A Proposal for OSS Longevity

As OSS projects continue to look for ways to balance community, sustainability and profitability, let’s explore some alternative considerations for companies and communities. SHOW: 754 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Datadog Synthetic Monitoring: Frontend and Backend Modern Monitoring Ensure frontend issues don’t impair user experience by detecting user-facing issues with API and browser tests with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt. AWS Insiders is an edgy, entertaining podcast about the services and future of cloud computing at AWS. Listen to AWS Insiders in your favorite podcast player. Cloudfix Homepage CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spend SHOW NOTES: Troubles with Open Source Gig Economy (Chris Aniszczyk, CNCF) Open Source Needs Maintainers, How Do They Get Paid? (TNS) A New Way to Think about Open Source Sustainability (InfoWorld) 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? FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot net Twitter: @thecloudcastnet FEEDBACK? Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot com Bluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.social Twitter/X: @TheEntAIShow Instagram: @TheEntAIShow