November 5, 2019

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Sustainability in open source

Sustainability in open source

Open source efforts have proved to the world that collaborative development creates and innovates at speed and scale. Companies now know that using open source software is table stakes to be economically competitive. Danese Cooper explains how to ensure that the communities that created these opportunities continue to grow, develop, and inspire more new communities.
Talk Title Sustainability in open source
Speakers Danese Cooper (NearForm)
Conference O’Reilly Open Source Convention
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Location Austin, Texas
Date May 16-19, 2016
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Open source efforts have proved to the world that collaborative development creates and innovates at speed and scale. Companies now know that using open source software is table stakes to be economically competitive. Danese Cooper explains how to ensure that the communities that created these opportunities continue to grow, develop, and inspire more new communities. This keynote is sponsored by PayPal.

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