Challenges to the Open Source Model Today
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This document summarizes a talk about the challenges facing the open source model today. The talk discusses how open source has become more complex with most contributors being paid and questions around company loyalty versus community. Modern engagement is different with increased governance, licenses and vendor lock-in through cloud providers. It suggests ways to stay passionate including contributing to a small personal project, mentoring newcomers, donating money, and using knowledge to advocate against vendor lock-in. Overall it addresses how the open source landscape has changed and ways to continue supporting open source ideals.
Challenges to the Open Source Model Today
- 1. Challenges to the Open Source Model Today Elizabeth K. Joseph @pleia2
- 2. What this talk is about Our personal journeys Modern engagement with open source Supporting open source ideals in a changing world It’s not specifically about the Commons Clause, Server Side Public License, or other licensing news
- 3. Elizabeth K. Joseph Linux Systems Engineer and Developer Advocate Author of Official Ubuntu Book 8th and 9th editions & Common OpenStack Deployments 15+ years involvement in open source projects
- 4. You and open source: Passion? Paycheck? Both? (all awesome reasons, but they are different)
- 10. I <3 open source
- 11. Why do we contribute? Equal access to technology Friendship and a rewarding community I enjoy working on technology The Four Freedoms to: use, study, share and improve the software Build skills for current or future paid work Found bugs or needed features during work and give back Belief that building on open source software makes for better long-term viability, security Long term cost savings for using and improving open source software, and avoiding vendor lock-in
- 12. Some of the topics during a seminar in 2009 ● What is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)? ● How & Why Linux and FOSS can Deliver Business Results ● Using Open Source Web Applications to Produce Business Results
- 13. Then something happened Photo CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/6oVWp
- 15. Why do we contribute? I’m paid to.
- 16. Awesome, I like being paid :D (OK, I don’t actually have a Maserati)
- 18. The open source landscape today Project complexity is intimidating for new contributors Most of the contributors of top projects are paid Unpaid contributors can be at a disadvantage Reduced commitment beyond company loyalties and loss of community feel More governance structures, licenses, agreements to sift through Questions around whether you are contributing to a company or a community More projects that make the source available, but are not developed openly Vendor lock-in crept in, in the form of cloud providers and hosted services
- 19. Good to be paid!
- 20. But if passion wanes...
- 21. Remind yourself why you <3 open source and... What inspired you to start getting involved with open source in the first place? What kept you working on it? Are there other things in your life you rather be doing right now?
- 22. Find good projects A small project you use personally Tip: Not on your desktop/laptop much? Contribute to an open source phone app! Clear, open development Nice people
- 23. Stay vigilant about modern vendor lock-in Remember that third-party cloud platforms are latest form of proprietary vendor lock-in Use your open source knowledge to steer organizations you’re involved with away from the vendor-specific tooling where possible
- 24. Get involved locally Find a non-profit in your area that is using open source Support a local organization by offering your expertise with open source, and/or help them find open source solutions to their problems
- 25. Mentor a new contributor Help them on-board to a project, it feels good to help! Help the project even out the rough spots for new-comers Build a personal relationship that may last a lifetime Support them as they take their newfound expertise to the next level
- 26. Donate $$$ If you’re short on time, you can donate money to a non-profit in the open source space ● An open source project directly ● An organization using open source ● An organization supporting the ideals and legal side of open source