(Un)successful experiment in growing an Open Source culture
summary
An exploration of building a business around open source: describes practical benefits (hiring, content for articles and talks) and recounts an experiment in cultivating an open source culture within a company, including what worked and what failed. Discusses organizational practices and real-world outcomes when treating open source as a core business strategy.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:34Why Open Source
- 8:11Sustaining culture
- 13:57Experiment results
- 18:50Business impact
- 24:24Open Source in education
- 30:28Open Source as charity
- 33:02Failures and disappointments
- 35:48Conclusions and future
- 36:32Q&A
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