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 "Cracking the Code to Executive Support: Open Source Edition" ( 2024 )

Sunday at 09:10, 30 minutes, UA2.114 (Baudoux), UA2.114 (Baudoux), Community devroom Addie Girouard , video

Obtaining funding for the sustained development of open source software is a significant challenge. As the majority of development happens within organizations, it falls to the leadership of an organization to prioritize open source software. This presentation proposes a strategic approach to address this issue by strategically selecting executives, aligning with the organization, and forming a coalition.

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Related:
2026
  •  0.55 "Building Sustainable Businesses Around Open Source Projects"
  •  0.54 "Strategy for Trusting your Employer in Open Source: a Historical Approach"
2025
  •  0.54 "Open Source Governance for Software Engineers"
  •  0.53 "Open source funding: you’re doing it wrong"
2024
  •  0.56 "The State of Funding Free & Open Source Software"
  •  0.55 "Public services interoperability: workshop Open Source strategy at the European Commission"
  •  0.55 "The Basic Economics behind Open Source Funding in 2024"
  •  0.54 "Fiscal sponsorship for / and FOSS projects"
  •  0.54 "Public services interoperability: Open Source efforts in and around the European Commission; and how about a next EC open source strategy"
  •  0.54 "Shaping the Future: Investing Wisely in Long-Term Open Source Development with "Five for the Future""

Last updated: 2026-05-24

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