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Richard Esplin
April 26, 2017
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A Curse of a White Elephant
Why do commercial open source vendors find it so difficult to accept a community contribution?
Richard Esplin
April 26, 2017
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Transcript
A Curse of a White Elephant Richard Esplin, Alfresco
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It is an honor to receive an open source contribution
But it comes with a cost attached
Accepting a contribution creates a commitment
What could be a very long commitment . . .
Triage and Review
Vision and Roadmap
Opportunity Cost
Architectural Evolution
Polish
Documentation
Training (internal and external)
Support and Mainenance
What is my point?
Polite Disagreements Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soukup/5157560198
We need to lower the cost of contributions
Context
Empathy
Continue the conversation: http://community.alfresco.com