2015 Future of Open Source Survey Results

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AGENDA
PERVASIVE CORPORATE USE OF OPEN SOURCESECTION 2
THE OPEN SOURCE ADVANTAGESECTION 3
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY AND
SECURITY
SECTION 4
THE BUSINESS OF OPEN SOURCESECTION 5
CONCLUSIONSSECTION 6
SECTION 1 DEMOGRAPHICS
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SECTION1
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEMOGRAPHICS
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THE FUTURE OF OPEN SOURCE 5
SURVEY
RESPONDENTS
RECORD-BREAKING
RESPONSES
822
2013
453
2011
1300
2015
SECTION1
DEMOGRAPHICS
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Software
engineer/
developer
Analyst
CEO/founder
CIO
Educator
Line of
Business
Manager
Marketing
System
Architect/EngineerOther
VP
Sales/Business
Development Lawyer/
Investor
President
SURVEY
RESPONDENTS
ROLES
SECTION1
DEMOGRAPHICS
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PERVASIVE CORPORATE USE
OF OPEN SOURCE
SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
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78% OF COMPANIES
RUN ON OPEN SOURCE
LESS THAN 3%
DON’T USE OSS IN ANY WAY
SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
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SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
2XSINCE 2010
USE OF OPEN SOURCE TO RUN
BUSINESS IT ENVIRONMENTS HAS GONE UP
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“The numbers don’t lie. It has been another incredible year for OSS,
with organizations large and small adopting open source solutions in
greater numbers. The survey confirms what we’ve known all along, that
open source is driving innovation for the world's most successful
companies, and investors and Global 2000 brands are taking notice. As
one of the most trafficked websites on earth, weather.com’s adoption of
an open source platform is a testament that the old ways of delivering
digital experiences are being replaced by newer, more agile solutions.
The weather.com team gains the agility to deliver on customers’
increasing expectations, and is leading the way with contextual weather
insight that anticipates every user’s needs."
DRIES BUYTAERT, CTO & CO-FOUNDER, ACQUIA
@DRIES @ACQUIA
@FUTUREOFOSS
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CASE STUDY
CUSTOMER
CASE STUDY FOR
weather.com by the numbers:
• 100 million+ unique visitors every month
• 50 million+ page views a day
• 20 million+ different pages of content
weather.com needed an open delivery platform to
help it adapt to fast changes in technology.
Millions of people rely on weather.com every day;
it is transforming how we interact with weather
news. People expect accurate weather forecasts
on-demand, and they want to be alerted to events
that may impact their life, work, travel, and
leisure.
weather.com started using Drupal last year to
deliver dynamic experiences for its site visitors to
meet ever-changing consumer demands. With
Drupal, weather.com gains the right combination
of agility and connectedness that allows it to
expand its platform and maintain quality at the
same time. Now it can better:
• Present contextual weather insight that
anticipates every user’s needs
• Create and distribute content quickly
• Ensure great performance through an elastic
cloud infrastructure
@ACQUIA
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UP
14%
YOY
CORPORATE
PARTICIPATION
IN OPEN SOURCE
PROJECTS ON
THE RISE
64% SAID THEIR
COMPANIES CURRENTLY
PARTICIPATE IN OPEN
SOURCE PROJECTS
OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH
OVER 5,000 EMPLOYEES,
67% SAID THEY
PARTICIPATE IN OSS
PROJECTS
SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
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SAY THAT MORE THAN HALF
OF THEIR ENGINEERS ARE
WORKING ON OPEN SOURCE
>50%
SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
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IN THE NEXT 2-3 YEARS
CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT
WITH OPEN SOURCE WILL
DEEPEN
UP FROM
56%
EXPECTED
GROWTH
IN 2014
88%
EXPECT THEIR
COMPANIES TO
INCREASE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
OPEN SOURCE
PROJECTS
SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
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CORPORATE PARTICIPATION
WILL DEEPEN FURTHER
53%EXPECT TO REDUCE
BARRIERS TO EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPATION IN OSS
47%WILL RELEASE INTERNAL
TOOLS AND PROJECTS
AS OPEN SOURCE
39%PLAN TO START OWN
EXTERNAL OSS PROJECT
UP 13% FROM 2014UP 9% FROM 2014 A 18% INCREASE FROM 2014
SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
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OPEN SOURCE IS THE
DEFAULT APPROACH
FOR SOFTWARE
>66%
CONSIDER OSS OPTIONS
BEFORE PROPRIETARY
SOFTWARE ALTERNATIVES
SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
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“Open source has solidified its position as the default base for software
