Latest Publications on Industry and Research
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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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Open source is not the infrastructure of modern society…
Cloud services are the actual infrastructure. Open source is the blueprints and building materials of our digital infrastructure. Infrastructure should be built from open source, but it is important to understand the difference between software and a service, because there is a person in the middle, the one operating the service. There will be no…
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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…
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A simple fun example of how a computer reads intent wrong
I read an article about India and wanted to know how much money “2 lakh” is in Euro. The search engine responded as follows:
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Who to blame for the log4j vulnerability?
So far, nobody. Not the open source developers, who responded fast and professionally, and not the companies who handled the risk within a day or two. Eventually, however, we will have to blame (or complain) about those companies who got cracked because they did not remove the vulnerability in time. Now, why would a company…
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Upcoming talk on scaling agile with SAFe® by Oliver Diller of Siemens
We will be hosting an industry talk on “Scaling Agile with SAFe®”. The talk is free and open to the public. Abstract Siemens Smart Infrastructure IT started its agile transition about 3 years ago. After having reached a good agile maturity on a team level, they are now aiming to establish agility on an organizational…