Open source UX is often criticised. Some of it is justified, but what can we do about it? @scottjenson 's talk at this year's FOSS Backstage explored which repos are doing UX well and what we can learn from them. #fossback
At this year's FOSS Backstage, @bdelacretaz discussed the key principles of remote collaboration and offered concrete recommendations for improving the efficiency and happiness of distributed teams, based on his two decades of experience in open source communities and corporate distributed teams. #fossback
Learn how to strategically assess and measure the viability of open source projects to make better business decisions when incorporating open source projects into your work in this FOSS Backstage 2024 talk by @geekygirldawn. #fossback
At FOSS Backstage 2024, @rcheesley explored the challenges that projects face when ownership is passed from the company to the community and discussed the journey of developing an entirely new governance model and decision-making process. #fossback
#Redis just confirms that "permissive" #OpenSource licenses should be understood as "permission to exploit".
A #CLA is a red flag (unless perhaps to a NGO/charity).
Look for projects that chose strong Free, Libre, Open Source protections - such as the #GPL / #AGPL / #EUGPL and a Developer-Certificate-of-Origin (#DCO) rather than setting yourself up.
... do we want to take a bet on how long it takes for #redis to get forked and their business to fold anyway, having caused the damage?
@der_mit_ph AWS or one of the megascalers doing this (or offering a "pay for ops only" business) is an interesting challenge.
Peer Heinlein's "cuckoo" talk from #FOSSBack is somewhat applicable here.
But also, if the projects were set up with AGPL (or if we worked towards something even more protective) rather than exploitation enablement licenses such as BSD/MIT/Apache because that's what the single vendor aimed for ...
CERN’s Open Source Program Office by Giacomo Tenaglia 💯
"CERN, the physics lab near Geneva, operating the Large Hadron Collider, has a rich history of Open Source contributions and in Open Science. Last year CERN established an innovative Open Source Program Office (OSPO), covering both software and hardware. The OSPO aims to ensure CERN's Open Source projects adhere to best practices, fostering consistency and longevity of Open Source at CERN."
The recording of my "distributed teams that actually work" talk from #FOSSBack last week is now online. If you've seen my Devoxx UK talk from last year it's not much different! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz0bBIBjoSM . Thanks to @FOSSBackstage for the great recording quality!
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@ardouglass I'm sure you've seen this but just because it'd be a shame if you hadn't - https://fossfunding.com/ (there was a talk by Shane about this project at #FOSSBack recently, which should be online by now as well).
My #fossback talk just went live! I was so excited to present in person this year, I had so much more energy in front of a life audience and the questions in the hallway afterward were excellent.
Everything I'm doing with #OpenSource and #UX is meant to be a conversation so if you have any questions, please let me know.
A week ago the 6th edition of FOSS Backstage took place.
Once again we would like to thank all participants, speakers, volunteers & especially our amazing partners! Thanks also to bUm and Covalent for their great support.
Leaving Berlin after a very satisfying #FOSSback conference. SO MUCH better to go to a conference in person! I've really missed this. Much of the important and interesting stuff was talking to people outside of talks!
I totally appreciate the value of remote conferences: how they equalize access and massively reduce carbon footprint.
However, they don't accomplish 20% of what happens in person...
BER to AMS ✈️
AMS to PDX ✈️
Here we go!
It's been a fantastic week in #Berlin for FOSS Backstage & FOSS Backstage Design, and I'm already looking forward to next year. #fossback#fossdesign#opensource#OpenSearch