How to Open Source a Project and Possibly Not Fail While Trying
summary
Dynatrace outlines concrete OSPO practices: use an open source canvas to justify projects (strategy, audience, costs), move from “open source police” to a red carpet service that provides templates, GitHub hygiene and Peripolis user management, and metrics via GrimoireLab/DevStats and Scarf. Examples: Captain hits CNCF incubation but stalls when one company dominates contributions, OpenFeature gains vendor buy‑in as a CNCF sandbox, and a monitoring-as-code project proves inner‑source can end up serving only customers. Practical fixes and measurable outcomes are given.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:56Dynatraces Open Source Org
- 2:17Dynatraces Mission
- 3:49Themes
- 5:34Open Source Canvas
- 10:31Open Source Projects
- 15:15Intersource
- 17:07Infrastructure
- 22:03Community
- 27:18Other Considerations
- 31:13Getting Funding
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