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Open Source For Business

by OpenTeams

Your company uses open source software but needs to better understand how to effectively manage it. Whether you are looking to start an Open Source Program Office, leverage open source to attract great talent, contribute back to open source projects you use, or just become a more open source-friendly company, then this is the podcast for you. In this podcast, Eunice Chendjou and Henry Badgery host interviews with some of the world’s top experts that sit at the intersection of business and open source. Some distinguished guests include Gil Yehuda, Andrew Aitken, Nithya Ruff and Joseph Jacks

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Episodes

  1. E26: Tobie Langel, Founder of UnlockOpen on OSS contribution policies

    Today I talked with Tobie Langel, the Founder of UnlockOpen. UnlockOpen helps companies understand and leverage open source to recruit, retain and foster top software engineering talent. In this podcast, Tobie dived deep into open source contribution policy best practices. For those listening,...

  2. E25: Johannes Tigges, Assistant Secretary at the InnerSource Commons Foundation

    Today I talked with Johannes Tigges, the Assistant Secretary at InnerSource Commons Foundation. Johannes provided a lot of insight into what inner source is and how it can benefit organizations. We dived even deeper into something he is an expert in - remote work and how we can learn a lot from...

  3. E24: Dawn Foster, Director of Open Source Community Strategy at VMWare

    Today I talked with Dawn Foster, the Director of Open Source Community Strategy at VMWare. Dawn and I had a lot of fun talking through the many lessons she’s learned over the past 20 years working with open source communities. For anyone who’s interested in assessing the risks and evaluating open...

  4. E23: James McLeod, Director of Community at FINOS on open source readiness

    Today I talked with James McLeod, the Director of Community at FINOS. James has a lot of experience from both the developer side and the community side of open source. We dive deep into open source communities and enterprise involvement within those communities. Some of the topics we cover…

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  5. E22: Javier Perez, former Director of Product Management at RedHat

    Today I talked with Javier Perez, the former Director of Product Management at RedHat. In this podcast, we dive deep into what his current role entails as an Open Source Program Strategist at IBM and discuss best practices IBM adopts within their open source program office. Javier is an expert…

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  6. E21: Jeffrey Borek, Head of IBM’s Open Source Program Office

    Today I talked with Jeffrey Borek who’s the word-wide Program Director for Open Technology & Developer Advocacy at IBM. Jeff has worked in open source for the past 20 years and is currently the head of IBM’s open source program office. Needless to say, he has seen firsthand how open source has...

  7. E20: Shane Coughlan, improving open source compliance processes with OpenChain

    In this episode, I chatted with Shane Coughlan who leads the OpenChain project. OpenChain is an initiative run by The Linux Foundation. Listen to this podcast to learn how your company can improve it’s open source compliance processes. Some of the topics that we discuss include: Patent families…

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  8. E19: Amanda Brock, state of OSS in UK, the Open Invention Network & defensive patents and

    In this episode, I chat with Amanda Brock, the CEO of Open UK. Amanda is a key driver of open source in the UK as she coordinates technology, business, and industry. I think this podcast will be useful to anyone who wants to know more about the state of open source in the UK and Europe. Some of…

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  9. E18: Carl-Eric Mols, Former Head of Open Source at Sony Mobile on OSS in the automotive industry

    In this episode, I chatted with Carl-Eh Mols, the former head of open source at Sony Mobile. Carl-Eric is currently working for Debricked which offers a new way to manage your open source dependencies. He’s published a lot of research about open source in traditional industries such as the...

  10. E17: Pablo Fuentes & Brendan Collins, founders of Makepath on working with OSS vendors

    Makepath is a spatial data science firm that works with all types of organizations in industries ranging from finance, resource management through to retail. Their specialty is bringing open source to the challenges inside the organizations. This podcast will be really useful to people who want…

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  11. E16: Jeff Luszcz on best OSS compliance models, most common problems & building a compliance culture

    In this episode, I was lucky enough to chat with Jeff Luszcz who started one of the first open-source scanning companies in 2004 called Palamida. He’s since helped hundreds of the largest companies in the world manage their open source software. Jeff currently works as the Director of Open Source...

  12. E15, Part 2: Mekki MacAulay, world’s top open-source strategy expert for enterprises, RedHat

    This episode is Part 1 of 2 of a conversation I had with Mekki MacAulay (Mac-Orley), the leader of IBM Canada’s open source strategy consulting practice. Please note that Mekki is speaking in a personal capacity in this episode, not on behalf of IBM. Mekki is regarded as one of the top open…

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  13. E15, Part 1: Mekki MacAulay, world’s top open source strategy expert for enterprises

    This episode is Part 1 of 2 of a conversation I had with Mekki MacAulay (Mac-Orley), the leader of IBM Canada’s open source strategy consulting practice. Please note that Mekki is speaking in a personal capacity in this episode, not on behalf of IBM. Mekki is regarded as one of the top…

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  14. E14: Patrick McFadin, VP Developer Relations at DataStax & leading expert of Apache Cassandra

    Today I had a fun and engaging conversation with Patrick McFadin, the VP of Developer Relations at DataStax. Patrick is one of the leading experts of Apache Cassandre which is an open-source database management system. Patrick and I also discussed: The changing attitudes towards open source from...

