From the corporate world I frequently hear how hard it is to predict and track what upstream developers do. On the other side, developers that work part or full time upstream frequently underestimate the need for communicating what they do in a way that enable others (or themselves) to provide deadlines and effort estimations. Upstream … Continue reading Where the corporate and the upstream worlds meet…. or collide.
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Two risks when working as employee in Free Software communities
I would like to point two risks that I have experienced myself and as manager throughout the last few years working in open environments (Free Software Communities) or projects involving interactions with them. 1.- In any community, there is so much to do...., so many interesting and innovative areas, so many disruptive ideas that can … Continue reading Two risks when working as employee in Free Software communities
Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (V)
Related to our topic, the most relevant internal factors /strengths and weaknesses) I can think of are the following:Strengths Passion. Collaboration. Sense of community/identity. Worldwide project. Prominent FLOSS project. Well known brand. Leading technology. Innovative. Well defined product (software). Broad base of skills. Efficient development process. Economically sustainable. Internal communication. Passion: KDE, like other community … Continue reading Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (V)
Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (IV)
After the previous three articles about very basic previous ideas to take in consideration before designing an engagement program for organizations, we need to think about what are going to be the concepts to base our program on.To have a better chance to succeed, we have to build our program on our strengths and not … Continue reading Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (IV)
Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (III)
In order to fully understand this post, you will need to read the previous two of this series Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (I and II).As every community, KDE has members with key positions within some organizations. Some of these can be considered already part of our network of … Continue reading Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (III)
Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (II)
Some definitionsThe first step I've been doing lately in order to try to write some ideas about a network of organizations around KDE is to read a little about basic definitions. We need to have definitions in mind in order to use them properly.Network (social)Please check the definition from Wikipedia. It is important to understand … Continue reading Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (II)
Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (I)
There are a few free software projects out there that have been very successful through the years in attracting developers and building awesome development environments. KDE is one of them. Every new version of our KDE 4.x series is the result of a complex proccess made by hundreds of people working remotely as a well … Continue reading Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (I)
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