development. It is infiltrating almost every facet of the modern
enterprise and is outperforming proprietary packages on quality, cost,
customization and security. In the startup community we are seeing a
continued wave of open source born companies – the next wave of Red
Hat, Acquia and Ubuntu while at the same time seeing traditional IT
leaders such as H-P and Microsoft grafting open source DNA into their
core. In the coming years, we will see open source unlock the potential of
a new generation of technologies – the Internet of Things, big data and
cloud computing creating many billions in value.”
PAUL SANTINELLI, GENERAL PARTNER, NORTH BRIDGE
@PAULSANTINELLI @NORTH_BRIDGE
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INCREASING ABUNDANCE
Open Source Projects
Source: Black Duck Software
BLACK DUCK
KNOWLEDGEBASE
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
1400000
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
SECTION2
CORPORATEUSE
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THE OPEN SOURCE ADVANTAGE
SECTION3
OPENSOURCE
ADVANTAGE
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OPEN SOURCE
ATTRACTS TOP TALENT
50% SAID THEIR COMPANY’S
PARTICIPATION IN OSS HELPS
THEM FIND AND RECRUIT TOP
TALENT
2014 2015
37%
51%
SECTION3
OPENSOURCE
ADVANTAGE
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"As adoption of open source continues to grow aggressively, so too
does the need for a highly qualified workforce. At the Linux
Professional Institute, we've spent the last 15 years creating
programs to help IT professionals differentiate their skills and help
employers find the talent they need."
JIM LACEY, CEO, LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE
@LPICONNECT
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OVER
65%GAIN COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
OPEN SOURCE
PARTICIPATION FUELS
ENTERPRISE COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
UP FROM 45% IN 2014
SECTION3
OPENSOURCE
ADVANTAGE
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OPEN SOURCE SEEN AS
SUPERIOR TO PROPRIETARY
43% SAID OSS
PROVIDES GREATER
EASE OF DEPLOYMENT
58% BELIEVE OPEN
SOURCE AFFORDS THE
GREATEST ABILITY TO SCALE
43% SAID OSS
PROVIDES BETTER
COMPETITIVE FEATURES
SECTION3
OPENSOURCE
ADVANTAGE
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CASE STUDY
CUSTOMER
CASE STUDY FOR
Bastø Fosen: Ferry operator in Norway.
Operating in Norway’s busiest marine traffic
area. 31,722 voyages per year. 3.4 million
passengers and 1.8 million vehicles per year.
Consumes 10 million liters of marine diesel
per year.
Problem solved: Real time route planning and
optimization leading to 15% fuel savings per
annum. Increased safety of operations and
improved passenger comfort.
The Voice of the Customer: Capt. Torleif
Bakken: “This I believe in! It’s so simple to
use!”
Capt. Gisle Stava: “Current solutions are far
too complicated to use and do not provide us
with the right information at the right time.
This is what MARSEC has solved for us and
now we can make informed decisions on
time.”
The Solution: Open Bridge Platform with the
REX app for Route Exchange based on
MARSSA and Linux open source artifacts.
PROBLEM SOLVED
@MARSEC_XL
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AND THE GAP WILL
WIDEN IN THE FUTURE
OPEN SOURCE ADVANTAGES OVER PROPRIETARY
OPTIONS EXPECTED TO WIDEN
57%ANTICIPATE INCREASED
QUALITY OF OSS
61%SEE OPEN SOURCE
SECURITY ON THE RISE
59%BELIEVE OSS WILL BE
EASIER TO DEPLOY
52%EXPECT
EASE OF USE
TO INCREASE
SECTION3
OPENSOURCE
ADVANTAGE
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CASE STUDY
CUSTOMER
CASE STUDY FOR
The Bay Area Rapid Transit website
(BART.gov) provides real-time train
schedules, trip planning and fare calculations,
as well as a catalogue of third-party apps for
more than 400,000 daily riders. BART.gov
delivers 30M pages to approximately 1M
unique visitors every month, with around
20% of traffic coming from mobile devices.
PROBLEM SOLVED
Supporting a large ridership (over 400,000
daily riders), with an exceptional digital
experience to keep them connected and
informed.
OUR WORK
@appnovation @AppnoWay
CASE STUDY
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“The Future of Open Source survey results demonstrate that open
source technologies continue to play an increasingly important
part in organizations and are now considered just as reliable, if not
more so than their proprietary counterparts. It's information like
this that further supports Appnovation’s continued expansion of its
portfolio of open source and open technology-based services and
solutions.”
ARNOLD LEUNG, CEO, APPNOVATION
@APPNOVATION
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SECTION4
TECHNOLOGY
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF
TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY
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OSS IMPACTS TECH
CLOUD BIG DATA OPERATING
SYSTEMS
CONNECTED
PRODUCT/IoT
SECTION4
TECHNOLOGY
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CASE STUDY
