Category: 1. Software Industry
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Call for article proposals for Open Source Expanded column in IEEE Computer Magazine
Readers of this blog may have noticed that I manage a regular (bi-monthly) column on open source for the IEEE Computer magazine (about 60K print subscribers and many more online readers). Article topics are broadly about open source. I’m calling for proposals for new articles in the series. You can read past articles on this…
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Software development metrics with a purpose (Gonzalez-Barahona et al., IEEE Computer)
I’m happy to report that the 20th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Software Development Metrics With a Purpose Keywords — Authors Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona, Daniel Izquierdo-Cortázar, Gregorio Robles Publication Computer vol. 55, no. 4 (April 2022), pp. 66-73 Abstract: A new generation of toolsets that are flexible enough…
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Manufacturing independence in the age of the cloud
Intel just announced a US$ 33B investment in creating chip manufacturing plants in Europe, about half of which will go to the (otherwise rather quaint) town of Magdeburg in Germany. In almost any respect this is good news. It creates jobs in Europe and Germany. It will instigate a local ecosystem of suppliers and entrepreneurs.…
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Commercial participation in OpenStack (Zhang et al., IEEE Computer)
I’m happy to report that the 19th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Commercial Participation in OpenStack Keywords OpenStack, open-source software Authors Yuxia Zhang, Hao He, Minghui Zhou Publication Computer vol. 55, no. 2 (February 2022), pp. 78-84 Abstract: This article provides a overview of commercial participation in…
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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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How to fund your startup (using public grants, in Germany, 2022 Edition)
In this short video, I provide an explanation of how anyone with a team and an idea can get public funding to kick off their venture. I appear to be speaking to my students, but the funding is really available to anyone (with a German address and work permit). If this is you, feel free…