Category: 1. Software Industry
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What’s next after “source-available”?
Venture capital plays an important role in open source: It funds startups innovative commercial open source products for the benefit of all as part of the equation. For venture capital to keep flowing, the startup needs to make money eventually, at a level similar to traditional software startups. This is always achieved by withholding something…
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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…
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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…
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Advice to students on when to start your company
I was listening to Dave Kellog and Thomas Otter’s most enjoyable The SaaS Product Power Breakfast podcast, this time about a VC-turned-entrepreneur (in his fourties), and it reminded me about advice that I give to my students. Heads-up: The funniest ageist comment by a student, ever. Research has shown repeatedly that the biggest chances of…
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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…
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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…