CUSTOMER
CASE STUDY FOR
With an expensive upgrade to its
hardware-based load balancer on the
horizon, growth in its domestic customer
base and expansion into international
markets — Discovery Education was
motivated to find a solution for managing
site traffic that could scale out quickly on
demand. The company also needed to
modernize its infrastructure for
streaming video to customers.
SOLUTION
Discovery Education turned to NGINX
Plus for proper test environments,
evenly distributed and normalized traffic,
and 24/7 on-the-spot support from the
NGINX team, which includes access to
the core developers. The company
deployed NGINX Plus for streaming
media, enabling seamless streaming of
video content to its growing customer
base, at scale, and across all devices.
RESULTS
• Greater Stability & Flexibility
• Cost Effectiveness
• Seamless Integration
• Around-the-Clock Support
PROBLEM
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“A decade ago, companies went open source to save money. Now,
companies need OSS for agility, especially in the age of mobility and
IoT. Some of the world’s most disruptive companies are exponentially
growing with no signs of stopping. Why? These early adopters built
business around OSS—delivering the always-on performance consumers
now expect.
We’re in the midst of a revolution—shifting from legacy hardware and
software to the OSS technology suite. The modern web architecture
delivers flexibility, scale and power enterprises need to stay
competitive.”
GUS ROBERTSON, CEO, NGINX
@GUSROBERTSON @NGINX
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MOST VALUABLE
OPEN SOURCE PROJECT?
SECTION4
TECHNOLOGY
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CASE STUDY
CUSTOMER
CASE STUDY FOR
The Document Foundation is a not for
profit foundation based in Germany,
and the house of LibreOffice: the best
free office suite, and as such the best
alternative to proprietary solutions.
Migrating to LibreOffice is an
opportunity for both enterprises and
public administrations, to switch to
standard document formats and
reduce desktop TCO.
In order to ease the process and make
it predictable, The Document
Foundation has developed a protocol
for migrations based on best practices,
which has helped several large
organizations to succeed.
The workflow and the timeline on the
right provide a visual representation of
a migration project, which should
always be backed by certified
professionals.
Information are available on the
website at
http://www.documentfoundation.org/
certification.
PROBLEM SOLVED
Migration Protocol Workflow
Migration Protocol Timeline
Enterprises &
Public Administrations
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“The number of organizations migrating to open source
applications - such as LibreOffice - on the desktop is increasing.
This is due to the maturity of the software, and a growing
ecosystem of companies able to provide value added services on top
of free software. Business opportunities are attracting both
enterprises and volunteers, and fostering the development of a
stronger community.”
THORSTEN BEHRENS, CHAIRMAN, THE DOCUMENT FOUNDATION
@LIBREOFFICE @TDFORG
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THE SECURITY OF
OPEN SOURCE
55%SAID OPEN SOURCE
DELIVERS SUPERIOR
SECURITY
46%GIVE OSS FIRST
CONSIDERATION
AMONG SECURITY
TECHNOLOGIES
HOWEVER,
67%DON’T MONITOR OPEN
SOURCE CODE FOR SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.
SECTION4
TECHNOLOGY
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“We envisage significant growth of open source in the area of
Industrial Internet of Things. The transport sector including
maritime will benefit greatly from this paradigm shift. This year’s
survey results point in the direction of increased security by using
open source. This is another important factor for the maritime
sector."
KRYSTYNA WOJNAROWICZ, CHAIR & CO-FOUNDER, MARSEC INC.
@MARSEC_XL
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THE BUSINESS OF OPEN SOURCE
SECTION5
BUSINESS
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OPEN SOURCE =
GOOD BUSINESS
NEARLY 9in 10 SAY THAT OPEN
SOURCE GREATLY IMPACTS THE SPEED OF
INNOVATION – ALIGNING WITH TIME TO MARKET
FOR NEW PRODUCTS
89%
SECTION5
BUSINESS
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“Nowhere is the effect of open source software (OSS) more pronounced
than in the growth markets of Fast + Big Data, Cloud, and IoT. As
enterprises move beyond collecting Big Data for later analysis to driving
value in real time from fast streams of incoming data, their reliance on
OSS will continue to grow. Developers prefer to use OSS, CIOs are
breaking down institutional barriers to enable use of OSS tools, and
consumers are snapping up OSS in nearly everything they buy, from
mobile phones to connected cars. The 2015 Future of Open Source
Survey reflects these market trends, and points the way to cross-
industry innovation and opportunity.”
BRUCE READING, CEO, VOLTDB
@VOLTDB @BRUCEMREADING
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

