Pulling the Strings

What CentOS, RHEL, and HashiCorp’s BSL Mean for the Future of Open Source

Episode Summary

Open source has always moved fast. Today, it moves faster than ever, driven by both community demand and corporate interest. On this episode, Perforce’s Javier Perez and OSI’s Stefano Maffulli discuss the impact of recent license changes and the historical push-and-pull between consumers and providers in the world of open source.

Episode Notes

Highlights:

Reflecting on 25 years of OSI and its widening scope
The historical changes that set the stage for open source
What’s shaping Linux distributions today (CentOS, RHEL restrictions, HashiCorp’s switch to BSL, and more)
The “social contract” between companies and communities
The pros and cons of single companies driving open-source communities
The commercialized future of open source

Speakers:

Javier Perez, Chief Open Source Evangelist and Senior Director of Product Management at Perforce
Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative (OSI)

Links:

Learn about Puppet’s commitment to open source projects like Bolt and Open Source Puppet (OSP): https://www.puppet.com/community/open-source
Find Stefano at https://www.maffulli.net/
Follow Javier on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jperezp_bos
OSI’s programs (including a new Advocacy and Outreach program) https://opensource.org/programs/
“Defining an open source AI for the greater good”: How OSI is approaching AI https://opensource.com/article/22/10/defining-open-source-ai
“Friend or Foe? ChatGPT’s Impact on Open Source Software” by Javier Perez for DevOps.com https://devops.com/friend-or-foe-chatgpts-impact-on-open-source-software/
Read the episode transcript

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