open source software: governance makes the difference
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Open Source Software:
Governance Makes the Difference
Cédric Thomas, OW2
NetFutures, March 25, 2015, Brussels
Open Source Workshop
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Agenda Context
Proactive OSS Strategy
Governance
Community Governance
Governance in Action
Summary
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OSS DefinedOSS is a stretegic driverToday's innovation is collaborative
Context
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0> The freedom to run the software for any purpose
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0> The freedom to run the software for any purpose
1> The freedom to study how the software works and to adapt it to your needs
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0> The freedom to run the software for any purpose
1> The freedom to study how the software works and to adapt it to your needs
2> The freedom to redistribute copies of the software
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0> The freedom to run the software for any purpose
1> The freedom to study how the software works and to adapt it to your needs
2> The freedom to redistribute copies of the software
3> The freedom to improve the software and distribute your improvements to the public
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Private,Integratedplatform
Business powered by open source
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Private,Integratedplatform
Open SourceCommons
Business powered by open source
Ecosystem-basedinnovation
AndroidChrome
Bootstrap
Kafka
Open Compute
FutureInternet
hadoop
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Project Size
Market Readiness
Ubuntu, Xen, ASM,VLC, Tomcat, Bonita
ContrailOpen Nebula
Linux, OpenStack, LibreOffice,Talend Open Studio, Gnome, KVM,
SpagoBI, Firefox, Eclipse, etc.
GeniviOpenDaylight
OpenCloudware
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Project Size
Market Readiness
Ubuntu, Xen, ASM,VLC, Tomcat, Bonita
- Strong Community Support- Start-up & Corporate Support- Industry-grade Distributions
ContrailOpen Nebula
- Weak Community- Limited Corporate Support
Linux, OpenStack, LibreOffice,Talend Open Studio, Gnome, KVM,
SpagoBI, Firefox, Eclipse, etc.- Community Maturity- Governance by Non-Profit Org.- Full Corporate Support- Industry-grade Distributions
GeniviOpenDaylight
OpenCloudware- Fledgeling Community- Limited Corporate Support
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Successful open source projects are supported by IT companies.
Corporate support ensures roadmap consistency and long-term sustainability.
Corporate support develops industry-grade distributions and market-ready offerings.
Corporate support helps grow market outreach, sign-up early adopters and provide use cases for mainstream market.
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Successful projects implement flawless open source governance.
Open source governance best practices help build sustainable communities.
Code complementers more likely to contribute to trustworthy OSS projects.
Non-Profit open source organizations provide neutral support and sustainability.
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Collab. Project Deliverable
Software Market Expectations
POCsUse-casesDemonstrationsCode
Documentation RoadmapUpgradesBug-fixingTrainingSupportPackagingCase studiesCollateralPricingContractsEarly adoptersEtc.
GovernanceSustainabilityCritical mass
Open Source Specifics
DeliveryChallenge
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Enforce OSS GovernanceDevelop technology commonsEngage with EU OSS orgs.Create business opportunitiesLaunch OSS marketplace
ProactiveOSS Strategy
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IT Industry
Collab.Projects
MainstreamMarket
DeliveryChallenge
Enforce Open Source Governance
→ Proper OSS governance as a project evaluation criteria
→ Add OSS Manager to Exploitation and Innovation managers
→ Require OSS projects to join and comply with OSS communities.
IT Industry
OSSGovernance
Collab.Projects
MainstreamMarket
Pay to develop technology commons
→ Establish financial support for project contributors
→ Develop market-ready technology commons
→ Implement selection process of high-potential OSS projects
IT Industry
OSSGovernance
Technologycommons
Collab.Projects
MainstreamMarket
Engage with EU-based OSS communities
→ Support global EU-centric communities, OW2, LibreOffice, etc.
→ Involve them in existing EU industry engagement mechanisms
→ Create incentives for industry to support global EU-centric communities, OW2, LibreOffice, etc
IT Industry
OSSGovernance
Technologycommons
OSSSupport
Collab.Projects
MainstreamMarket
Create OSS business opportunities.
→ Use EC IT buying power to grow OSS market attractiveness
→ Develop user-side policy guidelines supporting OSS
→ Help grow commercial support for OSS technology commons.
IT Industry
OSSGovernance
Technologycommons
OSSSupport
BusinessOpportunites
Collab.Projects
MainstreamMarket
Launch the EU OSS shopping mall
→ Marketplace for selected open source technology commons.