OPEN SOURCE =
GOOD BUSINESS
NEARLY 8in 10 SAY THAT OPEN
SOURCE IMPROVES MARGINS AND GROWS
REVENUES
78% IMPROVES MARGINS
75%
GROWS REVENUE
SECTION5
BUSINESS
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CASE STUDY
CUSTOMER
CASE STUDY FOR
There was an urgent need for the client to
move numerous internal applications to open
source to grow revenue across multiple
divisions and ensure better application
performance, response time and flexibility.
The client selected Wipro for its knowledge,
expertise and deep experience in large-scale
open source-based project implementations.
Wipro’s open source team took ownership of
the transformation and consolidation,
implementing an open source adoption
strategy that helped migrate 300+ Java/J2EE
applications to private cloud, and adopt an
open source ESB platform based on Apache
Camel and JBoss Fuse technologies.
The financial services company was able to
seamlessly migrate applications and adopt
open-source in their environment, delivering:
• Faster time-to-market
• Increased scalability and flexibility of
existing applications
• Significant reduction in hardware and
software licensing cost
• More control of IT environment and
reduced vendor lock-in
A LEADING FINANCIAL
SERVICES COMPANY
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OSS AT FIRST GLANCE
WHEN INCLUDING OPEN SOURCE
IN ITS CODE BASE,
NEARLY 3/4
OF COMPANIES
ARE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THEIR
COMPLIANCE WITH LICENSES AND
GETTING APPROVAL FOR OSS COMPONENTS
SECTION5
BUSINESS
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

