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#OpenRepo2019 Big question to start this panel discussion: Open-source solutions (like Apache) succeed when they have massive commercial backing. How does the panel see the relationship with commercial services and entities?On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 CoSector: it's naive to think that an open-source project doesn't need some source of funding and it's about finding the right kind of commercial contributor who appreciates the relations of control and power in the licensing model.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 A key point here! Open-source also doesn't have to be an altruistic exercise: commercial vs. community is a false dichotomy.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 Open-source is at least partly about having a say about what's going on and exercising some measure of control (autonomy?) over the code you use. Open-source is attractive to institutions because of the ability to value-add services on top of the core offering.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 @bensummers raising the very important point that people making decisions in HEIs to implement certain software products rather than others don't actually care about open-source at all. They just want a reliable product that works for their context.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 If that product happens to be open-source, then great. But ethical principles of 'openness' (contested term!) are not baked into our communities and into our practice in a way that would actually inform management decisions in this area.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 There's a perception among small institutions that they cannot contribute to open-source without developer resource. But that's not true: they can contribute ideas, governance, community, etc.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 "The problem here is essentially... capitalism." Sure is.Permalink On Internet Archive