Talking with Management About Open Source - Making the Business Case
Explore a comprehensive 39-minute conference talk by Rich Bowen from AWS, presented at a Linux Foundation event, on effectively communicating the importance of open source to management. Learn strategies for making persuasive arguments about open source's value, addressing common misconceptions, and focusing on business-relevant aspects. Discover how to articulate the benefits of consuming, contributing to, and open-sourcing company code, while avoiding philosophical debates. Gain insights on discussing sustainable open source, supply chain considerations, and the dangers of single-vendor or single-maintainer dependencies. Understand how to frame open source involvement in terms of trust, influence, customer value, and continuing education rather than personal merit or resume building.