Dirk Riehle's Industry and Research Publications

Category: 1.2 Open Source (Industry)

  • 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…

  • Using open source in commercial products (15min. video, slides; Oct 2021)

    Using open source in commercial products (15min. video, slides; Oct 2021)

    Today I gave a talk at Open Source Forum Oldenburg on the challenges of using open source in commercial products. Please find a generic video recording below. The slides are also available.

  • Open source hardware (Hannig & Teich, IEEE Computer)

    Open source hardware (Hannig & Teich, IEEE Computer)

    I’m happy to report that the 17th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Open Source Hardware Keywords Open source hardware, integrated circuits, ecosystems, hardware, open-source software Authors Frank Hannig; Jürgen Teich Publication Computer vol. 54, no. 10 (October 2021), pp. 111-115 Abstract: Hardware that can be manufactured from…

  • Making open source project health transparent (Goggins et al., IEEE Computer)

    Making open source project health transparent (Goggins et al., IEEE Computer)

    I’m happy to report that the 16th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Making Open Source Project Health Transparent Keywords Open-source software Authors Sean P. Goggins, Matt Germonprez, Kevin Lumbard Publication Computer vol. 54, no. 8 (August 2021), pp. 104-111 Abstract: This article explores the Community Health Analytics…

  • The wrong first question: Which open source license?

    The wrong first question: Which open source license?

    When thinking about creating an open source project, starting with the question which license to choose is the wrong approach. Rather, you should ask yourself: Why am I creating this open source project and what do I want to achieve with it? Once you have settled this question, you can use the following simplified cheat…

  • The future resurgence of copyleft

    The future resurgence of copyleft

    In 2009, half of open source code was licensed under the GPLv2 license, the canonical copyleft license. Every other license had less than 10% market share. Over the years, the MIT license and other permissive licenses kept climbing at the expense of the GPLv2. As of today, the MIT license is the leading license with…