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

Pulling the Strings

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.

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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