  15. E13 - Michael Meskes, value of OSS service providers, best practices working with OSS communities

    In this episode, I talked with Michael Meskes, the CEO of Credativ. Credativ is an open-source service provider best known for its PostgreSQL expertise. Michael talked about experiences working with large corporations to help them implement and operate open-source software. Having been a lead...

  16. E12 - Peter Wang, CEO of Anaconda on data science, OSS and their communities

    In this episode, I was fortunate enough to speak with Peter Wang, the CEO of Anaconda. Anaconda is a distribution for the Python and R programming languages for scientific computing. It’s recognized as the heart of the open source data science community. Peter was an incredibly engaging guest who...

  17. E11 - Matt Yonkovit, Chief Experience Officer at Percona. Matt has 25 years of experience with open source databases

    We had a very fun and engaging chat with Matt Yonkovit who is the Chief Experience Officer at Percona, a service provider for open source databases like MySQL, PostGresQL, MariaDB and RocksDB. In total, Matt's been working with databases and open source for nearly 25 years. Link to transcript:...

  18. E10 - Stormy Peters, Director of Microsoft’s Open Source Program Office

    In today’s episode, I was lucky enough to talk with Stormy Peters, the Director of Microsoft’s Open Source Program Office. For more than 20 years, Stormy has been educating companies and communities on how open source is changing the technology industry. Some of the topics we dive deep into...

  19. E09 - Joseph Jacks, Founder of COSS Capital & One of the Most Well-Known Investors in Open Source

    In today’s episode, I spoke with Joseph Jacks, the founder of OSS Capital. OSS Capital is an investment firm specializing in backing and supporting early-stage Commercial Open Source Software founders. Joseph also founded KubeCon, the de facto Kubernetes developer and user conference. As one of…

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  20. E08 - Nithya Ruff, Chair of The Linux Foundation & Head of Comcast’s Open Source Program Office

    In today’s episode we talk with Nithya Ruff, the Chair of The Linux Foundation and the Head of Comcast’s Open Source Program Office. Nithya is an inspiring leader and was listed as one of the most influential women in open source by CIO Magazine. Our conversation is very interesting and insight…

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  21. E07 - Paul Chen, Manager of Open Source Enablement & Compliance at Synopsys

    In today’s episode we talk with the Manager of Open Source Enablement and Compliance at Synopsys, Paul Chen. Some of the topics we cover in this podcast include: How does an open source audit work and what are the best practices for enterprises? Linux vs Cisco lawsuit involving licensing issues...

  22. E06 - Hong Phuc Dang, Founder of FOSSASIA

    In today’s episode we talk with the co-founder of FOSSASIA, Hong Phuc Dang. FOSSASIA develops open source software and hardware solutions with a global developer community from its base in Asia. They also host a number of Open Technology events each year. Some of the topics we cover in this…

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  23. E05 - Wenjing Chu, serves on the Technology Advisory Council at The Linux Foundation

    In this episode, we talk with Wenjing Chu who is serving on the Technology Advisory Council at The Linux Foundation. We dive deep into two important initiatives that Wenjing is working on at The Linux Foundation: The Trust Over IP Foundation and LF Edge. We also cover some other interesting…

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  24. E04: Patrick Masson, General Manager of Open Source Initiative (OSI)

    In this episode, we have a great conversation with Patrick Masson, the General Manager of Open Source Initiative (OSI). Patrick is an expert at developing and managing highly distributed organizations. Some of the topics that we discuss in this episode include: - What is the Open Source…

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  25. E03: Guy Martin on measuring ROI of OSS contributions & similarities between open standards & OSS

    In this episode, we talk with Guy Martin, the Executive Director at OASIS. Guy is a globally recognized open source strategy expert. Some of the topics that we discuss in this episode include: - The evolution of community management. - Factors to consider when choosing which open source projects…

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  26. E02: Jono Bacon on community management & growth, measuring ROI of OSS contributions by enterprises

    In this episode, we have an engaging and very entertaining discussion with Jono Bacon, the founder of Jono Bacon Consulting. Jono was Director of Community at notable companies such as Github, Canonical, and XPRIZE. He is one of the top (if not the top) experts in the world when it comes to...

  27. E01: Gil Yehuda, Senior Director of Open Source at Verizon Media

    In this episode, we have an insightful and entertaining conversation with Gil Yehuda, the Senior Director of Open Source at Verizon Media. Gil is the number one expert in the world when it comes to setting up and managing Open Source Program Office’s (OSPO’s) for enterprises. Some of the topics...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Your company uses open source software but needs to better understand how to effectively manage it. Whether you are looking to start an Open Source Program Office, leverage open source to attract great talent, contribute back to open source projects you use, or just become a more open source-friendly company, then this is the podcast for you. In this podcast, Eunice Chendjou and Henry Badgery host interviews with some of the world’s top experts that sit at the intersection of business and open source. Some distinguished guests include Gil Yehuda, Andrew Aitken, Nithya Ruff and Joseph Jacks

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