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The next WSAF event "When Architecture and Open Source Collide" will be held on 5th November 2009, at the offices of Datacom, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm. Who will be speaking? To a certain extent that's up for grabs: * our very own long time open source practitioner and architect Amir Shevat will lead discussions * also on hand will be some leading local open source personalities * and you - if you have relevant experiences with open source that you want to share, please let us know Open source is becoming increasingly relevant in many ways, whilst it's generally well understood on the surface, what happens when we scratch the surface? Do we really know what we are getting into? Is Open Source something that your projects and architectures should be embracing or running from? This session is a chance for you to examine open source issues that are relevant to you. Format: the format for this session will be very agile (and fun!). To open the session we'll put forward a list of topics and present based on audience feedback. Here's a starting list - please feel free to suggest anything that you'd like to hear about. Topics for discussion (for all you Scrum exponents, think "product backlog"): a. What is open source - Definition b. What is open source - Licensing c. ROI / The true cost of Open Source d. Key technologies & industry players e. Common Traps f. Main stream Open Source solutions g. Open source based architecture h. When to use / not use i. Impact on solution design j. Impact on solution delivery k. Impact on solution longevity l. Best practices m. Open source tools for architecture n. Contribution process o. Future trends