Many of the larger open source communities connect hundreds if not thousands of individuals with different interests, backgrounds and motives. Many of these people are volunteers who are not paid to participate in the communities. Furthermore, many never get to see each other in real life. They meet virtually, on the Internet. Yet they are able to collectively develop software that is highly complex, that has proven to work and that is viewed as a viable alternative in today’s software market. The question that underlies this track of the conference is: ‘How?’ How do individuals in the communities collaborate and coordinate their activities? An understanding of this question is relevant for all those people that are thinking of adopting OSS or that want to become involved in OSS communities.
To understand how OSS communities are organized a number of well-known OSS representatives will talk about their experiences in the communities. They will discuss a selection of aspects, which they believe ensure coordination and ensure continuity of the communities.
speaker:
Ruben van
Wendel de Joode,
Dirk-Willem
van Gulik,
Xavier
Heymans,
Tineke
Egyedi,
Olivier
Sessink,
Arthur
Buijs,
Ton
Roosendaal
location:
Room D109 , Oudemanhuispoort