FLOSS introduction for the unwary

What is open source and why's it powering the software landscape

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1. WHAT IS OPENSOURCE AND WHY'S IT POWERING THE SOFTWARE LANDSCAPE FLOSS INTRODUCTION FOR THE UNWARY
2. Your speaker Thorsten Behrens • Proudly working for CIB • LibreOffice project founder, director at The Document Foundation • With this code base since 2001 • Hacker, Computer Scientist, Open Standards Wonk
3. FLOSS? Huh? • The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0). • The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. • The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2). • The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Software_Definition
4. Why is that a good idea? • For businesses • For developers • For recruiters • For you!
5. Why would Business care? No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else Bill Joy Sun Microsystems “ ”
6. Cost, Control, Time to Market & Quality 78% OF COMPANIES RUN ON OPEN SOURCE LESS THAN 3% DON’T USE OSS IN ANY WAY Source: https://www.blackducksoftware.com/resources/webinar/2015-future-open-source-survey-results
7. Just a blip? 2X USE OF OPEN SOURCE TO RUN BUSINESS IT ENVIRONMENTS HAS GONE UP SINCE 2010 Source: https://www.blackducksoftware.com/resources/webinar/2015-future-open-source-survey-results
8. > LibreOffice: Code contributions December 2015 ONE EXAMPLE T op lines changed by employer CIB (Unknown) RedHat Collabora Peralex Canonical Assigned SIL Apache Volunteer Igalia Munich Nou & Off
9. Why do developers pick FLOSS? • Ease of access – Instant download, no ask permission, no license hassle • Run, analyze, profile & tweak the whole stack • No lock-in • Increasingly best-of-breed
10. Why is FLOSS nice for recruiters? • Applicant's work samples in the open • Selection of the fittest – who makes it in an international FLOSS project will make it everywhere • Shows passion, talent & going the extra mile
11. Why would You care? IN THE NEXT 2-3 YEARS CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT WITH OPEN SOURCE WILL DEEPEN UP FROM 56% EXPECTED GROWTH IN 2014 88% EXPECT THEIR COMPANIES TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS Source: https://www.blackducksoftware.com/resources/webinar/2015-future-open-source-survey-results
12. FUTURE OF OPEN SOURCE SURVEY 2015:
13. Resulting effects Picture by Hay Kranen
14. DEFINING ASPECTS OF OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
15. ASPECTS OF OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS • Distributed teams • Diverging motivations • Fierce competition – Within – Between projects
16. Distributed Teams • Never hide information – Public archives, public calls, video recordings • Communication: open by default – Avoid silos – personal presence/contact must not be gateway • Remote-first: encourage everyone to use the same means of communication • Manage language barriers
17. Diverging motivations • Zero on-ramp • Leadership by example • Don't tell people what to do! • Motivate people
18. How not to do it Stills from: Steven Pinker – The Stuff of Thought– Language as a window into human nature, with thanks to the RSA and Cognitive Media
19. Or for a FLOSS Project: LibreOffice TDF Big Enterprise User Free Software Bug reports Big Enterprise User code / bugs / fixes Consulting / Training Big Enterprise User Big Enterprise User SLA Bug reports L3 capable Consulting / Training / Support SLA code / bugs / fixes The Community Source: Michael Meeks - http://conference.libreoffice.org/talks/content/sessions/050/files/
20. Competition • Within your project: – Manage conflict – get people into a call – Know how to handle poisonous people – Use Meritocracy to guide decisions • With other projects: – Don't care about other projects :)
21. To Finish Off - Success is going from failure to failure without loosing your enthusiasm! Winston Churchill “ ”
22. THANKS A LOT! OUR PRODUCT: HTTP://LIBREOFFICE.CIB.DE/