Category: 1.4 Open Source Foundations
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Non-software-industry user-led open source consortia
tl;dr We observe sustained growth in what we call non-software-industry user-led open-source consortia. These are open-source consortia (non-profit organizations) created by companies from outside the software industry with the goal of developing the applications these companies need to run their business. Their behaviors are different from other open-source consortia and we can see this expressed…
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Problems, Solutions, and Success Factors in the openMDM User-Led Open Source Consortium [CAIS Journal]
Abstract: Open-source software (OSS) development offers organizations an alternative to purchasing proprietary software or commissioning custom software. In one form of OSS development, organizations develop the software they need in collaboration with other organizations. If the software is used by the organizations to operate their business, such collaborations can lead to what we call “user-led…
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Keynote on user-led open source consortia at ISAFOSS-TIEDE 2022
I just finished my keynote at ISAFOSS-TIEDE 2022 of Sultan Qaboos University in Oman (sadly, remotely), on user-led open source consortia, which is perhaps the most important trend in open source right now. Abstract and slides below. Abstract Of the many reasons, why companies and countries sponsor the development of open source software, the user…
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User-led open source consortia, defined
User-led open source consortia expanded the reach of open source beyond the IT industry. Given this impact, it is important to get the definition right. This is my third attempt. I think this is it. All open source developed by a broad and diverse community is community open source, as opposed to commercial open source,…
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Open source software engineering the Eclipse way (Wayne Beaton, IEEE Computer Column)
I’m happy to report that the 15th article in the Open Source Expanded column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Open Source Software Engineering the Eclipse Way Keywords – Authors Wayne Beaton, The Eclipse Foundation Publication Computer vol. 54, no. 6 (June 2021), pp 59-63 Abstract: This article explains how open source software development…
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Open source community governance the Apache Way (Drost-Fromm & Tompkins, IEEE Computer Column)
I’m happy to report that the 14th article in the Open Source Expanded column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Open Source Community Governance the Apache Way Keywords Open Source Software, Distributed Computing, Documentation Authors Isabel Drost-Fromm, Apache Software FoundationRob Tompkins, Apache Software Foundation Publication Computer vol. 54, no. 4 (April 2021), pp 70-75…