Comcast's open source transformation, led by Nithya Ruff, highlights the shift from consuming to creating and contributing within the open source community, emphasizing the necessity of open source in modern technology. Since 2000, Comcast has evolved into a software organization, launching innovations like the X1 entertainment system and advanced broadband services. The company's open source practice, established in 2017, focuses on compliance, community engagement, and cultural transformation to enhance customer experience and drive innovation.

1. Comcast Journey and Transformation
to Open Source
Nithya Ruff, Head of Open Source Practice
Director, Linux Foundation BOD
@nithyaruff
November 8, 2017

2. My Open Source Journey
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LINUX
FOUNDATION
WOMEN IN
OPEN
SOURCE
@nithyaruff

3. Transformation is Everywhere

4. Digital Transformation Impacting All Industries
Competition New Models Connected Worlds

5. Open Source Development is Accelerating and Abundant
23M+
Open Source
Developers
64M+
Repositories on
GitHub
41B+
Lines of Code
1,100
New Projects a
Day
10,000+
NewVersions
per Day

6. Platform For Innovation
IN MANY AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY
IoT Mobile AIBig Data CloudBlockChain

7. Open Source Is
No Longer Optional
OF COMPANIES
RUN ON OPEN SOURCE
LESS THAN 3%
DON’T USE OSS IN ANY WAY
2015 Future Of Open Source Study results; @blackduck

8. Comcast Journey

9. Our Transformation Into Being a Software Organization
PRODUCT
CONSUMER
Some Open
Source
CONSUMING
COMMERCIAL
MORE
OPEN SOURCE
CONSUMING
CREATING
CONTRIBUTING
LEADING
Open Source
2000 2006 2017
@nithyaruff

10. Comcast has transformed the way people watch TV
X1
entertainment
operating
system
launched
1st live
streaming app
launched
30B on demand
videos watched
2012 2013 2015
Delivering fastest
broadband
speeds to the
most American
homes with
Gigabit Pro
2017
Multi-platform, multi-tenant, cloud
based application platform, and
managed IP broadcast grade video
delivery platform
@nithyaruff

11. Practice
Brand
Culture

12. Comcast Open Source Practice Started
2017

13. COMMUNICATE
CONSUME
CONTRIBUTE
COLLABORATE
CREATE
COMPETENCY
COMPLY
OPEN @
COMCAST

14. Open Source Use Drives Key Changes in the Company
Compliance OSS Critical
to Business
Talent
Acquisition
Outgrown
Current
Process
Open
Innovation
and
Development
Culture

15. Make it Easy to Use OS, and To Do The Right Thing

16. Invest in Open Source and Security Practices

17. Actively Work with Communities and Be a Part of Communities

18. Recruiting
Talent
Company
Brand
Cool
Projects
Development
Experience
Open Source
Policy

19. Comcast Open Source Portal
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companies and are hereby acknowledged
Build Community
Of users and
contributors
Showcase
Comcast Projects
Recruit
Contact for Issues

20. Working on culture transformation to
better serve our customers
Innovation
Reliability
Security
Digital Transformation Requires A Culture Transformation

21. @nithyaruff
https://comcast.github.io/