Today I talked with Tobie Langel, the Founder of UnlockOpen. UnlockOpen helps companies understand and leverage open source to recruit, retain and foster top software engineering talent. In this podcast, Tobie dived deep into open source contribution policy best practices. For those listening, you’re probably thinking - “I already have an open source contribution policy.” But I promise, you will learn a lot from this podcast about how you can make yours better. Follow OpenTeams on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/openteamsinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openteams Facebook: https ..read more

Today I talked with Johannes Tigges, the Assistant Secretary at InnerSource Commons Foundation. Johannes provided a lot of insight into what inner source is and how it can benefit organizations. We dived even deeper into something he is an expert in - remote work and how we can learn a lot from open source software communities. Follow OpenTeams on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/openteamsinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openteams Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openteamsinc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openteams/ Support this podcast by liking this video and subscribin ..read more

Today I talked with Dawn Foster, the Director of Open Source Community Strategy at VMWare. Dawn and I had a lot of fun talking through the many lessons she’s learned over the past 20 years working with open source communities. For anyone who’s interested in assessing the risks and evaluating open source projects that your company uses, then you must listen to this podcast - I promise you will learn A LOT! Follow OpenTeams on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/openteamsinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openteams Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openteamsinc Instagram: https://www.ins ..read more

Today I talked with Javier Perez, the former Director of Product Management at RedHat. In this podcast, we dive deep into what his current role entails as an Open Source Program Strategist at IBM and discuss best practices IBM adopts within their open source program office. Javier is an expert when it comes to open source security, so it was only natural that we went into detail about why so many security vulnerabilities exist within open source and what developers should do about it. Follow OpenTeams on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/openteamsinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open ..read more

Today I talked with Jeffrey Borek who’s the word-wide Program Director for Open Technology & Developer Advocacy at IBM. Jeff has worked in open source for the past 20 years and is currently the head of IBM’s open source program office. Needless to say, he has seen firsthand how open source has evolved. In this episode, Jeff covers the four waves of evolution for open source software and talks about open source business models and how IBM is monetizing open source today. Follow OpenTeams on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/openteamsinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openteams Face ..read more

In this episode, I chatted with Shane Coughlan who leads the OpenChain project. OpenChain is an initiative run by The Linux Foundation. Listen to this podcast to learn how your company can improve it’s open source compliance processes. Some of the topics that we discuss include: Patent families and the Open Invention Network which is the world’s largest patent licensing community The benefits of using OpenChain as a process standard for open source software compliance And how OpenChain helped companies like WindRiver and Toyota improve their bottom line. Follow OpenTeams on: Twitter: https ..read more

In this episode, I chat with Amanda Brock, the CEO of Open UK. Amanda is a key driver of open source in the UK as she coordinates technology, business, and industry. I think this podcast will be useful to anyone who wants to know more about the state of open source in the UK and Europe. Some of the other interesting topics we cover include: The Open Invention Network which is the largest patent licensing community in the world for open source software The importance of defensive patent strategies for enterprises And how contributing to open source communities gives a company power to influenc ..read more

In this episode, I chatted with Carl-Eh Mols, the former head of open source at Sony Mobile. Carl-Eric is currently working for Debricked which offers a new way to manage your open source dependencies. He’s published a lot of research about open source in traditional industries such as the automotive industry which forms the bulk of our conversation today. We also cover topics such as: How attitudes evolved towards open source within Sony Mobile The difference between open source in Europe and the US How traditional industries are getting increasingly connected using open source Why smart cit ..read more

Makepath is a spatial data science firm that works with all types of organizations in industries ranging from finance, resource management through to retail. Their specialty is bringing open source to the challenges inside the organizations.   This podcast will be really useful to people who want to understand how their enterprise can benefit from working with an open source software vendor. Some of the topics that we discuss include:  How Makepath helps clients to solve burning problems with open source, in addition to connecting them directly with the open source communities their ..read more

In this episode, I was lucky enough to chat with Jeff Luszcz who started one of the first open-source scanning companies in 2004 called Palamida. He’s since helped hundreds of the largest companies in the world manage their open source software. Jeff currently works as the Director of Open Source at PEAK6. Jeff is one of the world’s top experts when it comes to open source compliance and licensing AND in this podcast, we talked about some really relevant topics like: How did open source licenses change as business models evolved over the last few decades The best compliance models your compan ..read more