Over on the 451 CAOS Theory blog, Matthew Aslett references the CIO.com’s Executives Online blogathon where respondents indicated that Google was their first choice destination when looking for open source software. Matt says he was expecting more mention of sites like OLEX. Take the same survey this time next year, and I'll bet that open [...]
Read More »When I first started working on the business side of open source software, it felt like I spent a lot of time convincing people that they couldn't just throw old code over the wall. I think people managing dying projects actually felt relief that there was something they could do with their old project that [...]
Read More »I really like using analogies and metaphors to explain things. I think good ones catch on quick and get carried further and further until they sound ridiculous – but that's when you know there was a grain of truth to them. Two that I've heard recently that really worked (or at least got used over [...]
Read More »So by now I'm sure you've seen the Red Hat settlement around patent litigation involving Firestar Software, Inc. and DataTern, Inc. Hopefully this patent settlement sets a standard for future patent settlements because it really took into account the nature of open source software development and usage. Here's a few ways that Red Hat made [...]
Read More »One of OpenLogic's main goals in creating the Open Source Census is to encourage enterprises to use open source software by showing them how much open source software is being used. In order to do that, we need to make sure that we get enterprises to participate in the Open Source Census. In order to [...]
Read More »Tomorrow I’ll be giving a webinar called Best Practices for Open Source Governance: Understanding Open Source License Obligations in the Enterprise. How’s that for a mouth full? Basically, I’ll be talking about how complicated licensing can be and how OpenLogic breaks down the licensing for a given open source software project. First we create a [...]
Read More »The Apache Foundation is one of my favorite examples when I explain how open source works because the Apache projects have been wildly successful – as a volunteer, non-commercial entity. Not all open source software projects need to follow the Apache model, but it is proof that an entirely volunteer, democratic, open source organization with [...]
Read More »Paula Bach over on Port 25 talked about how to go hybrid yesterday, but she's not talking about cars. She's talking about how proprietary companies are borrowing techniques from the open source community and how certain successful communities are going commercial. For me, the interesting part is that she specifically calls out usability as an area where open [...]
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