FOSS is in Jeopardy
summary
Claim: most open source projects lack cross‑sector backing and risk becoming weekend hobby projects; only about 33% of contributors get paid. Evidence: Scala has a working model — Scala Center unites government, academia, enterprise and community — while many projects (ScalaTest, shapeless, Pony, Cats) depend on single employers or donations. Proposal and toolchain: connect enterprise procurement to crowdfunding platforms like BountySource via a vendor‑management bridge so companies can fund recurring support. Early work on vendor relationships is already underway.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 10:56Global Systems Integrators
- 14:55The Scala Center
- 22:09Bounty Source
- 23:16Vendor Management
- 25:57Open Source Business Models
- 44:09Bounty Model for Funding Open Source
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