Open Source Archives

Open Source Won’t Save A Subpar Product

by Jono Bacon | Apr 21, 2019 | Community, Open Source

Bonus points for those of you who can guess where the main image for this post is from. One of the interesting elements of working with a range of different companies is being able to better understand the dynamics that influence how well a community will succeed or...

CommunityBridge by the Linux Foundation: Digging In

by Jono Bacon | Mar 21, 2019 | Open Source

On Tuesday last week I drove down to Half Moon Bay with Jeremy and Ilan for the Open Source Leadership Summit. I always enjoy this event: it is smaller and more focused than the bigger conferences, which helps facilitate some great discussion. Angela’s team at...

Closed Source and Ethics: Good, Bad, Or Ugly?

by Jono Bacon | Jun 11, 2018 | Closed Source, Free Culture, Free Software, Open Source

Recently the news broke that Microsoft are acquiring GitHub. Effusive opinions flowed from all directions: some saw the acquisition as a sensible fit for Microsoft to better support developers, and some saw it as a tyrant getting their grubby fingers on open...

Microsoft and Open Source: A New Era?

by Jono Bacon | Nov 23, 2016 | Linux Foundation, Microsoft, Open Source

Last week the Linux Foundation announced Microsoft becoming a Platinum member. In the eyes of some, hell finally froze over. For many though, myself included, this was not an entirely surprising move. Microsoft are becoming an increasingly active member of the open...

Linux, Linus, Bradley, and Open Source Protection

by Jono Bacon | Aug 29, 2016 | Free Software, Linux, Open Source

Last week a bun-fight kicked off on the Linux kernel mailing list that led to some interesting questions about how and when we protect open source projects from bad actors. This also shone the light on some interesting community dynamics. The touchpaper was lit when...

Suggestions for Donating a Speaker fee

by Jono Bacon | Mar 25, 2016 | Free Culture, Free Software, Open Source, Uncategorized

In August I am speaking at Abstractions and the conference organizers very kindly offered to provide a speaker fee. Thing is, I have a job and so I don’t need the fee as much as some other folks in the world. As such, I would like to donate the speaker fee to an...