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@shar1z Game of Open Source A Tale of Hype & Mire Sharone Zitzman, @shar1z

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@shar1z “Free software made it easier for people of all demographics to learn to code, making technology accessible to the world.” “ Source: https:/ /www.fordfoundation.org/media/2976/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure.pdf

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Story Source: https:/ /youtu.be/7WVaijojl9w

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@shar1z I’m Sharone. @shar1z Head of Developer Relations @ AppsFlyer & Open Source Community Builder

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@shar1z This Was Me - Until Now

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@shar1z This Was Me - Until Now

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✘ Open Source IRL - Landscape & Ecosystem ✘ Sustainability & Business Models ✘ Why this all matters Goals From this Session

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@shar1z A BRIEF HISTORY A BRIEF HISTORY

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@shar1z Free Software And This Guy Free as is in SPEECH, not BEER.

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@shar1z The Freedom To ✘ run the program as you wish, for any purpose. ✘ study how the program works, and change it ✘ redistribute copies to help others. ✘ distribute copies of your modified versions

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Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software

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Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software

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Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software

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Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software

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Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software

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Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software

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@shar1z And Then This

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@shar1z Build vs Buy

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@shar1z And Then That

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@shar1z Upstream | Fork | Downstream Upstream Release

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@shar1z Upstream | Fork | Downstream FORK Upstream Release FORK FORK

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@shar1z Upstream | Fork | Downstream FORK Upstream Release Downstream Release FORK FORK Downstream Release Downstream Release

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OSS Timeline = Workloads + Cloud 1990s 2000s 2010s

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@shar1z THE LANDSCAPE THE LANDSCAPE

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House Innovators House Incumbents House Giants

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@shar1z Disrupt Yourself Before Someone Else Does “

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@shar1z 1998 2006 Hype Disruption

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@shar1z 2005 Hype Disruption 2008

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@shar1z 2005 2008 2011 Hype Disruption

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@shar1z 2005 2008 2010 Hype Disruption 201X*

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Monetization is a Bitch

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@shar1z Be Very Afraid

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@shar1z Outside your door stands a line of a few hundred people. They are patiently waiting for you to answer their questions, complaints, pull requests, and feature requests. You want to help all of them, but for now you’re putting it off. Maybe you had a hard day at work, or you’re tired, or you’re just trying to enjoy a weekend with your family and friends. A Day in the Life of an Open Source Maintainer “

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Humanity

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Humanity

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Humanity

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Perspective

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@shar1z SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY

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@shar1z Sustainability & Business Models ✘ Venture-Backed Until Profitable COSS ✘ Foundation-Hosted → Distribution Model ✘ Open & IC Supported

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@shar1z In 2009, I sat down and wrote the first few lines of Elasticsearch and open sourced it. I quit my job and spent two years investing in building the product and fostering the amazing community that has been built around it. In 2012 we formed a company, Elastic, around it. - Shay Banon, Elastic(search) “

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Poster Children - COSS

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Poster Children - COSS

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Poster Children - Distribution Model

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“...There [are] valuable software tools that [can’t] be supported by commercial models, and that...lack any form of institutional support.” Poster Children - Open & IC Supported

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@shar1z THE LICENSE WARS THE LICENSE WARS

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@shar1z Remember this Guy? What the Fork is Open Core?

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@shar1z

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@shar1z

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@shar1z

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@shar1z

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@shar1z THE CARNAGE THE CARNAGE

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Source: https:/ /rethinkdb.com/blog/rethinkdb-shutdown/ https:/ /www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/01/npm_layoff_staff/ https:/ /www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2015/04/01/openstack-carn age-nebula-shuts-down/#1becc83b30dd https:/ /www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/4cfof9/influxdb_cluste ringha_goes_closed_source/ https:/ /chrisshort.net/docker-inc-is-dead/

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Source: https:/ /rethinkdb.com/blog/rethinkdb-shutdown/ https:/ /www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/01/npm_layoff_staff/ https:/ /www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2015/04/01/openstack-carn age-nebula-shuts-down/#1becc83b30dd https:/ /www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/4cfof9/influxdb_cluste ringha_goes_closed_source/ https:/ /chrisshort.net/docker-inc-is-dead/

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Source https:/ /techcrunch.com/2019/01/09/aws-gives-open-source-the-middle-finger/ https:/ /aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/keeping-open-source-open-open-distro-for-elasticsearch/

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House Alliances

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House Alliances Source: https:/ /jaxenter.com/migration-completed-apache-software-foundation-relies-entirely-github-158276.html

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@shar1z First-Class & Model OSS Citizens

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House Alliances Source: https:/ /jaxenter.com/migration-completed-apache-software-foundation-relies-entirely-github-158276.html

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Why Does it All Matter

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Making the Impossible Possible 8000 Servers More Than 280,000 Cores 33,000 VMs all on OpenStack - Tim Bell,CERN https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBbbxYi2GRda5BGGVYWPS8qk7e50IqRP6

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We Want Open Source to Be Self-Sustaining

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We Want Open Source to Be Self-Sustaining

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@shar1z Sure Go Right Ahead

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Can I Contribute 1%? Only 1% Done

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How Do YOU Want This to Play Out?

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@shar1z

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@shar1z

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Suggested Reading ✘ What the Fork, Amazon? ✘ Roads and Bridges: The Unseen Labor Behind Our Digital Infrastructure ✘ What it feels like to be an open-source maintainer ✘ Why I took October off from OSS volunteering ✘ A Lot Happens. ✘ The fork? Node.js: Code showdown re-opens Open Source wounds ✘ Walkaway, Corey Doctorow

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We’re Hiring! appsflyer.com/careers

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Grazie Mille! Any questions? @shar1z