Open Source Product Strategy
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Open Source Product Strategy
Session: 17E
Convener: Richard Esplin
Notes-taker(s): Richard Esplin
Tags for the session - technology discussed/ideas considered:
Technology Products, Open Source, Business Strategy, Licensing, Community Governance
Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:
Slides to provide context for the discussion: http://speakerdeck.com/resplin/open-source-product-strategy
Additional points:
- Origin of Free Software movement.
- Origin of Open Source.
- What are the reasons for a business to pursue an open strategy.
- How commercial open source differs from community open source, pros and cons.
- Challenges with aligning sales teams and investors around the strategy.
- How a source available approach can get some of the benefits of an open source approach.
- Why are there no commercial open source mobile wallets today?
- We should have an additional session specific to SSI products.
