Fostering Open Source Culture: Increase Innovation and Deliver Faster with Open Source - Softcover

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Arun Gupta is vice president and general manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel. He has been an open source strategist, advocate, and practitioner for over two decades. He has taken companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Sun Microsystems through systemic changes to embrace open source principles, contribute and collaborate effectively in open source. As two-time elected chair of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Governing Board, Arun works with CNCF leadership and member companies to grow the cloud native ecosystem.

He is also the elected Governing Board Chair of the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) focused on securing the open source software ecosystem. He also participates on the Linux Foundation Governing Board. Arun has delivered technical talks in 50+ countries, authored multiple books published by McGraw Hill and O'Reilly, and is a Docker Captain, Java Champion, and Java User Group leader. He is a fitness and kindness enthusiast, practices mindfulness, and is passionate about promoting technology education among children. 

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Open source accounts for approximately 90 percent of modern software development, yet the demand for such technology skills continues to grow. Consequently, companies are having a difficult time hiring the right talent. Based on author Arun Gupta’s experiences with leading companies such as Apple, Amazon, Sun Microsystems, and Intel this book highlights the importance of an open source culture and shares proven techniques by which one can be built and nurtured.

Many open source code maintainers feel there is a need for an open source culture in their company so that business needs can be met more efficiently. This book explains why it is important to have a business alignment with open source and the purpose of an Open Source Program Office. It will explain the value of InnerSource, internal events and leveraging external open source communities in building an active workplace culture.

Fostering Open Source Culture is packed with over 40 industry case studies and actionable steps organizations, both large and small, can take to have a fully functioning open source work culture.

You will:

• Understand the key principles of open source and the benefits of FOSS software
• Examine proven techniques that can be used to foster an open source culture within an enterprise and is directly tied to your business objectives
• Review exclusive case studies from a wide range of enterprises on how they foster open source culture