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Five ways open source will slow you down (J-Fall)

Five ways open source will slow you down (J-Fall)

Software is changing the world - and even other planets. An ever-growing part of software is “open source”. But it hasn’t always been that way! And “doing something open source” is definitely no guarantee for success. There are numerous ways in which you can use open source software and be worse off than if you did not.

Join me in this talk to find out how not to leverage open source software in your organisation and your projects. Find out why reading the documentation may not always be your best bet, or how a workaround may eventually work against you. By investigating 5 ways in which you can fail, we can learn valuable lessons on what to do instead.

Maarten Mulders

November 09, 2023
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  1. FIVE WAYS OPEN FIVE WAYS OPEN FIVE WAYS OPEN FIVE

    WAYS OPEN FIVE WAYS OPEN SOURCE WILL SLOW SOURCE WILL SLOW SOURCE WILL SLOW SOURCE WILL SLOW SOURCE WILL SLOW YOU DOWN YOU DOWN YOU DOWN YOU DOWN YOU DOWN #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  2. WHAT IS SOFTWARE WHAT IS SOFTWARE WHAT IS SOFTWARE WHAT

    IS SOFTWARE WHAT IS SOFTWARE ANYWAY? ANYWAY? ANYWAY? ANYWAY? ANYWAY? “ “ “ “ “ A set of programmed instructions stored in the A set of programmed instructions stored in the A set of programmed instructions stored in the A set of programmed instructions stored in the A set of programmed instructions stored in the memory of [...] computers for execution by the memory of [...] computers for execution by the memory of [...] computers for execution by the memory of [...] computers for execution by the memory of [...] computers for execution by the processor. processor. processor. processor. processor. #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  3. "THE BIRTH OF SOFTWARE": "THE BIRTH OF SOFTWARE": "THE BIRTH

    OF SOFTWARE": "THE BIRTH OF SOFTWARE": "THE BIRTH OF SOFTWARE": MANCHESTER BABY (1948) MANCHESTER BABY (1948) MANCHESTER BABY (1948) MANCHESTER BABY (1948) MANCHESTER BABY (1948) Picture by Ian Dunster and Racklever - Public Domain #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  4. APPLE II WITH VISICALC APPLE II WITH VISICALC APPLE II

    WITH VISICALC APPLE II WITH VISICALC APPLE II WITH VISICALC Vintage Computing — 30 Years of VisiCalc #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  5. SOFTWARE BECAME LESS COUPLED SOFTWARE BECAME LESS COUPLED SOFTWARE BECAME

    LESS COUPLED SOFTWARE BECAME LESS COUPLED SOFTWARE BECAME LESS COUPLED TO THE ACTUAL MACHINE TO THE ACTUAL MACHINE TO THE ACTUAL MACHINE TO THE ACTUAL MACHINE TO THE ACTUAL MACHINE #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  6. SOFTWARE CHANGES OUR PLANET... SOFTWARE CHANGES OUR PLANET... SOFTWARE CHANGES

    OUR PLANET... SOFTWARE CHANGES OUR PLANET... SOFTWARE CHANGES OUR PLANET... AND OTHERS! AND OTHERS! AND OTHERS! AND OTHERS! AND OTHERS! Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  7. WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE WHAT IS

    OPEN SOURCE WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE? SOFTWARE? SOFTWARE? SOFTWARE? SOFTWARE? → Also known as free or libre software “ “ “ “ “ Open-source software is [...] released under a Open-source software is [...] released under a Open-source software is [...] released under a Open-source software is [...] released under a Open-source software is [...] released under a license in which the copyright holder grants license in which the copyright holder grants license in which the copyright holder grants license in which the copyright holder grants license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and users the rights to use, study, change, and users the rights to use, study, change, and users the rights to use, study, change, and users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to distribute the software and its source code to distribute the software and its source code to distribute the software and its source code to distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. anyone and for any purpose. anyone and for any purpose. anyone and for any purpose. anyone and for any purpose. #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  8. OPEN SOURCE, FREE, OPEN SOURCE, FREE, OPEN SOURCE, FREE, OPEN

