Data in the Hallway

Re-licensing, forks, and community impact

Brian Foster, Daniel van Eeden, and Ray Paik Episode 35

In this episode, we talk to Dawn Foster (Director of Data Science at the CHAOSS Project) on re-licensing of major #opensource projects over the past decade and potential impact on community health. 

  • The case-study data: https://github.com/chaoss/wg-data-science/tree/main/dataset/license-changes/fork-case-study 
  • More details about the organizational dynamics in OSS: https://chaoss.community/practitioner-guide-organizational-participation/
  • Discussion on the topic by James Governor, Amanda Brock, and Dawn Foster:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wliDVF3FpI0 
  • Business implications/financial analysis: https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2024/08/26/software-licensing-changes-and-their-impact-on-financial-outcomes/ 
  • Magic Roundabout: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Hemel_Hempstead)  

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