linkedin.com/in/fquestie www.diigo.com/user/frederikquestier www.slideshare.net/Frederik_QuestierMuchas gracias! ¿Preguntas?
- 45. Credits ➢ Photo Linus Torvalds: GFDL. Permission of Martin Streicher, Editor-in-Chief, LINUXMAG.com ➢ Picture (open source business strategies) from IT Manager's Journal, may 2004, with personal permission from John Koenig ➢ Screenshot http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/ ➢ Cartoon Open Source Fish by openssoft ➢ T-Shirt “Best things are life are free” by http://zazzle.com ➢ Drupalcon DC 2009 copyright by “Chris” (Flickr) ➢ Screenshot Acquia ➢ Internet map by The Opte Project, CC-by ➢ Open arrow, CC-by-nd by ChuckCoker ➢ Share matches CC-by-nc-nd by Josh Harper ➢ Question mark CC-by by Stefan Baudy ➢ Social Icons by Iconshock http://www.iconshock.com/social-icons/