Keynote - Open source is just about the source, isn't it?

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Argues that healthy open source needs governance, legal and outreach work beyond code, with concrete practices and outcomes: chooses Apache license for corporate adoption to maximize use, runs Google Summer of Code placements that produce multi‑year contributors, uses automated CI checks (style, coverage) and quick code review to keep contributors engaged, labels issues beginner to onboard hackers, times press releases and conference appearances for visibility, rotates project roles and documents handover so projects survive when founders leave.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:09About you
3. 2:10Ubuntu
4. 3:30Open Source
5. 4:56Dictatorship
6. 9:28Patent Law
7. 11:06Whats Next
8. 13:47Loan Hacker
9. 14:34People Aspects
10. 14:57Twitter
11. 15:07Apache mouths
12. 17:00Other aspects
13. 17:37Scalable language
14. 18:03Find users
15. 19:11Training
16. 19:38Conferences
17. 21:23Users
18. 21:43Support
19. 23:09Contributing to Open Source
20. 25:10Prioritization
21. 25:40Too many issues
22. 26:50Manage expectations
23. 29:30Issue tracker
24. 29:44Reward system
25. 30:04Keep them motivated
26. 30:45Feedback
27. 31:57My first patch
28. 32:55Thank you
29. 33:58Only go so far
30. 35:09Multiple hats on your head
31. 37:21Funding
32. 38:53Advertising
33. 39:07Communication
34. 39:41Communications
35. 41:11Channels
36. 41:40Central Slice
37. 42:48Video Chat
38. 43:11Online Group Chat
39. 44:23Web Forum
40. 45:08Apache Mahute
41. 46:43Canonical place
42. 47:06Mailing list
43. 47:39Cookie effect
44. 48:53Volunteering
45. 49:56Physical health
46. 50:33Its growing successful
47. 50:44Its a project
48. 51:56Dealing with poisonous people
49. 55:26Change management
50. 57:48Business or nonprofit

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