MORE THAN 55%
HAVE NO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
ONLY 27% REPORT HAVING
A FORMAL POLICY FOR EMPLOYEE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OSS PROJECTS
A MERE 16% REPORT
HAVING AN AUTOMATED CODE
APPROVAL PROCESS
SECTION5
BUSINESS
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

WHAT DRIVES OPEN
SOURCE POLICY
TWO THIRDS
HIGHLIGHT DISCOVERY AND
MAINTENANCE/SUPPORT AS
DRIVING OSS POLICY
54%
CITE SOURCE CODE
MANAGEMENT AS KEY
49%
CALL OUT COMMUNITY
INTERACTION
SECTION5
BUSINESS
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

VENTURE INVESTMENTS
IN OPEN SOURCE
$ $ $
2011
2012
2013
INVESTMENTS
$398M
AVERAGE DEAL SIZE
$8M
INVESTMENTS
$669M
AVERAGE DEAL SIZE
$14M
INVESTMENTS
$920M
AVERAGE DEAL SIZE
$18M
DEALS
49
DEALS
49
DEALS
51
SOURCE: DOW JONES/VENTURESOURCE 45
$
2014
INVESTMENTS
$1.3B
AVERAGE DEAL SIZE
$33.9M
DEALS
39
SECTION5
BUSINESS
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IN OPEN SOURCE
$1.3B VALUATION
UP 86% YOY
@ACQUIA @CONFERINC @COUCHBASE @REVOLUTIONR @WPENGINE
SECTION5
BUSINESS
@COOLANCO
@FUTUREOFOSS
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THE IMPORTANCE OF
INDEMNIFICATION
CONSIDER OSS
INDEMNIFICATION
KEY FOR SELVES OR
CUSTOMERS
42%
WHEN ADDRESSING
INDEMNIFICATION, SUPPLY
CHAIN EDUCATION IS THE
MOST COMMON ISSUE
ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO
DEAL WITH
SECTION5
BUSINESS
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CONCLUSIONS
SECTION6
CONCLUSIONS
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“It is obvious open source has entered the main stream of the
software industry. At Eclipse, we are seeing more and more
companies participate in Eclipse open source projects since it is
good for their business. In the future, we expect more and more
companies will collaborate at open source foundations, like Eclipse,
to create new technology for a wide spectrum industries.”
MIKE MILINKOVICH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECLIPSE FOUNDATION
@MMILINKOV @ECLIPSEFDN
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

CORPORATE USE OF
OPEN SOURCE IS PERVASIVE
64%SAID THEIR COMPANY
CURRENTLY PARTIPATES IN
OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
OVER66%CONSIDER OSS OPTIONS
BEFORE PROPRIETARY
SOFTWARE ALTERNATIVES
SECTION6
CONCLUSIONS
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

“Open Source has been the foundation for many key mission critical
systems across the globe and its adoption has been increasing at a
rapid pace. The research findings confirm that Open Source is
expected to have a significant impact on applications, cloud
computing, big data, operating systems, and IoT, over the next 2-3
years. This survey also reiterates that enterprises are actively
embracing Open Source technologies and are leveraging the talent
base of Open Source communities to create modern and scalable
architectures.”
KRISHNAKUMAR N MENON, VICE PRESIDENT & GLOBAL HEAD,
OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE, WIPRO LTD.
@WIPRO
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

CORPORATE USE OF
OPEN SOURCE IS PERVASIVE
87%EXPECT THEIR COMPANY TO
INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS
TO OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
IN 2-3 YEARS
SECTION6
CONCLUSIONS
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

THERE IS NO SUCH THING
AS PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE
ANYMORE
OPEN SOURCE IS SO PERVASIVE THAT ALL SOFTWARE
CATEGORIES USE IT OR HAVE DEPENDENCIES ON IT
SECTION6
CONCLUSIONS
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MORE THAN
55%
HAVE NO POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES
IN PLACE FOR
CONSUMING OPEN
SOURCE
GROWING USAGE CALLS FOR
PROPER MANAGEMENT
& GOVERNANCE
SECTION6
CONCLUSIONS
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“We look forward to analyzing the results of the Future of Open
Source survey each year as it helps us validate the trends we’ve
seen through our involvement in the open source community and
our work with customers to help discover open source in a
company’s code base, identify known security vulnerabilities, and
track remediation. In the results this year, it has become more
evident that companies need their management and governance of
open source to catch up to their usage. This is critical to reducing
potential legal, security, and operational risks while allowing
companies to reap the full benefits OSS provides.”
LOU SHIPLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO, BLACK DUCK SOFTWARE
@LOUSHIPLEY @BLACK_DUCK_SW
@FUTUREOFOSS
#FUTUREOSS

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT GREAT
OPEN SOURCE COMPANY?
SECTION6
CONCLUSIONS
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