Game of Open Source: A Tale of Hype and Mire

There is no question that the going is tough when it comes to open source projects. Building the excitement, community and hype is an undertaking unto itself - let's not talk about monetization & sustainability. Often times, just as your project is starting to get off the ground and generate real business - newer and cooler disruptors enter the playing field - and it gets hard to keep the momentum going, all while fending off giants that want a piece of the pie. This talk is going to give some real world insight on what's involved in really building a sustainable open source project, even when the hype is dwindling and the dust settles. This will be based upon lessons learned from leading the Cloud Native & OSS community in Israel, as well as the Cloudify community as my former day job.

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1. @shar1z Game of Open Source A Tale of Hype & Mire Sharone Zitzman, @shar1z
2. @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
3. Story Source: https:/ /youtu.be/7WVaijojl9w
4. @shar1z I’m Sharone. @shar1z Head of Developer Relations @ AppsFlyer & Open Source Community Builder
5. @shar1z This Was Me - Until Now
6. @shar1z This Was Me - Until Now
7. ✘ Open Source IRL - Landscape & Ecosystem ✘ Sustainability & Business Models ✘ Why this all matters Goals From this Session
8. @shar1z A BRIEF HISTORY A BRIEF HISTORY
9. @shar1z Free Software And This Guy Free as is in SPEECH, not BEER.
10. @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
11. Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software
12. Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software
13. Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software
14. Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software
15. Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software
16. Open Source as a Commoditization Play Alternatives to $$ Proprietary Software
17. @shar1z And Then This
18. @shar1z Build vs Buy
19. @shar1z And Then That
20. @shar1z Upstream | Fork | Downstream Upstream Release
21. @shar1z Upstream | Fork | Downstream FORK Upstream Release FORK FORK
22. @shar1z Upstream | Fork | Downstream FORK Upstream Release Downstream Release FORK FORK Downstream Release Downstream Release
23. OSS Timeline = Workloads + Cloud 1990s 2000s 2010s
26. @shar1z THE LANDSCAPE THE LANDSCAPE
27. House Innovators House Incumbents House Giants
28. @shar1z Disrupt Yourself Before Someone Else Does “
29. @shar1z 1998 2006 Hype Disruption
30. @shar1z 2005 Hype Disruption 2008
31. @shar1z 2005 2008 2011 Hype Disruption
32. @shar1z 2005 2008 2010 Hype Disruption 201X*
33. Monetization is a Bitch
34. @shar1z Be Very Afraid
35. @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 “
36. Humanity
37. Humanity
38. Humanity
39. Perspective
41. @shar1z SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY
42. @shar1z Sustainability & Business Models ✘ Venture-Backed Until Profitable COSS ✘ Foundation-Hosted → Distribution Model ✘ Open & IC Supported
43. @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) “
44. Poster Children - COSS
45. Poster Children - COSS
46. Poster Children - Distribution Model
47. “...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
48. @shar1z THE LICENSE WARS THE LICENSE WARS
49. @shar1z Remember this Guy? What the Fork is Open Core?
50. @shar1z
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54. @shar1z THE CARNAGE THE CARNAGE
55. 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/
56. 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/
57. 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/
58. House Alliances
59. House Alliances Source: https:/ /jaxenter.com/migration-completed-apache-software-foundation-relies-entirely-github-158276.html
60. @shar1z First-Class & Model OSS Citizens
61. House Alliances Source: https:/ /jaxenter.com/migration-completed-apache-software-foundation-relies-entirely-github-158276.html
62. Why Does it All Matter
63. 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
64. We Want Open Source to Be Self-Sustaining
65. We Want Open Source to Be Self-Sustaining
66. @shar1z Sure Go Right Ahead
67. Can I Contribute 1%? Only 1% Done
68. How Do YOU Want This to Play Out?
69. @shar1z
70. @shar1z
71. 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
73. We’re Hiring! appsflyer.com/careers
74. Grazie Mille! Any questions? @shar1z