Category: 1.4 Open Source Foundations
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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)
I’m happy to report that the 15th article in the open source 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 works…