Karl Fogel (Question Copyright) Interview - OSCON 2014
summary
Book advice updates for modern tools: Git is now the default and use Git and GitHub by default replaces earlier Subversion/CVS recommendations; modern trackers and email integrations make on‑tracker conversations viable when the tool supports it; the rewrite turns out to be almost a complete rewrite. Practical claim for adopters: require and budget a third‑party deployment test so an independent team can install live code from public sources and file public tickets — budget a third-party deployment test — exemplified by a hopeful Checkbook NYC rollout.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and book update
- 1:23Changing bug tracker advice
- 2:25Version control evolution
- 3:29Human interactions and tools
- 4:12Rewriting the book
- 5:56Community management expectations
- 7:00Open source in government
- 8:24Contractor management strategies
- 9:48Third-party deployment testing
- 11:55Government software reuse
- 13:17Public good and open source
- 14:00Business models and open source
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