Research publications and comments on the software industry, open source, and inner source
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.
Continue reading “Who to Blame for the log4j Vulnerability?”
We will be hosting an industry talk on “Scaling Agile with SAFe®”. The talk is free and open to the public.
log4j (2) demonstrates the tremendous success of the open source development model (and not the opposite, as some might believe because of the recent vulnerability).
A huge number of companies use log4j in their products. What else spells success better?
However, what those companies failed to do is to properly manage their risk, here the dependency on open source. That’s on the companies, and not on the open source model, which works just fine, thank you.
Continue reading “The Success of log4j”
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I’m happy to report that the 18th article in the Open Source Expanded column of IEEE Computer has been published.
| Title | The Open Source Distributor Business Model |
| Keywords | Open source distributor, open source distribution, open source business model, open source sustainability |
| Authors | Dirk Riehle |
| Publication | Computer vol. 54, no. 12 (December 2021), pp. 99-103 |
Abstract: This article defines and discusses one particular commercial open source business model, called the (open source) distributor model. It can attract significant venture capital, thereby contributing to the long-term sustainability of open source.
As always, the article is freely available (local copy, as PDF).
Also, check out the full list of articles.
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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.
Continue reading “User-led Open Source Consortia, Defined”Today I gave a talk at Open Source Forum Oldenburg on the challenges of using open source in commercial products. Please find a generic video recording below. The slides are also available.