IoT Projects in FLOSS Foundations, a report based on community data

We are experiencing a revolution of technology, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is at the core of it. Apache Software Foundation, Eclipse, the Linux Foundation and Fiware, four of the main actors in Open Source, have put in place their own IoT architectures powered by different Open Source projects. In this talk, we take a step back and look at the communities behind these projects. The goal is to uncover collaboration and community behaviors within each ecosystem and possible crossover between communities. The project uses activity and community analysis based on the data extracted from Git and Github issue trackers using the open source GrimoireLab platform. Let’s take a look together at the open source IoT landscape and discuss afterwards what this means for the future of IoT.

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1. IoT Projects in
   FLOSS Foundations
   A report based on community data
   https://iotfloss.biterg.io
   Matt Cantu Snell,
   Communications and DEI Expert
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2. Effect of the pandemic on IoT open source projects
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3. Two-year snapshots
   2018 - 2020 2020 - 2022
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   ↘13%
   4,837
   # Authors
   4,216
   # Authors
   

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4. IoT Open Source
   Projects are
   Staying Strong
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5. Categories
   Categories
   ● OS & virtualization
   ● Protocol
   ● Integration/Gateway
   ● Processing
   ● Persistence
   ● Framework
   ● Platform
   ● Application
   ● Fog
   ● Ecosystem
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6. Category Context
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   OS & Virtualization Processing Framework
   Platform Protocol Application
   Integration Fog Ecosystem
   Persistence
   Catalogue
   Categories
   ● Every project provides
   unique value
   ● The categories help us
   understand the value
   Top Projects by Category
   

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7. Foundations
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8. Foundation niches
   Category Leading Foundation
   OS & Virtualization Linux Foundation
   Framework Linux Foundation
   Processing Apache Software Foundation
   Persistence Apache Software Foundation
   Ecosystem Fiware
   Integration/gateway Fiware & Eclipse Foundation
   Platform Eclipse Foundation
   Application Eclipse Foundation
   Protocol Eclipse Foundation
   Fog Eclipse Foundation
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9. Foundations and organizations
   Summarized Findings
   ● Organizations focus on one
   foundation at a time
   ● This practice causes strong
   bonds between partners
   ● It can also hinder
   cross-collaboration
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10. Cross-collaboration
    Summarized Findings
    ● Silos built from strong business
    relationships
    ● Little cross-collaboration between
    foundations in git contributions
    ● This could be improved
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11. Foundation-Supported
    IoT Open Source is
    Stronger
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12. Contribution Trends with Foundations
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    Projects with Foundation Support
    ● More stable and resilient
    Other projects
    ● Hit harder by lockdown
    

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13. Summarized Findings
    ● Zephyr is the leader
    ● Apache Camel is growing
    ● New player: NuttX
    Projects
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14. Summarized Findings
    ● Leading its category (OS)
    ● Many organizations are active
    ● Steady stream of commits
    ● Substantial growth over 2 years
    The Zephyr Project
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15. Zephyr is strong despite the pandemic
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    Zephyr
    Global
    

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16. Two-year snapshots
    2018 - 2020 2020 - 2022
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    Global
    Zephyr
    ↗49%
    ↘13%
    4,837
    # Authors
    610
    # Authors
    908
    # Authors
    4,216
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17. How was it done?
    ● Dashboard made with Bitergia Analytics
    ○ GrimorieLab FLOSS toolset for software development analytics.
    ○ Part of CHAOSS, a Linux Foundation project:
    ■ https://chaoss.github.io/grimoirelab
    It’s no secret!
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18. Acknowledgement
    The metrics and categories stay the same,
    but the data is refreshed
    Valerio Cosentino Álvaro del Castillo
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19. Explore the data
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    ● Ask Bitergia as needed
    ● Access dashboard:
    iotfloss.biterg.io
    

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20. Hopeful for the future
    We have already overcome!
    ● The work is still happening
    ● The projects are still growing
    ● The future looks bright for open source IoT
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21. Questions
    Gut check - does the data make sense?
    ● Gut check - does the data make sense?
    ● How can we make cross-connections?
    ● Can data help you with these issues?
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22. Matt Cantu Snell
    mcantu@bitergia.com
    www.linkedin.com/in/matt-cantu-snell
    Thank You!
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