November 19, 2019

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Why choose open infrastructure? (sponsored by IBM)

Why choose open infrastructure? (sponsored by IBM)

Open source isnt winning; its won. In the last decade, there's been an incredible explosion in open source software. Massive projects have been developed in the open, on open operating systems, using open languages and compilers. But, Christopher Aedo asks, was all the infrastructure open as well?
Talk Title Why choose open infrastructure? (sponsored by IBM)
Speakers CHRISTOPHER AEDO (IBM)
Conference O’Reilly Open Source Convention
Conf Tag Making Open Work
Location Austin, Texas
Date May 8-11, 2017
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
Video Talk Video

Open source isn’t winning; it’s won. In the last decade, we’ve seen an incredible explosion in open source software. Massive projects have been developed in the open, on open operating systems, using open languages and compilers. But, Christopher Aedo asks, was all the infrastructure open as well? Source code management, CI pipelines, chat services, and IaaS all have open alternatives, but the majority of projects are developed on closed and proprietary infrastructure. Christopher explains how to make open choices with greater community impact. This keynote is sponsored by IBM.

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