Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Talk by Ray Paik, Fatih Degirmenci
socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/presentations/companies-vs-foundations-who-should-steer-your-open-source-project
Recently, several open source companies attracted a lot of attention after their announcements of license changes. Not surprisingly, these shifts sparked backlash from open source enthusiasts, prompting some to create community-driven forks under open source foundations.
Now there is growing skepticism toward (single) company backed open source projects, with many arguing that open source projects should be run by neutral foundations to prevent future bait-and-switch tactics. In this session, we'll explore if a foundation is always the right model for open source projects.
Talk by Ray Paik, Fatih Degirmenci
socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/presentations/companies-vs-foundations-who-should-steer-your-open-source-project
Recently, several open source companies attracted a lot of attention after their announcements of license changes. Not surprisingly, these shifts sparked backlash from open source enthusiasts, prompting some to create community-driven forks under open source foundations.
Now there is growing skepticism toward (single) company backed open source projects, with many arguing that open source projects should be run by neutral foundations to prevent future bait-and-switch tactics. In this session, we'll explore if a foundation is always the right model for open source projects.
