OSI was established in 1998, and with it the term "open source" to describe software licensed to enable collaboration around free software. 2018 consequently sees the start of the third decade of open source. What changes will we see? What principles can guide us?

1. Open Source:
The Third Decade
Simon Phipps
Director, Open Source Initiative
26th June 2017
Paris

2. First they laugh at you

4. Then they fight you

7. Then you win

11. Why did it work?

15. So what now?

16. Community Divergence
● Hobbyist ⟹ Casual Project or Charity Host
● Professional specialist ⟹ Charity Consortium
● Professional generalist ⟹ Trade Association

17. End Of Single Project Companies
● “Open Source Business Model” no longer debated
● Open source companies integrate multiple projects
○ Devops & management of complexity differentiate
● Deployers drive project lifecycles

18. Licensing Consolidation
● Less scope for new licenses
● Compatibility families dominate
● New enemy: attribution
● OSI license approval rarer
○ Fewer applications
○ Categorisation
○ Uniqueness expected

19. Rediscovery Of Software Freedom
● It’s not just a methodology
● Core freedoms matter
○ They drive business values
○ They unify committed engagement
● Software freedom delivers better defaults

20. OSI More Relevant Than Ever
● License Stewardship
● Bridging Communities
○ Yes, even with FSF
● Confirming, recording and protecting consensus
○ “Open Source”
○ License Approval
○ … and more

22. Thank you!
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