SXSW 2012 - Secrets of Open Source Communities

Secrets of Open Source Communities
Event	Interactive 2010
Format	Panel
Organizer	George DeMet – Palantir.net, Inc.
Description	Leaders from several leading open source Web software communities will come together to compare and contrast the different approaches employed by their projects to motivate and engage both developers and users. We’ll explore how project leaders and community organizers work to incorporate community feedback and keep their projects moving forward.
Questions Answered	What are the different ways that open source communities are structured and managed? How is the process of community-based open source software development fundamentally different from traditional proprietary software development? What challenges/opportunities do open source software communities face that proprietary software developers do not? How do commercial entities interact with different open source software communities? What is the role of the community in determining and enforcing open source licensing standards and compliance? How do open source communities publicize themselves to the outside world, and what is the extent to which these efforts are planned and coordinated? How do competing projects draw inspiration from each other, and to what extent can they cooperate to meet shared goals? How do different communities moderate and resolve internal conflicts? How do developers get involved with different open source software communities? Do community leaders play a strong role in determining the future direction of the project, or do they stand back and let the developer community drive new features and innovation?
Level	Beginner
Category	Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Community / Online Community, Open Source, Social Networking

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