Category: 1.2 Open Source (Industry)

  • The Four Opens: Open Source Beyond the Code (Ildikó Vancsa, IEEE Computer Column)

    The Four Opens: Open Source Beyond the Code (Ildikó Vancsa, IEEE Computer Column)

    I’m happy to report that the 21th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title The Four Opens: Open Source Beyond the Code Keywords — Authors Ildikó Vancsa, Open Infrastructure Foundation Publication Computer vol. 55, no. 6 (June 2022), pp 81-84 Abstract: This article describes a set of guiding principles…

  • Call for article proposals for Open Source Expanded column in IEEE Computer Magazine

    Call for article proposals for Open Source Expanded column in IEEE Computer Magazine

    Readers of this blog may have noticed that I manage a regular (bi-monthly) column on open source for the IEEE Computer magazine (about 60K print subscribers and many more online readers). Article topics are broadly about open source. I’m calling for proposals for new articles in the series. You can read past articles on this…

  • Software development metrics with a purpose (Gonzalez-Barahona et al., IEEE Computer)

    Software development metrics with a purpose (Gonzalez-Barahona et al., IEEE Computer)

    I’m happy to report that the 20th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Software Development Metrics With a Purpose Keywords — Authors Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona, Daniel Izquierdo-Cortázar, Gregorio Robles Publication Computer vol. 55, no. 4 (April 2022), pp 66-73 Abstract: A new generation of toolsets that are flexible enough…

  • Commercial participation in OpenStack (Zhang et al., IEEE Computer)

    Commercial participation in OpenStack (Zhang et al., IEEE Computer)

    I’m happy to report that the 19th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Commercial Participation in OpenStack Keywords OpenStack, Open Source Software Authors Yuxia Zhang, Hao He, Minghui Zhou Publication Computer vol. 55, no. 2 (February 2022), pp 78-84 Abstract: This article provides a overview of commercial participation…

  • The success of log4j

    The success of log4j

    log4j (2) demonstrates the tremendous success of the open source development model (and not the opposite, as some might believe because of the recent vulnerability). A huge number of companies use log4j in their products. What else spells success better? However, what those companies failed to do is to properly manage their risk, here the…

  • The open source distributor business model [Computer Magazine]

    The open source distributor business model [Computer Magazine]

    I’m happy to report that the 18th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title The Open Source Distributor Business Model Keywords Open source distributor, open source distribution, open source business model, open source sustainability Authors Dirk Riehle Publication Computer vol. 54, no. 12 (December 2021), pp 99-103 Abstract: This…