Category: 1.4 Open Source Foundations
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The ecosystem of openKONSEQUENZ, a user-led open source foundation (video)
Today, Nikolay Harutyunyan presented some of our work on openKONSEQUENZ, a user-led open source consortium that develops software for local energy distributors. Below, please watch the talk (local copy); the talk is based on the same-name research paper.
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The ecosystem of openKONSEQUENZ, a user-led open source foundation [OSS 2020]
Companies without expertise in software development can opt to form consortia to develop open source software to meet their needs, as an alternative to the build-or-buy decision. Such user-led foundations are little understood, due to a limited number of published examples. In particular, almost nothing is known about the ecosystems surrounding user-led foundations. Our work…
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![Managing commercial conflicts of interest in open source foundations [ICSOB 2019]](https://i0.wp.com/dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10180-penang-usm-bioinformatik.jpg?fit=300%2C150&ssl=1)
Managing commercial conflicts of interest in open source foundations [ICSOB 2019]
Abstract: When companies opt to open source their software, they may choose to offer the project to an open source foundation. Donating the software to an open source foundation offers a number of advantages, such as access to the foundation’s existing tools and project management. However, in donating the software, the company relinquishes control of…