This is the seventh post of the Building innovation nodes through Free Software Communities series. In order to fully understand this one, please consider reading the previous ones. p, li { white-space: pre-wra There are several kind of activities that can be very productive and aligned with the goals of the project. We … Continue reading Building innovation nodes through Free Software Communities (VII): activities
Category: ecosystem
What is the KDE Program?
Executives find valuable to become part of a common network that allow them to open their organizations to new markets, more opportunities in current markets, new products, services and talent. KDE can offer them such a worldwide network formed by many organizations. In order to do it, KDE build a structured Program based on the … Continue reading What is the KDE Program?
KDE Program: Mission and Goals
The last weeks I've been putting some effort in thinking about how KDE (and any free software community) can build a network of organizations taking in consideration the weaknesses and strengths KDE (or any other FLOSS project) have. I wrote a few posts about previous ideas I thought it should be taken in consideration before … Continue reading KDE Program: Mission and Goals
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 (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)