FOSDEM event "Open Source Program Offices (OSPO) and their role in OSS ecosystems"

Manrique Lopez

Type devroom

How having an OSPO might help to open source software ecosystem sustaintability

Starts on day 2 (2021-02-07) at 15:35 (Brussels time, UTC+1) in room Community (duration 00:30)

Matrix room #community:fosdem.org

Open source is becoming the main ingredient for companies to success. To achieve it, companies need to manage efficiently their relationship with open source projects. And that’s the main goal for companies’ Open Source Program Office (OSPO). So, they are key for companies success. But, additionally, they could be very important for open source projects sustainability.

During this talk, you will learn about the responsibilities and benefits of having an OSPO in your organization, why should companies adapt to open source and adopt an OSPO, how it makes a difference to have a team responsible for viewing, managing, making critical decisions, contributions back to open source projects, and providing oversight for open source initiatives on their company and where they should start. Also, we will give real examples of how companies are doing this today and their impact for the community.

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