10–14 Jun 2024
Rennes, France
Europe/Paris timezone

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others

11 Jun 2024, 14:00
1h 30m
Le Réfectoire

Le Réfectoire

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Single Presentation - 25 min Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others Digital Freedoms

Speakers

Guido Aben (SUNET) Nicole Harris (GÉANT)

Description

The use and development of open-source software has been declining in many parts of the NREN community as our organisations have moved towards more corporate structures and a preference for procuring supported commercial products rather than building and supporting locally. This has also been impacted by an exodus of skilled developers within the research and education space. The last time a significant effort was spent on open-source developments within the NREN community programme led to excellent results in the shape of The Commons Conservancy – but since then there has been a lack of coordinated efforts. This talk will put forward some provactive new principles to address this lack of attention to open-source commitments.

What will the TNC audience take away from your talk

We hope the audience will walk away with a new vigour for getting back to open-source roots and understand the challenges and risks of our community not engaging in OSS.

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