    SOURCE, FREE, OPEN SOURCE, FREE, LIBRE?! LIBRE?! LIBRE?! LIBRE?! LIBRE?! FREE 🍻 OR FREE 🗣️ FREE 🍻 OR FREE 🗣️ FREE 🍻 OR FREE 🗣️ FREE 🍻 OR FREE 🗣️ FREE 🍻 OR FREE 🗣️ #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  9. Picture by Sam Williams - Taken from the cover of

    the O'Reilly book "Free as in Freedom" #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  10. Picture by unknown photographer for linuxmag.com - CC BY-SA 3.0

    #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  11. ONCE UPON A TIME... ONCE UPON A TIME... ONCE UPON

    A TIME... ONCE UPON A TIME... ONCE UPON A TIME... (Any resemblance to real persons or other real-life entities is purely coincidental.) #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  12. FIVE WAYS TO SLOW FIVE WAYS TO SLOW FIVE WAYS

    TO SLOW FIVE WAYS TO SLOW FIVE WAYS TO SLOW DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  13. 1. TREAT COMMUNITY AS VENDOR 1. TREAT COMMUNITY AS VENDOR

    1. TREAT COMMUNITY AS VENDOR 1. TREAT COMMUNITY AS VENDOR 1. TREAT COMMUNITY AS VENDOR Remember, it's free 🍻 , after all! #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  14. 2. JUST COPY AND ALTER THEIR CODE 2. JUST COPY

    AND ALTER THEIR CODE 2. JUST COPY AND ALTER THEIR CODE 2. JUST COPY AND ALTER THEIR CODE 2. JUST COPY AND ALTER THEIR CODE #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  15. 3. WORK AROUND ISSUES 3. WORK AROUND ISSUES 3. WORK

    AROUND ISSUES 3. WORK AROUND ISSUES 3. WORK AROUND ISSUES #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  16. 4. IT WORKS — DON'T TOUCH IT 4. IT WORKS

    — DON'T TOUCH IT 4. IT WORKS — DON'T TOUCH IT 4. IT WORKS — DON'T TOUCH IT 4. IT WORKS — DON'T TOUCH IT #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  17. 5. FOLLOW THE TUTORIAL 5. FOLLOW THE TUTORIAL 5. FOLLOW

    THE TUTORIAL 5. FOLLOW THE TUTORIAL 5. FOLLOW THE TUTORIAL #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  18. SO, THEN WHAT...? SO, THEN WHAT...? SO, THEN WHAT...? SO,

    THEN WHAT...? SO, THEN WHAT...? #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  19. COLLABORATE COLLABORATE COLLABORATE COLLABORATE COLLABORATE WITH THE WITH THE WITH

    THE WITH THE WITH THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  20. USE USE USE USE USE DEPENDENCY MANAGEMENT DEPENDENCY MANAGEMENT DEPENDENCY

    MANAGEMENT DEPENDENCY MANAGEMENT DEPENDENCY MANAGEMENT Even if it's not Apache Maven 😉 #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  21. CONTRIBUTE CONTRIBUTE CONTRIBUTE CONTRIBUTE CONTRIBUTE: REPORT ISSUES, : REPORT ISSUES,

    : REPORT ISSUES, : REPORT ISSUES, : REPORT ISSUES, SUBMIT PATCHES SUBMIT PATCHES SUBMIT PATCHES SUBMIT PATCHES SUBMIT PATCHES Bonus points for including a . minimum reproduction #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  22. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW: REVISIT CODE, UPDATE : REVISIT

    CODE, UPDATE : REVISIT CODE, UPDATE : REVISIT CODE, UPDATE : REVISIT CODE, UPDATE DEPENDENCIES DEPENDENCIES DEPENDENCIES DEPENDENCIES DEPENDENCIES ... and automate the h*ck out of it with Renovate, Dependabot or what not. #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  23. UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND THE PRODUCT YOU'RE THE PRODUCT

    YOU'RE THE PRODUCT YOU'RE THE PRODUCT YOU'RE THE PRODUCT YOU'RE USING USING USING USING USING Yes, actually read that fine manual! #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  24. WRAPPING UP WRAPPING UP WRAPPING UP WRAPPING UP WRAPPING UP

    #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)
  25. 1. Collaborate with the community 2. Use dependency management 3.

    Contribute: report issues, submit patches 4. Review: revisit code, update dependencies 5. Understand the product you're using DON'T ASK WHAT OPEN SOURCE CAN DO FOR YOU — ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR OPEN SOURCE! #OpenSourceSlowDown Maarten Mulders (@mthmulders)