EPISODE · Jul 26, 2024 · 35 MIN
Open Source: “More than a License” but Not Quite a Business Model with Dotan Horovits
from Pulling the Strings · host Javier Perez
After several decades of use, should we consider open source software (OSS) a business model? In short: No! In this conversation, open source evangelist Javier Perez welcomes technology evangelist and CNCF ambassador Dotan Horovits to provide context for the biggest changes happening in OSS, discuss what a sustainable future looks like for open source, and explain what to do when companies choose to go not-so-open with their source code.Highlights:Why open source shouldn’t be considered a business modelThe “disturbing trend” in OSS and why “nothing is written in stone” when it comes to open sourceHow tools can differentiate themselves from the ‘open source-ness' of their projectsSpeakers:Javier Perez, Open Source EvangelistDotan Horovits, Cloud Native Ambassador at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and host of the OpenObservability Talks podcastLinks:Get the new State of Open Source Report from OpenLogicFind Dotan on LinkedIn and TwitterRead Dotan’s articles on ‘vendor-owned open source’ and ‘When Your Open Source Turns to the Dark Side’Read Javier’s articles on the State of Open Source in 2024 and concerns over the future of open sourceListen to OpenObservability Talks on YouTube and wherever you get podcastsFind Us Online:puppet.comApple PodcastsTwitterLinkedIn
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After several decades of use, should we consider open source software (OSS) a business model? In short: No! In this conversation, open source evangelist Javier Perez welcomes technology evangelist and CNCF ambassador Dotan Horovits to provide context for the biggest changes happening in OSS, discuss what a sustainable future looks like for open source, and explain what to do when companies choose to go not-so-open with their source code.
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