議題
On corporate control of Free Software Projects… systemic community lessons from IBM & Red Hat
Recent years have seen an overall increase in "proprietarization" of previously FLOSS software, especially from VC-funded startups. But also the IBM/Red Hat situation shows how too much corporate control over free software projects can lead to a decrease in software freedom even in systems previously thought to be very resilient. This talk will go into an analysis of the IBM/Red Hat developments, what systemic issues are at play, and how the community can build more resilient systems in the future.
講者
Simon Hornbachner
Simon Hornbachner has been working for 15 years in the Free and Open Source Software space, both as a volunteer for organsizations such as the Free Software Foundation Europe, as well as in a professional capacity setting up corporate Open Source Policy Offices, giving developer trainings, and creating and implementing cybersecurity operations programs around Free and Open Source Software.
Recently, he started his own business, offering consulting services in the area of strategy, governance and cybersecurity around Free and Open Source software.