As OSS projects continue to look for ways to balance community, sustainability and profitability, let’s explore some alternative considerations for companies and communities.
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OPEN SOURCE HAS BECOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUSINESSES
- Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Kafka, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Java are all mission-critical to businesses.
- Cloud providers have disrupted the previous OSS models - operationalize vs. contributions
- How to pay contributors?
- How to avoid unpredictable changes to licensing?
- How to provide better transparency to customers and communities?
DO OSS PROJECT NEED MORE STRUCTURE TO SUCCEED OR SUSTAIN?
- Establish “types” of projects: Business, Community, Any - Years to Action
- Establish some timelines around various types of projects
- Patents have a timeline to explore - can there be OSS licenses that have timelines
- Government tax credits for paying OSS contributors
- Should governance foundations create forks at established times?
- Should groups like CNCF be more active in recruiting forks after a period of time?
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