DOP 292: No Project Is Truly Open Source

Posted on Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024

Show Notes

#292: Open source software has become an integral part of the modern digital landscape. It’s often celebrated for its free access and collaborative ethos, contributing to rapid technological advancement.

However, the reality of open source is more complex, involving issues of ownership, licensing, corporate influence, and the role of foundations.

In this episode, Darin and Viktor discuss the moral and strategic dimensions of licensing and contributions to open source software.

Hosts

Darin Pope

Darin Pope

Darin Pope is a developer advocate for CloudBees.

Viktor Farcic

Viktor Farcic

Viktor Farcic is a member of the Google Developer Experts and Docker Captains groups, and published author.

His big passions are DevOps, Containers, Kubernetes, Microservices, Continuous Integration, Delivery and Deployment (CI/CD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).

He often speaks at community gatherings and conferences (latest can be found here).

He has published The DevOps Toolkit Series, DevOps Paradox and Test-Driven Java Development.

His random thoughts and tutorials can be found in his blog TechnologyConversations.com.

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