Open Source as a Virtuous Byproduct

Thoughtworks Technology Podcast

Thoughtworks

Technology, Careers, Business

4.5 • 58 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2016

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

One of the themes we highlighted in the April 2016 edition of the ThoughtWorks Technology Radar was “open source as a virtuous byproduct.” That’s a fairly high-minded phrase. In this 30-minute podcast, ThoughtWorks' Technology Advisory Board Members Badri Janakiraman, Martin Fowler, Mike Mason and Rebecca Parsons discuss this theme and the general state of open source in the industry. The lively roundtable discussion touches on product development, security, technical culture, and machine learning as they relate to open source. The podcast ends with a gentle reminder from Badri: "The availability of tools and source code out there does not mean that we take away the responsibility of development teams in organizations to have discipline and rigor in their development processes." Check out the Technology Radar for more on the trends and technology that is shaping our future: https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Footworks Beacon podcast.
0:03.0	In this episode, we discuss various aspects of open source software.
0:07.0	We look at open source as a virtuous byproduct in industry today,
0:11.0	what that actually means, and the culture surrounding open source.
0:15.0	We go on to discuss things to think about if you're considering open sourcing some of your own software,
0:20.0	as well as the right
0:21.1	way to use open source in your own projects.
0:24.3	My name is Mike Mason and I'm here with three other thought workers who I'd like to introduce.
0:32.2	First of all, we have Martin Fowler.
0:34.1	Hi Martin.
0:35.1	Hello, it's a nice sunny day here in Boston.
0:38.3	And we have Rebecca Parsons.
0:41.3	Hello there, and it's actually even a nice sunny day here in Seattle.
0:45.3	And Badri, I don't know how to say your surname.
0:49.3	It's Badrenath and could you say your surname for me? I'm terribly sorry.
0:53.3	Jonathan Roman. And I don't blame you.
0:58.3	I'm a feeling my parents picked it just so that people would stumble upon it sometime in the future.
1:03.1	But it's a wonderfully sunny day here in San Francisco as well.
1:06.0	Looks like we have a sport of good weather across the continental United States.
1:09.6	And even in Canada, where I am, I'm here in Calgary.
1:12.8	And it is also a sunny day.
1:15.5	So that's excellent.
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