→ Facilitate connexion between projects and market
→ Technology commons are ''pre-competition''
IT Industry
OSSGovernance
Technologycommons
OSSSupport
BusinessOpportunites
OSSMarketplace
Collab.Projects
MainstreamMarket
Launch the EU OSS shopping mall
IT Industry
OSSGovernance
Technologycommons
OSSSupport
BusinessOpportunites
OSSMarketplace
Collab.Projects
MainstreamMarket
Create business opportunities
Engage with EU OSS organizations
Pay to developtechnology commons
Enforce OSSgovernance
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Any body can do an OSS projectCommunities vs RepositoriesGovernance vs LicenceWhy governanceGovernance styles
Governance
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Anybody can create an open source project
GitHub: 5 900 000*
SourceForge: 430 000*
OpenHub: 668 541*
* http://magazine.uc.edu/favorites/web-only/wanstrath.html* http://sourceforge.net/about* https://www.openhub.net/explore/projects* http://fr.slideshare.net/blackducksoftware/open-source-by-the-numbers
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Communities vs Repositories
GitHub: 5 900 000*
SourceForge: 430 000*
OpenHub: 668 541*
Eclipse: 400
Apache: 250
OW2: 100
OpenStack: 20
* http://magazine.uc.edu/favorites/web-only/wanstrath.html* http://sourceforge.net/about* https://www.openhub.net/explore/projects*
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Governance vs License License
Legal framework
Grants people rights to use the code
Reflects a business strategy
Governance
Social framework
Defines how people collaborate
Reflects an organization strategy
License = 0Governance = 0
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Governance vs License License
Legal framework
Grants people rights to use the code
Reflects a business strategy
Governance
Social framework
Defines how people collaborate
Reflects an organization strategy
License = 0Governance = 0
License = 1Governance = 0
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Governance vs License License
Legal framework
Grants people rights to use the code
Reflects a business strategy
Governance
Social framework
Defines how people collaborate
Reflects an organization strategy
License = 0Governance = 0
License = 1Governance = 0
License = 1Governance = 1
Ah! Much better!
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When governance is needed
Size of the community
Increasing conflicts
Extensive resources
Commercial interest
Source: Jono Bacon, The Art of Community
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Governance styles
Benevolent dictator
Meritocracy
Democracy
Commercial
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Communities have governanceWhy implement governanceGovernance styles
CommunityGovernance
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https://www.apache.org/foundation/governance/
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https://eclipse.org/org/documents/
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https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance
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http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/governance/
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http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/cgl/governance
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http://www.xenproject.org/governance.html
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http://www.opendaylight.org/project/governance
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http://www.ow2.org/view/About/Board
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Governance elementsCommunity building planTechnical Licensing FrameworkOpen source charterAdvisory BoardGovernance benefits
GovernanceIn Action
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Governance elementsBylaws
Principles
Roles
Structures/Bodies
Decision making
Conflict solving
Ownership
Joining
Procedures
Elections
Etc.
Examples:
Board of Directors
Technology Council
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Community Building Stages
Infrastructure
Governance
Marketing
Technical Stage Open Source Stage Ecosystem Stage
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Technical Licensing Framework
Component license inventory, positioning and linkage
Core Platform, Project deliverable
Applications, Demos, Use cases
Third Party Tooling
Execution, Processing environment
Applications
Core
Tools
Execution
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The AppHub open source charter
Project documentation
Use of and compliance with standards
Project testing process
Licenses, copyright and IP mgt
Tools and development environment
Commits and bug report mgt
Code maintainability and stability
Configuration and version mgt
Project planning
Requirement management
Project roadmap management
Stakeholders management
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The AppHub Advisory Board
Theo Lynn (Irish Centre for Cloud Computing & Commerce)Lars Kurth (Xen) Sophie Gautier (LibreOffice)Roberto di Cosmo (IRILL)Patrick Ohnewein (FSFe)Wei-Tek Tsai (BUAA)Francesco Chicchiricco (Apache
Coccon, Syncope, Olingo)Manuel Velardo (Cenatic)Dave Neary (Red Hat)Nelson Lago (Uni Sao Paolo
FLOSS Competency Center)
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A good OSS governance strives at implementing legal, technical and community management best practices
Improves the overall perception and market readiness of the projects
Helps projects grow by making them easy-to-contribute-to
Improve projects' perceived trustworthiness and predictability
Make projects sustainable: worth contributing to, worth investing in
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What you should remember
Summary
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Governance makes the difference
Open source is a strategic driver in collaborative software innovation
A proactive OSS strategy to address the Delivery Challenge of EU-projects
Repositories are no communities, open source licenses are no governance
Well structured and experienced communities drive open source success
Governance helps projects grow by making them easy-to-contribute-to
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Now let's talk!
Thank You
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For more details please contact Cedric Thomas, OW2 CEO, [email protected]