How I Learned to Stop Worrying, and Love Open Source Software Foundations
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This document discusses how open source software foundations provide structure and support for open source projects. It notes that foundations establish rules for incubating projects, mentoring contributors, maintaining infrastructure, reporting on progress, and defining membership. Foundations are also concerned with legal guidance and ensuring the long-term sustainability of projects over their entire lifecycle.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying, and Love Open Source Software Foundations
- 1. How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love Open Source So9ware Founda;ons
- 2. JOE BROCKMEIER OPEN SOURCE CLOUD COMPUTING EVANGELIST @ CITRIX APACHE CLOUDSTACK COMMITTER & RECOVERING TECH JOURNALIST TWITTER: @JZB EMAIL: JZB@ZONKER.NET
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- 10. INCUBATION
- 11. MENTORING
- 13. INFRASTRUCTURE
- 14. REPORTING
- 15. MEMBERSHIP
- 17. LEGAL RULES & GUIDANCE
- 18. IF IT DIDNT HAPPEN ON THE MAILING LIST, IT DIDNT HAPPEN.
- 19. CONCERNED ABOUT THE WHOLE LIFECYCLE OF A PROJECT
- 22. BARGAINING
- 26. ALL DONE: JOE BROCKMEIER TWITTER: @JZB UNTAPPD: JZB EMAIL: JZB@ZONKER.NET