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Open source engagement in organizations

Companies, governments, and other organizations big and small are working with open source to achieve their goals. Teams range from barely considering it to ...

Open Source Explained — Open Indie

Musings on the concept of ‘open source’, in the broadest possible definition of the term. Also an invitation to become a participant in ...

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The shape of open source

At its core, open source is about collaboration. Whether it’s version control, licenses, or issue trackers—everything exists to support people working with each other. Open source embodies a model for…

Reclaiming Social Spaces: Are Open Source Platforms a Path for More Human Connection?

What if social media platforms were built to serve their communities, not billionaires? Join us with the founders of Blacksky as we explore the potential of open source social media.

Why open source: 25 reasons to embrace it | Ben Balter

Open source isn't a fad. Here are twenty-five economic, moral, and personal reasons your organization should embrace it.

Open sourcing our server

We take the final step in our open source journey. Our clients had always been open source. Today, we are also releasing the source code for our servers.

Platform Cooperativism as a Critique of Open-Source

I am a pretty assiduous digital commoner, for what it’s worth. I almost exclusively use free/libre/open-source software (hereafter FLOSS), evangelistically so. I try to practice open journali…

Twelve tips for growing communities around your open source project | Ben Balter

Publishing code isn't enough. Twelve practical tips to attract users, welcome contributors, and grow a healthy open source community.

Embrace Open Source, For the Good of Nerdmanity | Fortune

More businesses are willing to use open source software for key projects.

About - Open Collective

Open Collective was founded by idealists to make online communities more sustainable. What began as a tool for open source and grassroots groups has grown into a global infrastructure for transparency, collaboration, and shared financial stewardship.

What it feels like to be an open-source maintainer

Outside your door stands a line of a few hundred people. They are patiently waiting for you to answer their questions, complaints, pull requests, and feature requests. You want to help all of them,…

What it feels like to be an open-source maintainer

Outside your door stands a line of a few hundred people. They are patiently waiting for you to answer their questions, complaints, pull requests, and feature requests. You want to help all of them,…

GeeseGoose Media Co-Op (@geesegoose@social.coop)

190 Posts, 43 Following, 55 Followers · We are a small producer co-operative based in [so-called] British Columbia, Canada. Our members love crafting and being creative, and the co-op exists to help them sell their wares and have space to be themselves! We love community and Free-Culture. Honk! Account managed by @jectoons@comicscamp.club

Making your open source project newcomer-friendly

One reason I really like open source is that it offers a lot of great opportunities for newish programmers to get some hands-on experience with real world problems. There’s only so much one can learn …

Reflections: The ecosystem is moving

At Open Whisper Systems, we’ve been developing open source “consumer-facing” software for the past four years. We want to share some of the things we’ve learned while doing it. As a software developer, I envy writers, musicians, and filmmakers. Unlike software, when they create something, it is...