Open Source Software for Data Science
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Company history and governance explain how open-source tools are funded and preserved: RStudio launches in 2008, grows to ~150 employees, dedicates over half of engineering to open source with 36 full-time engineers and maintains 250 open-source projects with hundreds of millions of downloads. Core libraries and formats remain libre while commercial products solve deployment needs. Legal moves include becoming a Delaware public benefit corporation and B Corp, pledging to stay independent, buy back shares, and fund open-science philanthropy.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:19Overview . Origins of Studio . Why free and open source software? Tools for scientific and technical computing - Where do they come from? How are they financially supported?
- 23:24Open Source vs. Commercial What's the operative principle? · Core productivity tools, packages, protocols, and file formats should be open source: - Ensure universal access to core tools (enfranchisement) - Ensure that fundamental long term dependencies are on
- 27:42Essential nature of a corporation . An institution created by government in order to benefit the societies they govered Allowed investors to aggregate resources into an artificial person, without fear of personal liability . This, in turn, allowed for massive, efficient investment vehicles that create the goods and services that benefit society
- 28:26Primary purpose of corporations Two competing theories · Stakeholder primacy - The corporation is created by the government and therefore has a social function. Thus, directors should consider not only shareholder returns but also all other constituencies that have a stake in the corporation, such as its employees, its debr-holders, the environment and the community
- 32:07AND 1 Basketball shoe company founded in 1993 A socially responsible business before the concept was well known . Great parental leave benefits, widely shared ownership of the company, on-site yoga classes, etc Gave 5% of its profits to local charities promoting high-quality urban education and youth leadership development. . Worked with its overseas factories to implement a best-in-class supplier code of Conduct to ensure worker health and safety, fair wages, and professional development
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