How is open source shaping up to survive and thrive in the Roaring 20’s?
summary
Argues that open source faces legal, economic and security pressures and needs public funding and governance not just marketing. Cites a survey saying 58–98% of stacks contain OSS, UK analysis showing ~20% of the digital economy tied to OSS (estimates approach 60%), and developer counts falling from 490k to 260k after Brexit. Notes Germany’s pandemic app on Apache with 2,000+ community contributions, Log4j and OpenSSF response to supply chain risk, and cloud “strip‑mining” and license shifts like the commons clause.
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chapters (4)
- 0:00Start
- 10:17Reason People Use Open Source Is Cost Saving
- 11:13The Rise in the Status of the Developer
- 20:44Challenges That We See in Open Source
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